Verification and Validation Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Verification and Validation
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring Verification and Validation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 32 -
Rank change year-on-year -16 - -
Contract jobs citing Verification and Validation 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.29% 1.04% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 1.12% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £70 £575 -
Median % change year-on-year -87.83% - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £70 £575 -
% change year-on-year -87.83% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

Verification and 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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 310 178 143
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 90.12% 92.71% 85.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 88 98
10th Percentile £178 £304 £243
25th Percentile £366 £358 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £465 £485
Median % change year-on-year -3.12% -4.23% -11.82%
75th Percentile £525 £588 £600
90th Percentile £579 £650 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 13 4
10th Percentile £15.51 £13.75 £24.73
25th Percentile £17.88 £14.69 £38.56
Median hourly rate £48.00 £16.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +200.00% -70.91% +144.44%
75th Percentile £53.75 £17.75 £68.75
90th Percentile £55.00 £19.75 -
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £48.00 £16.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +200.00% -50.77% +44.44%

Verification and Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Verification and Validation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Verification and Validation job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Verification and Validation
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Verification and Validation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Verification and Validation

Verification and Validation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics Test Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Electronics Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Test Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Test Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Test Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared