Verification and Validation Contracts

Verification and Validation
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Verification and Validation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Verification and Validation over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 454 526 717
Rank change year-on-year +72 +191 -103
Contract jobs citing Verification and Validation 144 194 132
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.33% 0.32% 0.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.39% 0.36% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 44 53
10th Percentile £311 £413 £413
25th Percentile £469 £492 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £547 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.81% -0.59% +10.00%
75th Percentile £563 £616 £600
90th Percentile £673 £675 £638
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +37.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 116 31
10th Percentile - £51.56 £45.00
25th Percentile £52.50 £57.25 £45.46
Median hourly rate £65.00 £64.12 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.38% +16.57% +12.82%
75th Percentile £76.86 £67.50 £69.38
90th Percentile £90.00 £75.87 £75.14
UK excluding London median hourly rate £67.50 £62.53 £55.00
% change year-on-year +7.96% +13.68% +15.79%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Verification and 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,374 53,774 80,482
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.31% 89.91% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,095 37,304 56,474
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,422 1,763 1,928
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -
75th Percentile £59.44 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.00 £36.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year - +80.00% -8.17%

Verification and Validation
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Verification and Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Verification and Validation in the UK

Verification and Validation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Verification and Validation in the UK

Verification and Validation
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Verification and Validation over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Verification and Validation in the UK

Verification and Validation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Verification and Validation in the UK

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Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Verification and Validation over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Verification and Validation in the UK

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Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Verification and Validation within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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
England +98 136 £513 -5.57% 193
UK excluding London +50 128 £500 - 188
Work from Home +110 57 £525 -3.31% 80
South East +38 46 £525 +0.96% 60
East of England +16 37 £488 +650.00% 34
Midlands +37 19 £315 - 36
South West -19 18 £700 +64.71% 40
West Midlands +40 11 £588 - 24
London +91 10 £638 +8.51% 13
East Midlands +22 8 £313 - 12
North of England +34 7 £500 +25.00% 10
North West +16 6 £500 +25.00% 9
Scotland +34 2 £375 - 12
Yorkshire - 1 - -

Verification and Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (9.03%) Confluence
Applications
1 28 (19.44%) Simulink
2 25 (17.36%) Stateflow
3 5 (3.47%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.69%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 16 (11.11%) SNMP
1 16 (11.11%) Software-Defined Radio
2 6 (4.17%) Ethernet
2 6 (4.17%) TCP/IP
3 2 (1.39%) Internet
3 2 (1.39%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.69%) RDBMS
1 1 (0.69%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 28 (19.44%) Rational DOORS
2 23 (15.97%) Git
3 22 (15.28%) Eclipse
4 19 (13.19%) JIRA
5 18 (12.50%) Bitbucket
6 15 (10.42%) GoogleTest
6 15 (10.42%) Robot Framework
7 6 (4.17%) Visual Studio
8 5 (3.47%) Subversion
9 4 (2.78%) CppUnit
9 4 (2.78%) PVCS
10 2 (1.39%) IntelliJ
11 1 (0.69%) Jenkins
11 1 (0.69%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 24 (16.67%) Automotive
2 20 (13.89%) Legal
3 19 (13.19%) Aerospace
3 19 (13.19%) Military
4 14 (9.72%) Presentation Skills
5 13 (9.03%) Social Skills
6 8 (5.56%) Finance
6 8 (5.56%) Marketing
7 6 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (2.78%) Aviation
8 4 (2.78%) Electronics
9 3 (2.08%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.39%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.69%) Avionics
11 1 (0.69%) Law
11 1 (0.69%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 50 (34.72%) Software Engineer
2 35 (24.31%) Systems Engineer
3 20 (13.89%) Principal Engineer
3 20 (13.89%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 15 (10.42%) Embedded Engineer
4 15 (10.42%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 13 (9.03%) Senior
6 12 (8.33%) C Software Engineer
7 11 (7.64%) C++ Software Engineer
8 10 (6.94%) Embedded C Engineer
8 10 (6.94%) Embedded C Software Engineer
8 10 (6.94%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 8 (5.56%) Lead
9 8 (5.56%) Validation Engineer
9 8 (5.56%) Verification Engineer
10 7 (4.86%) Integration Engineer
10 7 (4.86%) Java Engineer
10 7 (4.86%) Java Software Engineer
10 7 (4.86%) Systems Integration Engineer
11 6 (4.17%) Software Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (9.03%) CSS
1 13 (9.03%) HTML
2 6 (4.17%) Node.js
2 6 (4.17%) Web Services
3 1 (0.69%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.69%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 28 (19.44%) Algorithms
2 7 (4.86%) Management Information System
3 4 (2.78%) Digital Media
4 3 (2.08%) Embedded Systems
5 2 (1.39%) Driving Licence
5 2 (1.39%) VHDL
6 1 (0.69%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.69%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (0.69%) Robotics
6 1 (0.69%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 23 (15.97%) Windows
2 22 (15.28%) Linux
3 8 (5.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (100.00%) Validation
2 69 (47.92%) Software Engineering
3 33 (22.92%) Agile
4 30 (20.83%) Systems Engineering
4 30 (20.83%) Test Automation
5 28 (19.44%) UML
6 25 (17.36%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
7 24 (16.67%) Computer Science
8 22 (15.28%) Problem-Solving
9 18 (12.50%) Scrum
10 16 (11.11%) Prototyping
11 15 (10.42%) SysML
12 14 (9.72%) Software Testing
13 13 (9.03%) Customer Requirements
13 13 (9.03%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 13 (9.03%) Requirements Analysis
14 12 (8.33%) Customer Engagement
14 12 (8.33%) Risk Management
15 11 (7.64%) Test Scripting
16 10 (6.94%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 36 (25.00%) C++
2 30 (20.83%) C
3 29 (20.14%) MATLAB
4 19 (13.19%) JavaScript
5 14 (9.72%) Embedded C
5 14 (9.72%) Java
6 10 (6.94%) Embedded C++
7 6 (4.17%) C#
8 5 (3.47%) SQL
9 4 (2.78%) Ada
10 3 (2.08%) Python
11 1 (0.69%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 30 (20.83%) Security Cleared
2 26 (18.06%) Degree
2 26 (18.06%) SC Cleared
3 13 (9.03%) Master's Degree
4 8 (5.56%) ITIL Certification
5 6 (4.17%) DV Cleared
6 4 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (2.78%) Chartered Engineer
7 2 (1.39%) HNC
7 2 (1.39%) HND
8 1 (0.69%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.33%) QA
2 8 (5.56%) PCI DSS
3 6 (4.17%) ISO 26262
4 5 (3.47%) AUTOSAR
4 5 (3.47%) ISO/IEC 17025
4 5 (3.47%) MISRA
4 5 (3.47%) MISRA C
5 4 (2.78%) DO-178B
5 4 (2.78%) IEC 61508
5 4 (2.78%) ISO17020
6 1 (0.69%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 1 (0.69%) PMO
System Software
1 20 (13.89%) Firmware
2 4 (2.78%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (2.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.39%) vSphere
4 1 (0.69%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (0.69%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 15 (10.42%) Google
2 13 (9.03%) Atlassian
3 7 (4.86%) Microsoft
4 6 (4.17%) VMware
5 1 (0.69%) CA Agile Central
5 1 (0.69%) EMC
5 1 (0.69%) IBM
5 1 (0.69%) OpenAI
5 1 (0.69%) Oracle
5 1 (0.69%) SAP
5 1 (0.69%) Wind River