Validation
Staffordshire > Stafford
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stafford requiring Validation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | - | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Validation | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Stafford | 16.67% | - | 5.26% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 33.33% | - | 5.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | - | - |
| Staffordshire median daily rate | £425 | £200 | £630 |
| % change year-on-year | +112.50% | -68.25% | +27.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £41.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £42.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Staffordshire median hourly rate | - | - | £42.50 |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Stafford
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 Stafford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stafford | 50.00% | 87.50% | 89.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £223 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £331 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £363 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.72% | -30.95% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £425 | £745 |
| 90th Percentile | £595 | £470 | £777 |
| Staffordshire median daily rate | £344 | £400 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.06% | -11.11% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.46 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £16.75 | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | £20.24 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £45.63 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £29.10 | £51.25 |
| Staffordshire median hourly rate | £68.00 | £20.24 | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +235.97% | -12.00% | +2.63% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Stafford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Validation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stafford.
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Daily Rate Trend in Stafford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stafford citing Validation.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Stafford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stafford citing Validation.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stafford 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:
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