Validation
South West > Bristol
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Validation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Validation over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 41 | 49 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +8 | +22 |
| Contract jobs citing Validation | 21 | 33 | 54 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol | 3.91% | 3.12% | 4.30% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 4.26% | 3.75% | 4.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | - | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £425 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -5.26% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £475 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £568 |
| South West median daily rate | £575 | £450 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.78% | -18.18% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 14 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.45 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £50.75 | £52.50 | £57.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +44.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £63.13 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.25 | £65.00 | £77.50 |
| South West median hourly rate | £70.00 | £55.00 | £61.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -10.57% | +36.67% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol
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 Bristol.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 493 | 879 | 1,117 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol | 91.81% | 83.16% | 89.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 287 | 484 | 750 |
| 10th Percentile | £222 | £250 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £355 | £363 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £515 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -2.91% | +3.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £567 | £602 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £657 | £688 | £713 |
| South West median daily rate | £520 | £525 | £549 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.95% | -4.37% | +9.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 82 | 184 | 220 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.51 | £40.00 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £42.51 | £45.00 | £9.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £61.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.69% | +36.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £72.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £80.00 | £83.88 |
| South West median hourly rate | £63.00 | £50.00 | £61.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.00% | -18.70% | +26.16% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised 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.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Validation in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Validation in Bristol.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Validation in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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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: