Validation Contracts in Tyne and Wear

Validation
North East > Tyne and Wear

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Tyne and Wear with a requirement for Validation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Validation over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 45 -
Rank change year-on-year +19 - -
Contract jobs citing Validation 6 4 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 2.52% 1.29% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.94% 1.41% -
Number of daily rates quoted 6 4 0
10th Percentile £394 - -
25th Percentile £409 £550 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £650 -
Median % change year-on-year -29.23% - -
75th Percentile £500 £775 -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median daily rate £500 £550 £650
% change year-on-year -9.09% -15.38% +185.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Tyne and Wear

Validation is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Tyne and Wear with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 204 284 347
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 85.71% 91.91% 90.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 224 262
10th Percentile £313 £314 £200
25th Percentile £373 £446 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £555 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.91% +11.00% +9.89%
75th Percentile £595 £650 £600
90th Percentile £650 £748 £699
North East median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 0 11
10th Percentile £11.50 - £10.50
25th Percentile £12.13 - £14.02
Median hourly rate £17.50 - £16.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +24.53%
75th Percentile £48.75 - £17.50
90th Percentile £50.00 - £18.75
North East median hourly rate £17.50 £40.75 £16.50
% change year-on-year -57.06% +146.97% +19.87%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Job postings citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Job vacancy trend for Validation in Tyne and Wear

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Validation in Tyne and Wear.

Daily rate trend for Validation in Tyne and Wear

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Daily Rate Histogram in Tyne and Wear

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Validation in Tyne and Wear over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Validation in Tyne and Wear

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Validation in Tyne and Wear.

Hourly rate trend for Validation in Tyne and Wear

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Contract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Newcastle upon Tyne +21 6 £460 -29.23% 1
Validation
North East

Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Analyst
2 3 (50.00%) Test Analyst
3 2 (33.33%) Functional Analyst
3 2 (33.33%) Functional Test Analyst
3 2 (33.33%) Telephony Analyst
4 1 (16.67%) Lead
4 1 (16.67%) PMO Analyst
4 1 (16.67%) PMO Lead
4 1 (16.67%) PMO Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (50.00%) Data Validation
1 3 (50.00%) Functional Testing
1 3 (50.00%) ITIL
1 3 (50.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 3 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (33.33%) Test Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) End-to-End Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) PMO
1 3 (50.00%) QA