Validation Contract Job Trends in Basingstoke

Validation
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Basingstoke requiring Validation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
6 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 27 -
Rank change year-on-year -19 - -
Contract jobs citing Validation 3 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke 0.74% 1.47% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.93% 1.59% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile £405 - -
25th Percentile £450 £225 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £250 -
Median % change year-on-year +120.00% - -
75th Percentile £575 £275 -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £500 £625
% change year-on-year +10.00% -20.00% +15.10%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Basingstoke

Validation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Basingstoke.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 323 126 374
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke 79.36% 92.65% 87.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 228 104 194
10th Percentile £500 £468 £416
25th Percentile £525 £525 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £625
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +7.76%
75th Percentile £725 £625 £700
90th Percentile £741 £650 £738
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £550 £588
% change year-on-year - -6.42% +11.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 12
10th Percentile £14.29 £22.00 £27.50
25th Percentile £16.03 £22.92 £33.13
Median hourly rate £17.00 £24.70 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.16% -48.01% +189.28%
75th Percentile £19.75 £26.72 £48.75
90th Percentile £24.70 £27.79 -
Hampshire median hourly rate £40.00 £57.50 £57.35
% change year-on-year -30.43% +0.26% +9.24%

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Validation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

Validation job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

Validation
Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Validation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Validation

Validation
Daily Rate Histogram in Basingstoke

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Validation in Basingstoke over the 6 months to 6 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Validation in Basingstoke

Validation
Hourly Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Validation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Validation

Validation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) ArcGIS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (33.33%) GIS
General
1 1 (33.33%) Local Government
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Consultant
1 2 (66.67%) Test Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) GIS Specialist
2 1 (33.33%) Migration Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) REST
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
1 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (33.33%) CRM
1 1 (33.33%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (33.33%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) ESRI
Validation jobs