The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Verification and Validation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Verification and Validation over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
139
159
187
Rank change year-on-year
+20
+28
+57
Contract jobs citing Verification and Validation
20
46
35
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East
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 the South East.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
2,757
4,716
5,181
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East
91.59%
84.85%
89.28%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,756
2,743
3,594
10th Percentile
£256
£243
£250
25th Percentile
£400
£400
£404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£500
£508
Median % change year-on-year
-
-1.53%
+1.55%
75th Percentile
£600
£621
£619
90th Percentile
£675
£700
£700
England median daily rate
£525
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
+2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted
171
434
219
10th Percentile
£13.85
£13.00
£18.25
25th Percentile
£15.79
£18.23
£23.83
Median hourly rate
£28.00
£47.50
£50.00
Median % change year-on-year
-41.05%
-5.00%
+122.22%
75th Percentile
£62.50
£62.49
£65.00
90th Percentile
£75.00
£76.86
£74.83
England median hourly rate
£29.07
£36.00
£37.50
% change year-on-year
-19.25%
-4.00%
+53.06%
Verification and Validation Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Job postings citing Verification and Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Verification and Validation Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Verification and Validation in the South East.
Verification and Validation Daily Rate Histogram in the South East
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Verification and Validation in the South East over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Verification and Validation Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Verification and Validation in the South East.
Verification and Validation Contract Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Verification and Validation within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Verification and Validation Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Verification and Validation also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region with a requirement for Verification and Validation.
Verification and Validation Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:
