Validation Consultant Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Validation Consultant
England > Midlands

As of 11 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Validation Consultant daily rate in the Midlands.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Validation Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.026% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 3,497 1,732 2,538
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.09% 91.06% 91.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,212 1,157 1,697
10th Percentile £263 £200 £200
25th Percentile £400 £350 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £668 £651 £675
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 204 76 220
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.77 £12.11
25th Percentile £16.35 £15.22 £14.84
Median hourly rate £22.50 £20.24 £19.59
Median % change year-on-year +11.17% +3.32% +10.55%
75th Percentile £27.22 £28.81 £29.25
90th Percentile £45.25 £35.00 £55.00
England median hourly rate £36.32 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +3.77% +7.69% -23.29%

Validation Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Validation Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Validation Consultant job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Validation Consultant
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Validation Consultant within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 March 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands - 1 - -
Validation Consultant
England

Validation Consultant Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 11 March 2026, Validation Consultant contract job roles required 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 Midlands region featuring Validation Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 1 (100.00%) V-Model

Validation Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 1 (100.00%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft