Validation Engineer Contract Job Trends in Staffordshire

Validation Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire

As of 14 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Validation Engineer daily rate in Staffordshire.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Validation Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire 1.37% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.69% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £500 - £500

All Contract IT Job Roles
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Staffordshire with a recognized job title 59 73 112
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.82% 93.59% 92.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 40 77
10th Percentile £174 £150 £315
25th Percentile £201 £219 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £344 £388 £450
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% -13.89% +12.50%
75th Percentile £418 £488 £538
90th Percentile £575 £539 £593
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 8 17
10th Percentile - £16.60 -
25th Percentile £19.50 £16.94 £14.71
Median hourly rate £20.00 £19.12 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.60% -16.87% -1.41%
75th Percentile £68.00 £21.24 £28.38
90th Percentile - £27.45 £46.75
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £21.59 £22.50
% change year-on-year +15.79% -4.04% +26.98%

Validation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Validation Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.

Validation Engineer job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Validation Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Validation Engineer within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 14 February 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Stafford - 1 - -
Validation Engineer
West Midlands

Validation Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 14 February 2026, Validation Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Staffordshire region featuring Validation Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 1 (100.00%) V-Model

Validation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 1 (100.00%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft