Validation Contracts in Portsmouth

Validation
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Portsmouth requiring Validation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Validation over the 6 months leading up to 23 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 17 28 33
Rank change year-on-year +11 +5 -21
Contract jobs citing Validation 26 14 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth 9.35% 5.67% 3.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.44% 6.14% 4.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 3
10th Percentile £173 £607 £407
25th Percentile £338 £673 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £790 £456
Median % change year-on-year -20.87% +73.09% -
75th Percentile £638 £900 £468
90th Percentile - £963 £470
Hampshire median daily rate £584 £602 £456
% change year-on-year -2.99% +31.82% +20.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 9 7
10th Percentile £61.00 - £60.00
25th Percentile £62.38 £51.25 £65.00
Median hourly rate £70.32 £57.50 £65.30
Median % change year-on-year +22.29% -11.94% +45.11%
75th Percentile £76.86 £58.75 £65.42
90th Percentile - £62.17 £73.22
Hampshire median hourly rate £70.32 £55.00 £65.30
% change year-on-year +27.85% -15.77% +45.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 249 228 205
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth 89.57% 92.31% 75.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 138 88
10th Percentile £378 £205 £197
25th Percentile £440 £370 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £500 £470
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% +6.38% -6.00%
75th Percentile £658 £570 £588
90th Percentile £850 £654 £650
Hampshire median daily rate £590 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +12.33% +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 25 41
10th Percentile £51.06 £47.87 £16.25
25th Percentile £53.40 £54.85 £25.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £58.91 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +1.86% +24.01% +4.97%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.75 £63.25
90th Percentile £76.86 £70.77 £65.54
Hampshire median hourly rate £57.35 £56.25 £25.00
% change year-on-year +1.96% +125.00% -23.66%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in Portsmouth

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

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

Daily rate trend for Validation in Portsmouth

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Daily Rate Histogram in Portsmouth

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Validation in Portsmouth over the 6 months to 23 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Validation in Portsmouth

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth

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

Hourly rate trend for Validation in Portsmouth

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Portsmouth

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Validation in Portsmouth over the 6 months to 23 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Validation in Portsmouth

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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 10 (38.46%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 13 (50.00%) SNMP
1 13 (50.00%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (3.85%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 13 (50.00%) Eclipse
1 13 (50.00%) Git
2 12 (46.15%) GoogleTest
2 12 (46.15%) Robot Framework
3 10 (38.46%) Bitbucket
3 10 (38.46%) JIRA
4 1 (3.85%) LabVIEW
General
1 3 (11.54%) Aerospace
2 2 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.85%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 10 (38.46%) Principal Engineer
1 10 (38.46%) Principal Systems Engineer
1 10 (38.46%) Software Engineer
2 7 (26.92%) C++ Software Engineer
2 7 (26.92%) Java Engineer
2 7 (26.92%) Java Software Engineer
3 5 (19.23%) Systems Engineer
3 5 (19.23%) Test Engineer
4 3 (11.54%) Software Test Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) Analyst
5 2 (7.69%) Embedded Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) IT Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) Test Analyst
6 1 (3.85%) RF Engineer
6 1 (3.85%) RF Test Engineer
6 1 (3.85%) SC Cleared Test Analyst
6 1 (3.85%) Software Analyst
6 1 (3.85%) Software Test Analyst
6 1 (3.85%) Systems Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (38.46%) CSS
1 10 (38.46%) HTML
Operating Systems
1 13 (50.00%) Linux
2 8 (30.77%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (88.46%) Verification and Validation
2 14 (53.85%) Software Engineering
3 13 (50.00%) Prototyping
4 10 (38.46%) Agile
4 10 (38.46%) Scrum
4 10 (38.46%) SysML
4 10 (38.46%) Systems Engineering
4 10 (38.46%) UML
5 9 (34.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 5 (19.23%) Software Testing
7 2 (7.69%) Business Strategy
7 2 (7.69%) Commercial Awareness
7 2 (7.69%) End-to-End Testing
7 2 (7.69%) Integration Testing
7 2 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (7.69%) System Integration Testing
7 2 (7.69%) Technical Leadership
8 1 (3.85%) Architectural Design
8 1 (3.85%) Change Management
8 1 (3.85%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (50.00%) C++
2 10 (38.46%) JavaScript
3 8 (30.77%) Java
4 1 (3.85%) C
Qualifications
1 4 (15.38%) SC Cleared
1 4 (15.38%) Security Cleared
2 2 (7.69%) Degree
System Software
1 9 (34.62%) Firmware
Vendors
1 12 (46.15%) Google
2 10 (38.46%) Atlassian