Verification and Validation Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire
Verification and Validation
South East > Buckinghamshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire citing Verification and Validation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 70 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Verification and Validation | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire | 0.39% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.47% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £659 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £664 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £671 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £671 | £538 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.84% | +7.50% | -9.09% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Buckinghamshire
Verification and 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 citing process or methodology skills in Buckinghamshire.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 643 | 329 | 325 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire | 83.94% | 88.44% | 82.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 410 | 194 | 233 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £224 | £247 |
| 25th Percentile | £432 | £330 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £548 | £436 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.52% | -8.16% | -7.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £538 | £560 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £640 | £638 |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -2.44% | -1.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 74 | 42 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.84 | £15.12 | £14.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.46 | £15.25 | £18.70 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.75 | £18.00 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.94% | -40.00% | +46.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.75 | £25.15 | £36.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.25 | £29.61 | £41.15 |
| South East median hourly rate | £41.06 | £20.71 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +98.26% | -63.98% | +9.52% |
Verification and Validation Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Verification and Validation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.
Verification and Validation Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Verification and Validation.
Verification and Validation Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Verification and Validation.
Verification and Validation Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire
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 Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 10 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wycombe | - | 2 | £671 | - | |
| High Wycombe | - | 1 | £656 | - | 2 |
| Verification and Validation South East |
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Verification and Validation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceptance Criteria | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Change Control | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Containerisation | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | GAP Analysis | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Impact Assessments | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Requirements Engineering | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Engagement | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Systems Analysis | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Traceability Matrix | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Use Case | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Validation | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Workflow | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Workshop Facilitation | 100.0% | 3 |