Validation Contracts in Bristol

Validation
South West > Bristol

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol 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 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 51 49 70
Rank change year-on-year -2 +21 -14
Contract jobs citing Validation 32 54 33
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 3.04% 4.30% 2.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.66% 4.83% 2.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 9 13
10th Percentile - £413 £302
25th Percentile £425 £438 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -9.52% +48.94%
75th Percentile £475 £538 £600
90th Percentile - £568 £635
South West median daily rate £450 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 41 5
10th Percentile - - £42.79
25th Percentile £52.50 £57.25 -
Median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +44.44% -
75th Percentile £63.13 £65.75 -
90th Percentile £65.00 £77.50 -
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £61.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -10.57% +36.67% -14.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 874 1,117 1,236
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 82.92% 89.00% 87.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 482 750 848
10th Percentile £250 £300 £313
25th Percentile £363 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £631 £588
90th Percentile £688 £713 £659
South West median daily rate £525 £549 £500
% change year-on-year -4.37% +9.80% +6.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 182 220 103
10th Percentile £40.00 - -
25th Percentile £45.00 £9.80 £15.90
Median hourly rate £65.00 £61.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.69% +36.67% -
75th Percentile £72.50 £70.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £83.88 £66.95
South West median hourly rate £50.00 £61.50 £48.75
% change year-on-year -18.70% +26.16% +8.33%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Validation in Bristol

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Daily rate trend for Validation in Bristol

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Hourly rate trend for Validation in Bristol

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Applications
1 16 (50.00%) AutoCAD
2 6 (18.75%) Simulink
3 5 (15.63%) Stateflow
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.13%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.38%) Ethernet
1 3 (9.38%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.13%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 3 (9.38%) Eclipse
1 3 (9.38%) Visual Studio
2 1 (3.13%) Jenkins
2 1 (3.13%) JIRA
General
1 6 (18.75%) Aerospace
1 6 (18.75%) Automotive
2 5 (15.63%) Legal
3 3 (9.38%) Military
3 3 (9.38%) Presentation Skills
3 3 (9.38%) Social Skills
4 2 (6.25%) Finance
5 1 (3.13%) Aviation
5 1 (3.13%) Avionics
5 1 (3.13%) Electronics
5 1 (3.13%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.13%) Marketing
5 1 (3.13%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.13%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (50.00%) Architect
2 13 (40.63%) Software Engineer
3 4 (12.50%) C++ Software Engineer
3 4 (12.50%) Embedded Engineer
3 4 (12.50%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 3 (9.38%) C# Software Engineer
5 1 (3.13%) Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Business Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Java Engineer
5 1 (3.13%) Java Software Engineer
5 1 (3.13%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (3.13%) Test Specialist
5 1 (3.13%) Validation Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.38%) Node.js
1 3 (9.38%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.63%) Algorithms
2 4 (12.50%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (3.13%) Cloud Native
3 1 (3.13%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (12.50%) Linux
1 4 (12.50%) SafeRTOS
2 3 (9.38%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (40.63%) Software Engineering
2 9 (28.13%) Verification and Validation
3 5 (15.63%) Computer Science
3 5 (15.63%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
3 5 (15.63%) Test Automation
4 4 (12.50%) Embedded Software Development
4 4 (12.50%) SDLC
5 3 (9.38%) Agile
5 3 (9.38%) CI/CD
5 3 (9.38%) Continuous Delivery
5 3 (9.38%) Continuous Integration
5 3 (9.38%) Digital Twin
5 3 (9.38%) Synthetic Environment
5 3 (9.38%) TDD
5 3 (9.38%) Unit Testing
5 3 (9.38%) Visualisation
6 2 (6.25%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (6.25%) Project Management
7 1 (3.13%) Digital Marketing
7 1 (3.13%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 6 (18.75%) MATLAB
2 4 (12.50%) C
2 4 (12.50%) C++
3 3 (9.38%) C#
3 3 (9.38%) JavaScript
4 1 (3.13%) Java
Qualifications
1 19 (59.38%) Security Cleared
2 17 (53.13%) DV Cleared
3 4 (12.50%) Degree
3 4 (12.50%) Master's Degree
4 3 (9.38%) SC Cleared
5 1 (3.13%) ISTQB
5 1 (3.13%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.13%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (9.38%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.13%) BT
2 1 (3.13%) SAP