Verification and Validation Contracts in Stevenage

Verification and Validation
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Stevenage 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 24 35 15
Rank change year-on-year +11 -20 +7
Contract jobs citing Verification and Validation 4 28 37
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 3.20% 6.11% 12.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.36% 6.56% 13.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £65
Hertfordshire median daily rate - £488 £65
% change year-on-year - +650.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 26 30
10th Percentile £62.00 £60.00 £64.63
25th Percentile £63.13 £65.00 £65.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £83.50 £65.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.16% +27.48% -0.38%
75th Percentile £69.38 £90.00 £77.00
90th Percentile £72.00 - £90.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £65.00 £87.50 £65.50
% change year-on-year -25.71% +33.59% -0.38%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 119 427 269
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 95.20% 93.23% 91.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 41 60
10th Percentile £348 £80 £273
25th Percentile £450 £258 £311
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £375 £388
Median % change year-on-year +44.00% -3.23% -16.22%
75th Percentile £625 £525 £504
90th Percentile £628 £650 £607
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +29.41% -15.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 74 298 133
10th Percentile £40.00 £38.12 £49.20
25th Percentile £55.00 £43.00 £53.75
Median hourly rate £66.75 £50.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +33.50% -23.08% +16.07%
75th Percentile £81.35 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.00 £77.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £63.00 £50.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +26.00% -23.08% +27.83%

Verification and Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Job vacancy trend for Verification and Validation in Stevenage

Verification and Validation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Daily rate trend for Verification and Validation in Stevenage

Verification and Validation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Hourly rate trend for Verification and Validation in Stevenage

Verification and Validation
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 1 (25.00%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Ethernet
1 3 (75.00%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Eclipse
1 3 (75.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 3 (75.00%) Military
1 3 (75.00%) Presentation Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) C# Software Engineer
1 3 (75.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) C++ Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) Node.js
1 3 (75.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Linux
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) CI/CD
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) Digital Twin
2 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Synthetic Environment
2 3 (75.00%) TDD
2 3 (75.00%) Unit Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Visualisation
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Signal Processing
3 1 (25.00%) Model Validation
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) C#
1 3 (75.00%) C++
1 3 (75.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (25.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft