Verification and Validation Contracts in Hertfordshire

Verification and Validation
East of England > Hertfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for Verification and Validation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Verification and 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 40 37 58
Rank change year-on-year -3 +21 -5
Contract jobs citing Verification and Validation 33 37 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 4.01% 4.53% 2.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.44% 5.23% 2.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £469 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £65 -
Median % change year-on-year +650.00% - -
75th Percentile £506 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £488 £65 £599
% change year-on-year +650.00% -89.15% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 30 4
10th Percentile £60.00 £64.63 -
25th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £56.50
Median hourly rate £87.50 £65.50 £65.75
Median % change year-on-year +33.59% -0.38% +34.18%
75th Percentile £90.00 £77.00 £75.00
90th Percentile - £90.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £82.25 £65.50 £56.50
% change year-on-year +25.57% +15.93% +15.31%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

Verification and 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 Hertfordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 744 708 685
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 90.40% 86.66% 87.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 279 376 406
10th Percentile £235 £239 £203
25th Percentile £315 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £600 £675 £625
90th Percentile £703 £788 £688
East of England median daily rate £470 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -1.05% - +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 307 157 82
10th Percentile £38.12 £21.00 £21.15
25th Percentile £40.00 £53.50 £39.55
Median hourly rate £50.00 £65.00 £52.93
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +22.82% +17.61%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.10 -
East of England median hourly rate £39.55 £23.31 £15.50
% change year-on-year +69.67% +50.39% -11.93%

Verification and Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings citing Verification and Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Verification and Validation in Hertfordshire

Verification and Validation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Verification and Validation in Hertfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Verification and Validation in Hertfordshire

Verification and Validation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Verification and Validation in Hertfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Verification and Validation in Hertfordshire

Verification and Validation
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Verification and Validation in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Verification and Validation in Hertfordshire

Verification and Validation
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire 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
Stevenage -18 27 - - 8
Hatfield - 3 £488 -
Verification and Validation
East of England

Verification and Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.12%) Ethernet
1 4 (12.12%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 14 (42.42%) Rational DOORS
2 5 (15.15%) JIRA
3 4 (12.12%) CppUnit
3 4 (12.12%) Eclipse
3 4 (12.12%) PVCS
3 4 (12.12%) Visual Studio
4 2 (6.06%) Git
4 2 (6.06%) IntelliJ
General
1 6 (18.18%) Aerospace
2 4 (12.12%) Military
2 4 (12.12%) Presentation Skills
2 4 (12.12%) Social Skills
3 1 (3.03%) Law
Job Titles
1 16 (48.48%) Software Engineer
2 12 (36.36%) C Software Engineer
3 10 (30.30%) Embedded C Engineer
3 10 (30.30%) Embedded C Software Engineer
3 10 (30.30%) Embedded Engineer
3 10 (30.30%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 4 (12.12%) Architect
4 4 (12.12%) Data Architect
4 4 (12.12%) Validation Engineer
4 4 (12.12%) Verification Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) C# Software Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Digital Hardware Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Hardware Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Lead
6 2 (6.06%) C++ Software Engineer
6 2 (6.06%) Development Engineer
6 2 (6.06%) Software Development Engineer
7 1 (3.03%) C# Developer
7 1 (3.03%) Developer
7 1 (3.03%) Software Validation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (12.12%) Node.js
1 4 (12.12%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.09%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 4 (12.12%) Linux
1 4 (12.12%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (100.00%) Validation
2 19 (57.58%) Software Engineering
3 10 (30.30%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (30.30%) Test Automation
3 10 (30.30%) Test Scripting
4 9 (27.27%) Agile
5 8 (24.24%) Unit Testing
6 6 (18.18%) Synthetic Environment
6 6 (18.18%) Visualisation
7 5 (15.15%) Scrum
7 5 (15.15%) Use Case
8 4 (12.12%) CI/CD
8 4 (12.12%) Code Coverage
8 4 (12.12%) Continuous Delivery
8 4 (12.12%) Continuous Integration
8 4 (12.12%) Data Management
8 4 (12.12%) Digital Twin
8 4 (12.12%) Requirements Analysis
8 4 (12.12%) TDD
8 4 (12.12%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 16 (48.48%) C
1 16 (48.48%) C++
2 10 (30.30%) Embedded C
3 8 (24.24%) Embedded C++
4 5 (15.15%) Java
4 5 (15.15%) SQL
5 4 (12.12%) C#
5 4 (12.12%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 4 (12.12%) SC Cleared
1 4 (12.12%) Security Cleared
2 3 (9.09%) Degree
3 1 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
System Software
1 4 (12.12%) Virtual Machines
1 4 (12.12%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (9.09%) Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (12.12%) Microsoft
1 4 (12.12%) VMware