Fault Analysis Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Fault Analysis
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Fault Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 - 150
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Fault Analysis 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.12% - 0.036%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% - 0.041%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £550
South East median daily rate - - £550
% change year-on-year - - +101.83%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Fault Analysis 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 the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,071 1,511 2,459
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.37% 92.64% 89.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,363 885 1,460
10th Percentile £270 £256 £213
25th Percentile £398 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £501 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% +0.10% -
75th Percentile £588 £615 £600
90th Percentile £650 £663 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £503 £500
% change year-on-year -0.50% +0.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 147 44 157
10th Percentile £15.85 £20.49 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.17 £41.25 £20.17
Median hourly rate £29.61 £58.25 £45.21
Median % change year-on-year -49.17% +28.84% +0.47%
75th Percentile £82.25 £64.95 £62.54
90th Percentile £97.50 £79.16 £81.11
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £43.94 £45.21
% change year-on-year -42.76% -2.81% +0.47%

Fault Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Fault Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Fault Analysis job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Fault Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Fault Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Fault Analysis

Fault Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Fault Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Fault Analysis

Fault Analysis
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Fault Analysis within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 24 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
Buckinghamshire - 3 - -
Fault Analysis
South East

Fault Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 3 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 3 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 3 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Technical Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Industry 4.0
1 3 (100.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Mechatronics
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Siemens