Validation Contracts in the East of England

Validation
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 41 43 74
Rank change year-on-year +2 +31 -13
Contract jobs citing Validation 83 98 78
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 4.38% 4.72% 3.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.08% 5.41% 3.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 29 32
10th Percentile £303 £266 £248
25th Percentile £409 £356 £307
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £490 £425
Median % change year-on-year -0.51% +15.29% -
75th Percentile £641 £550 £553
90th Percentile £740 - £613
England median daily rate £500 £550 £503
% change year-on-year -9.09% +9.45% +11.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 50 24
10th Percentile £35.61 £61.25 £43.63
25th Percentile £53.75 £65.00 £55.00
Median hourly rate £67.50 £65.50 £56.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.05% +16.96% +12.00%
75th Percentile £88.75 £70.00 £56.50
90th Percentile £90.00 £78.05 £69.63
England median hourly rate £61.00 £61.75 £55.00
% change year-on-year -1.21% +12.27% +22.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

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 the East of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,633 1,810 2,265
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 86.13% 87.14% 88.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 706 1,068 1,270
10th Percentile £207 £200 £185
25th Percentile £336 £313 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.05% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £550
90th Percentile £675 £700 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 599 344 388
10th Percentile £14.16 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.39 £14.25 £13.25
Median hourly rate £39.55 £23.31 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +69.67% +50.39% -11.93%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £39.51
90th Percentile £75.25 £70.00 £58.75
England median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
% change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the East of England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Validation in the East of England.

Daily rate trend for Validation in the East of England

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Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Validation in the East of England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Validation in the East of England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Validation in the East of England.

Hourly rate trend for Validation in the East of England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Validation in the East of England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Validation in the East of England

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Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the East of England region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire -7 57 £488 -4.88% 35
Cambridgeshire +15 18 £488 +17.82% 49
Essex +2 5 £700 +166.67% 18
Bedfordshire -1 2 - - 14
Suffolk +11 1 £700 +201.56% 4
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 10 (12.05%) Simulink
2 9 (10.84%) Stateflow
3 3 (3.61%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (2.41%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (1.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.41%) SAP ERP
1 2 (2.41%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (2.41%) SAP SD
1 2 (2.41%) Teamcenter
2 1 (1.20%) SAP HCM
2 1 (1.20%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 3 (3.61%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.82%) Ethernet
1 4 (4.82%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.61%) Power BI
2 1 (1.20%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (1.20%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (21.69%) Rational DOORS
2 10 (12.05%) Rational Rhapsody
3 7 (8.43%) JIRA
4 5 (6.02%) Git
4 5 (6.02%) Visual Studio
5 4 (4.82%) CppUnit
5 4 (4.82%) Eclipse
5 4 (4.82%) PVCS
6 2 (2.41%) IntelliJ
6 2 (2.41%) Rational Team Concert
6 2 (2.41%) Subversion
7 1 (1.20%) ClearCase
7 1 (1.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 12 (14.46%) Electronics
1 12 (14.46%) Social Skills
2 11 (13.25%) Aerospace
3 9 (10.84%) Automotive
4 6 (7.23%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (7.23%) Military
5 5 (6.02%) Finance
5 5 (6.02%) Manufacturing
6 4 (4.82%) Law
6 4 (4.82%) Legal
6 4 (4.82%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (3.61%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (2.41%) French Language
8 2 (2.41%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.20%) Aviation
9 1 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 33 (39.76%) Software Engineer
2 22 (26.51%) Embedded Engineer
3 21 (25.30%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 12 (14.46%) C Software Engineer
4 12 (14.46%) Validation Engineer
5 10 (12.05%) Ada Engineer
5 10 (12.05%) Ada Software Engineer
5 10 (12.05%) Embedded C Engineer
5 10 (12.05%) Embedded C Software Engineer
5 10 (12.05%) Lead
6 8 (9.64%) Integration Engineer
7 7 (8.43%) Architect
8 6 (7.23%) Verification Engineer
9 5 (6.02%) Analyst
9 5 (6.02%) Data Architect
9 5 (6.02%) Senior
10 3 (3.61%) C# Software Engineer
10 3 (3.61%) Hardware Engineer
10 3 (3.61%) Systems Engineer
10 3 (3.61%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.82%) Node.js
1 4 (4.82%) Web Services
2 2 (2.41%) JSON
2 2 (2.41%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.43%) Algorithms
2 3 (3.61%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (2.41%) ASIC
3 2 (2.41%) Driving Licence
3 2 (2.41%) FPGA
3 2 (2.41%) Linux Command Line
3 2 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (2.41%) Verilog
4 1 (1.20%) Life Science
4 1 (1.20%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.20%) PMI
4 1 (1.20%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.23%) Linux
2 4 (4.82%) Windows
3 2 (2.41%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (44.58%) Verification and Validation
2 36 (43.37%) Software Engineering
3 19 (22.89%) Systems Engineering
4 16 (19.28%) Problem-Solving
5 15 (18.07%) Test Automation
6 10 (12.05%) Code Quality
6 10 (12.05%) Embedded Software Development
6 10 (12.05%) Test Scripting
6 10 (12.05%) UML
7 9 (10.84%) Agile
8 8 (9.64%) Project Management
8 8 (9.64%) Unit Testing
9 7 (8.43%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
9 7 (8.43%) Visualisation
10 6 (7.23%) Data Management
10 6 (7.23%) FMEA
10 6 (7.23%) Synthetic Environment
10 6 (7.23%) Use Case
11 5 (6.02%) Computer Science
11 5 (6.02%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 30 (36.14%) C
2 22 (26.51%) C++
3 10 (12.05%) Ada
3 10 (12.05%) Embedded C
3 10 (12.05%) MATLAB
4 8 (9.64%) Embedded C++
5 7 (8.43%) SQL
6 6 (7.23%) Java
7 4 (4.82%) C#
7 4 (4.82%) JavaScript
8 2 (2.41%) Assembly Language
8 2 (2.41%) Bash
8 2 (2.41%) Fortran
8 2 (2.41%) Python
8 2 (2.41%) Shell Script
8 2 (2.41%) SystemVerilog
8 2 (2.41%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 18 (21.69%) Degree
2 9 (10.84%) SC Cleared
2 9 (10.84%) Security Cleared
3 5 (6.02%) Master's Degree
4 2 (2.41%) ISTQB
4 2 (2.41%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 2 (2.41%) SAP Certification
5 1 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.20%) PhD
5 1 (1.20%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.20%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.61%) Data Quality
2 2 (2.41%) QA
3 1 (1.20%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (4.82%) Virtual Machines
1 4 (4.82%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (3.61%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (2.41%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (1.20%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 10 (12.05%) IBM
2 6 (7.23%) Microsoft
3 5 (6.02%) MathWorks
4 4 (4.82%) SAP
4 4 (4.82%) VMware
5 2 (2.41%) Cadence
5 2 (2.41%) EMC
5 2 (2.41%) Siemens
5 2 (2.41%) Synopsys
5 2 (2.41%) Xilinx
6 1 (1.20%) Alteryx
6 1 (1.20%) ScienceLogic
6 1 (1.20%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.20%) Twitter