Validation Contracts in Stevenage

Validation
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Stevenage with a requirement for Validation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Validation over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 17 6 13
Rank change year-on-year -11 +7 -4
Contract jobs citing Validation 51 59 32
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 10.87% 20.34% 18.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.86% 22.18% 20.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £350 -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £488 £513 £575
% change year-on-year -4.88% -10.87% +32.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 45 17
10th Percentile £60.00 - £46.25
25th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £50.85
Median hourly rate £70.00 £65.50 £56.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.87% +16.96% +12.00%
75th Percentile £86.75 £77.00 -
90th Percentile £90.00 £90.00 £63.90
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £73.50 £65.50 £56.00
% change year-on-year +12.21% +16.96% +12.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Stevenage

Validation is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Stevenage with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 430 266 156
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 91.68% 91.72% 92.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 59 50
10th Percentile £80 £273 £299
25th Percentile £258 £318 £364
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £388 £488
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% -20.51% -1.52%
75th Percentile £563 £509 £588
90th Percentile £650 £614 £653
Hertfordshire median daily rate £425 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 301 132 51
10th Percentile £38.12 £50.00 £39.50
25th Percentile £43.00 £53.75 £48.75
Median hourly rate £50.00 £65.00 £56.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +16.07% +24.44%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £77.00 £77.00 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £50.00 £65.00 £50.85
% change year-on-year -23.08% +27.83% +13.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in Stevenage

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Daily rate trend for Validation in Stevenage

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Hourly rate trend for Validation in Stevenage

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Validation in Stevenage over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Validation in Stevenage

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Applications
1 2 (3.92%) Simulink
1 2 (3.92%) Stateflow
Communications & Networking
1 6 (11.76%) Ethernet
1 6 (11.76%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 14 (27.45%) Rational DOORS
2 10 (19.61%) Rational Rhapsody
3 7 (13.73%) JIRA
4 6 (11.76%) Eclipse
4 6 (11.76%) Visual Studio
5 2 (3.92%) Git
5 2 (3.92%) IntelliJ
5 2 (3.92%) Rational Team Concert
6 1 (1.96%) CppUnit
6 1 (1.96%) PVCS
General
1 12 (23.53%) Electronics
2 10 (19.61%) Aerospace
3 7 (13.73%) Social Skills
4 6 (11.76%) Military
4 6 (11.76%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (7.84%) Law
6 1 (1.96%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 27 (52.94%) Software Engineer
2 17 (33.33%) Embedded Engineer
2 17 (33.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 11 (21.57%) C Software Engineer
4 10 (19.61%) Ada Engineer
4 10 (19.61%) Ada Software Engineer
4 10 (19.61%) Lead
5 9 (17.65%) Embedded C Engineer
5 9 (17.65%) Embedded C Software Engineer
6 8 (15.69%) Architect
6 8 (15.69%) Data Architect
6 8 (15.69%) Validation Engineer
7 7 (13.73%) Integration Engineer
8 5 (9.80%) C# Software Engineer
9 4 (7.84%) C++ Software Engineer
10 2 (3.92%) Development Engineer
10 2 (3.92%) Lead Systems Engineer
10 2 (3.92%) Software Development Engineer
10 2 (3.92%) Systems Engineer
10 2 (3.92%) Systems Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (11.76%) Node.js
1 6 (11.76%) Web Services
Operating Systems
1 6 (11.76%) Linux
1 6 (11.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (60.78%) Verification and Validation
2 30 (58.82%) Software Engineering
3 17 (33.33%) Systems Engineering
4 13 (25.49%) Agile
5 10 (19.61%) Code Quality
5 10 (19.61%) Embedded Software Development
5 10 (19.61%) UML
6 9 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (17.65%) Test Automation
6 9 (17.65%) Test Scripting
6 9 (17.65%) Use Case
7 8 (15.69%) Synthetic Environment
7 8 (15.69%) Visualisation
8 7 (13.73%) Content Development
8 7 (13.73%) Data Management
8 7 (13.73%) Scrum
8 7 (13.73%) Unit Testing
9 6 (11.76%) Continuous Integration
9 6 (11.76%) Digital Twin
9 6 (11.76%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 24 (47.06%) C
2 18 (35.29%) C++
3 10 (19.61%) Ada
4 9 (17.65%) Embedded C
4 9 (17.65%) Java
4 9 (17.65%) SQL
5 7 (13.73%) Embedded C++
6 6 (11.76%) C#
6 6 (11.76%) JavaScript
7 2 (3.92%) Fortran
7 2 (3.92%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 5 (9.80%) SC Cleared
1 5 (9.80%) Security Cleared
2 2 (3.92%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (3.92%) Degree
2 2 (3.92%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 1 (1.96%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 10 (19.61%) IBM
2 6 (11.76%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.92%) EMC
3 2 (3.92%) MathWorks
4 1 (1.96%) Twitter
4 1 (1.96%) VMware