Validation Contracts in the Midlands

Validation
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 80 101 115
Rank change year-on-year +21 +14 -20
Contract jobs citing Validation 52 63 82
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.92% 1.87% 1.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.34% 2.11% 1.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 32 55
10th Percentile £295 £235 £314
25th Percentile £313 £335 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 £500
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -20.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £605 £491 £600
90th Percentile £731 £500 £638
England median daily rate £500 £550 £508
% change year-on-year -9.09% +8.27% +12.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 4 0
10th Percentile £14.00 - -
25th Percentile £34.44 £55.00 -
Median hourly rate £57.50 £60.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - -
75th Percentile £58.75 £65.00 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £61.00 £62.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -1.61% +12.73% +22.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,225 2,990 4,391
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.22% 88.54% 88.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,479 2,094 3,250
10th Percentile £250 £250 £250
25th Percentile £356 £370 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £498 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.52% +4.74% +15.85%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £566
90th Percentile £700 £685 £653
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 115 143
10th Percentile £11.06 £11.88 £10.50
25th Percentile £13.71 £15.00 £13.73
Median hourly rate £19.00 £18.75 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +1.33% +7.14% +10.34%
75th Percentile £35.00 £29.38 £22.50
90th Percentile £55.00 £54.50 £34.90
England median hourly rate £36.50 £37.34 £24.30
% change year-on-year -2.25% +53.69% +3.38%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Validation in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Validation in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Validation in the Midlands over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Validation in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Validation in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Validation in the Midlands

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Validation in the Midlands over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Validation in the Midlands

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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 within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 7 May 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
West Midlands +19 36 £475 +5.56% 126
East Midlands +17 18 £458 +14.38% 53
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.92%) SAS
Applications
1 8 (15.38%) Simulink
2 5 (9.62%) Stateflow
2 5 (9.62%) TargetLink
3 4 (7.69%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (5.77%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (1.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (3.85%) SAP Business One
1 2 (3.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.92%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.77%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.92%) Azure
2 1 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (1.92%) SaaS
2 1 (1.92%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (11.54%) WAN
2 4 (7.69%) LAN
3 3 (5.77%) MPLS
4 2 (3.85%) Internet
4 2 (3.85%) TCP/IP
4 2 (3.85%) VPN
5 1 (1.92%) ADSL
5 1 (1.92%) DWDM
5 1 (1.92%) Ethernet
5 1 (1.92%) Ethernet VPN
5 1 (1.92%) SDH
5 1 (1.92%) SD-WAN
5 1 (1.92%) SONET
5 1 (1.92%) VDSL
5 1 (1.92%) VXLAN
5 1 (1.92%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.85%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (3.85%) Power BI
1 2 (3.85%) SAP HANA
1 2 (3.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (1.92%) MySQL
2 1 (1.92%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (1.92%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (9.62%) Bitbucket
1 5 (9.62%) Git
1 5 (9.62%) Subversion
2 4 (7.69%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (3.85%) JIRA
General
1 19 (36.54%) Social Skills
2 11 (21.15%) Automotive
3 9 (17.31%) Finance
4 4 (7.69%) Aerospace
4 4 (7.69%) Electronics
4 4 (7.69%) Manufacturing
4 4 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (5.77%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (5.77%) Banking
5 3 (5.77%) Public Sector
6 2 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.92%) Aeronautics
7 1 (1.92%) Legal
7 1 (1.92%) Local Government
7 1 (1.92%) Retail
7 1 (1.92%) Social Housing
7 1 (1.92%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (15.38%) Systems Engineer
2 7 (13.46%) Analyst
3 5 (9.62%) Control Systems Engineer
3 5 (9.62%) Lead
3 5 (9.62%) Principal Engineer
3 5 (9.62%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 4 (7.69%) Architect
4 4 (7.69%) Data Migration Lead
4 4 (7.69%) Project Manager
4 4 (7.69%) Validation Engineer
4 4 (7.69%) Verification Engineer
5 3 (5.77%) Data Analyst
5 3 (5.77%) Senior
5 3 (5.77%) Technical Manager
6 2 (3.85%) Business Intelligence Analyst
6 2 (3.85%) Performance Manager
6 2 (3.85%) Security Manager
6 2 (3.85%) Security Project Manager
6 2 (3.85%) Software Architect
6 2 (3.85%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 9 (17.31%) Management Information System
2 6 (11.54%) Algorithms
3 4 (7.69%) Infotainment
4 3 (5.77%) Digital Media
4 3 (5.77%) Driving Licence
5 2 (3.85%) CCTV
5 2 (3.85%) Data Centre
5 2 (3.85%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.92%) CMDB
6 1 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (1.92%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.92%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.85%) Linux
2 1 (1.92%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (32.69%) Verification and Validation
2 13 (25.00%) Software Engineering
3 10 (19.23%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (19.23%) Software Testing
4 9 (17.31%) Migration
4 9 (17.31%) Project Management
5 8 (15.38%) Agile
5 8 (15.38%) Quality Management
6 7 (13.46%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 7 (13.46%) Risk Management
7 6 (11.54%) Computer Science
7 6 (11.54%) Data Migration
7 6 (11.54%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
7 6 (11.54%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (11.54%) Systems Engineering
8 5 (9.62%) Black-Box Testing
8 5 (9.62%) Functional Testing
8 5 (9.62%) Integration Testing
8 5 (9.62%) QMS
8 5 (9.62%) UML
Programming Languages
1 8 (15.38%) MATLAB
2 7 (13.46%) C
3 4 (7.69%) SQL
4 3 (5.77%) C++
4 3 (5.77%) Python
5 2 (3.85%) Embedded C
5 2 (3.85%) Embedded C++
5 2 (3.85%) T-SQL
6 1 (1.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (1.92%) VBA
Qualifications
1 16 (30.77%) Degree
2 13 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 7 (13.46%) SC Cleared
4 5 (9.62%) DV Cleared
4 5 (9.62%) Master's Degree
5 4 (7.69%) Chartered Engineer
6 2 (3.85%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.92%) BC Cleared
7 1 (1.92%) CCNA
7 1 (1.92%) CCNP
7 1 (1.92%) CISA
7 1 (1.92%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (1.92%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (1.92%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.92%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (15.38%) QA
2 7 (13.46%) AUTOSAR
3 6 (11.54%) ISO 26262
4 5 (9.62%) Data Quality
4 5 (9.62%) MISRA
4 5 (9.62%) MISRA C
5 3 (5.77%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 3 (5.77%) ISO17020
6 1 (1.92%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 1 (1.92%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (1.92%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 6 (11.54%) SAP
2 3 (5.77%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.85%) Oracle
4 1 (1.92%) IBM
4 1 (1.92%) Sage
4 1 (1.92%) Workday