Validation
England > East of England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 | 37 | 37 | 39 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +2 | +30 |
| Contract jobs citing Validation | 49 | 85 | 98 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England | 5.22% | 4.45% | 4.74% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.85% | 5.17% | 5.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 12 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £183 | £303 | £266 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £409 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £488 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | -0.51% | +15.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £641 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £598 | £740 | - |
| England median daily rate | £538 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.50% | -9.09% | +8.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 60 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.08 | £35.64 | £61.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £36.74 | £52.50 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £65.00 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.92% | -0.76% | +16.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.69 | £88.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.00 | £90.00 | £78.05 |
| England median hourly rate | £57.75 | £62.00 | £62.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.85% | - | +12.73% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England
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 the East of England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 837 | 1,644 | 1,800 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England | 89.23% | 86.12% | 87.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 432 | 703 | 1,064 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £207 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £339 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 177 | 607 | 340 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.99 | £14.16 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.95 | £15.39 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £40.00 | £24.62 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.25% | +62.47% | +58.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £75.25 | £70.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -4.00% | +53.06% |
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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.
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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.
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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 1 May 2025.
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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.
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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 1 May 2025.
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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 1 May 2025. 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 |
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| Hertfordshire | -2 | 20 | £450 | -7.69% | 50 |
| Bedfordshire | +16 | 16 | £600 | - | 49 |
| Cambridgeshire | -1 | 8 | £575 | +17.95% | 65 |
| Essex | +10 | 3 | £400 | -42.86% | 43 |
| Suffolk | -7 | 1 | £155 | -77.86% | 6 |
| Norfolk | - | 1 | £155 | - | 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:
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