Validation Contract Job Trends in the South West
Validation
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West citing Validation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | 53 | 32 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | -21 | +62 |
| Contract jobs citing Validation | 189 | 79 | 138 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South West | 5.15% | 3.87% | 5.61% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 6.56% | 4.31% | 6.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 94 | 50 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £446 | £456 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £463 | £493 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £521 | £549 | £584 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.01% | -5.96% | +5.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £649 |
| 90th Percentile | £678 | £649 | £672 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +2.50% | -7.41% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 49 | 11 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.63 | £31.50 | £28.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.95 | £32.46 | £30.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.14 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.02% | -3.85% | -1.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £66.13 | £72.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £73.75 | £72.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £55.00 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +4.00% | -7.45% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
South West
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 citing process or methodology skills in the South West.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 2,882 | 1,834 | 2,079 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West | 78.59% | 89.77% | 84.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,603 | 1,055 | 1,228 |
| 10th Percentile | £341 | £221 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £375 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £520 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.37% | -0.95% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £734 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 487 | 270 | 173 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.23 | £16.46 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.50 | £18.87 | £36.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £25.15 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +128.63% | -61.60% | +9.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.75 | £71.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £68.00 | £74.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £36.50 | £25.15 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.13% | -37.63% | -9.38% |
Validation Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Validation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Validation Daily Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Validation.
Validation Daily Rate Histogram in the South West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Validation in the South West over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.
Validation Hourly Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Validation.
Validation Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Validation in the South West over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.
Validation Contract Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the South West region over the 6 months to 25 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | +20 | 89 | £550 | +0.23% | 69 |
| Wiltshire | +12 | 39 | £495 | -20.61% | 39 |
| Gloucestershire | +5 | 18 | £538 | +13.16% | 47 |
| Somerset | -21 | 17 | £524 | +8.83% | 46 |
| Dorset | - | 10 | £300 | - | 32 |
| Devon | -6 | 9 | £188 | -63.41% | 20 |
| Avon | - | 2 | - | - | 39 |
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Validation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Migration | 21.7% | 41 |
| 2 | Verification and Validation | 20.6% | 39 |
| 3 | Problem-Solving | 18.5% | 35 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Management | 17.5% | 33 |
| 5 | Data Validation | 16.4% | 31 |
| 6 | Data Modelling | 14.3% | 27 |
| 7 | AI | 13.8% | 26 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 13.8% | 26 |
| 9 | Agile | 13.2% | 25 |
| 10 | Continuous Improvement | 12.7% | 24 |
| 10 | Data Migration | 12.7% | 24 |
| 10 | DevOps | 12.7% | 24 |
| 13 | Data Engineering | 12.2% | 23 |
| 14 | ETL | 10.6% | 20 |
| 15 | Decision-Making | 10.1% | 19 |
| 15 | Systems Engineering | 10.1% | 19 |
| 17 | Analytics | 9.0% | 17 |
| 17 | ERP | 9.0% | 17 |
| 17 | Infrastructure as Code | 9.0% | 17 |
| 20 | Stakeholder Engagement | 8.5% | 16 |