The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Home Counties requiring Validation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Home Counties.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
7
3
14
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties
100.00%
75.00%
87.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
3
0
9
10th Percentile
£569
-
£423
25th Percentile
£597
-
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£644
-
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-8.33%
75th Percentile
£897
-
-
90th Percentile
£1,049
-
£600
South East median daily rate
£500
£510
£525
% change year-on-year
-1.96%
-2.86%
+2.44%
Validation Job Vacancy Trend in the Home Counties
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Validation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties.
Validation Daily Rate Trend in the Home Counties
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Home Counties citing Validation.
Validation Hourly Rate Trend in the Home Counties
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Home Counties citing Validation.
Validation Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties
For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Validation also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Home Counties region with a requirement for Validation.
Validation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
