Verification and Validation Contracts with Work from Home Options

Verification and Validation
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 287 392 567
Rank change year-on-year +105 +175 -108
Contract jobs citing Verification and Validation 54 76 48
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.36% 0.30% 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.41% 0.34% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 18 12
10th Percentile £476 £409 £401
25th Percentile £488 £422 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £510
Median % change year-on-year -3.36% +6.52% +13.33%
75th Percentile £563 £600 £599
90th Percentile £565 £619 £623
UK median daily rate £520 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -5.45% - +22.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 43 7
10th Percentile - £51.27 £49.58
25th Percentile £52.50 £63.75 £52.50
Median hourly rate £60.00 £65.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +18.18% +33.33%
75th Percentile £86.75 £68.13 £63.75
90th Percentile £90.00 £90.00 £75.60
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +18.18% +12.82%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,268 22,513 39,948
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 88.01% 89.73% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,896 15,904 28,997
10th Percentile £325 £363 £362
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £630
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 573 519 530
10th Percentile £15.03 £18.63 £13.73
25th Percentile £25.50 £30.00 £20.06
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +57.14% +41.16%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.63
90th Percentile £75.20 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.18
% change year-on-year +1.39% +42.97% +2.78%

Verification and Validation
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Verification and Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Verification and Validation trend for jobs with a WFH option

Verification and Validation
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Verification and Validation.

Verification and Validation daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Verification and Validation
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Verification and Validation over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Verification and Validation daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Verification and Validation.

Verification and Validation hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Verification and Validation
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Verification and Validation over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Verification and Validation hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Verification and Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 2 (3.70%) Confluence
Applications
1 19 (35.19%) Simulink
1 19 (35.19%) Stateflow
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.70%) RTP
1 2 (3.70%) SNMP
1 2 (3.70%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (1.85%) Ethernet
2 1 (1.85%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 15 (27.78%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (5.56%) Eclipse
2 3 (5.56%) Git
2 3 (5.56%) JIRA
3 2 (3.70%) Bitbucket
3 2 (3.70%) GoogleTest
3 2 (3.70%) Robot Framework
4 1 (1.85%) CppUnit
4 1 (1.85%) IntelliJ
4 1 (1.85%) PVCS
4 1 (1.85%) Visual Studio
General
1 19 (35.19%) Automotive
1 19 (35.19%) Legal
2 6 (11.11%) Military
2 6 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
3 5 (9.26%) Documentation Skills
3 5 (9.26%) Finance
3 5 (9.26%) Marketing
4 2 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (3.70%) Public Sector
4 2 (3.70%) Telecoms
5 1 (1.85%) Aerospace
5 1 (1.85%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 29 (53.70%) Software Engineer
2 10 (18.52%) Embedded Engineer
2 10 (18.52%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 9 (16.67%) C Software Engineer
3 9 (16.67%) Embedded C Engineer
3 9 (16.67%) Embedded C Software Engineer
4 7 (12.96%) Senior
5 6 (11.11%) Systems Engineer
6 5 (9.26%) DOORS Engineer
6 5 (9.26%) Integration Engineer
6 5 (9.26%) Lead
6 5 (9.26%) Senior Integration Engineer
6 5 (9.26%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 5 (9.26%) Software Integration Engineer
6 5 (9.26%) Systems Integration Engineer
7 4 (7.41%) Consultant
7 4 (7.41%) Software Assurance Consultant
7 4 (7.41%) Software Consultant
8 2 (3.70%) Developer
9 1 (1.85%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.70%) CSS
1 2 (3.70%) HTML
2 1 (1.85%) Node.js
2 1 (1.85%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 19 (35.19%) Algorithms
2 2 (3.70%) Digital Media
2 2 (3.70%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.85%) Operational Technology
3 1 (1.85%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 6 (11.11%) Windows
2 5 (9.26%) Unix
3 3 (5.56%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (100.00%) Validation
2 32 (59.26%) Software Engineering
3 28 (51.85%) Test Automation
4 19 (35.19%) Computer Science
4 19 (35.19%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
5 11 (20.37%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (16.67%) Test Scripting
7 7 (12.96%) UML
8 6 (11.11%) Requirements Analysis
8 6 (11.11%) Systems Engineering
9 5 (9.26%) Budgeting
9 5 (9.26%) Collaborative Working
9 5 (9.26%) Customer Engagement
9 5 (9.26%) Customer Requirements
9 5 (9.26%) ITIL
9 5 (9.26%) Process Improvement
9 5 (9.26%) Requirements Management
9 5 (9.26%) Stakeholder Management
9 5 (9.26%) Technical Leadership
9 5 (9.26%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 19 (35.19%) MATLAB
2 14 (25.93%) C
3 11 (20.37%) C++
4 9 (16.67%) Embedded C
5 7 (12.96%) Embedded C++
6 4 (7.41%) Ada
7 3 (5.56%) JavaScript
8 1 (1.85%) C#
8 1 (1.85%) Java
8 1 (1.85%) Python
8 1 (1.85%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (20.37%) SC Cleared
1 11 (20.37%) Security Cleared
2 7 (12.96%) Degree
3 5 (9.26%) ITIL Certification
3 5 (9.26%) Master's Degree
4 2 (3.70%) DV Cleared
4 2 (3.70%) HNC
4 2 (3.70%) HND
5 1 (1.85%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (16.67%) QA
2 5 (9.26%) PCI DSS
3 4 (7.41%) DO-178B
3 4 (7.41%) IEC 61508
4 3 (5.56%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 2 (3.70%) ISO17020
System Software
1 2 (3.70%) Firmware
2 1 (1.85%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (1.85%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (3.70%) Atlassian
1 2 (3.70%) Google
2 1 (1.85%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.85%) VMware