Traceability Matrix Contracts in the Thames Valley

Traceability Matrices
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Traceability Matrix skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Traceability Matrix 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 101 142 146
Rank change year-on-year +41 +4 +15
Contract jobs citing Traceability Matrix 1 3 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.066% 0.11% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.071% 0.13% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - £530 £305
25th Percentile £393 £575 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £395 £650 £321
Median % change year-on-year -39.23% +102.33% -19.69%
75th Percentile £398 £725 £335
90th Percentile - £770 £340
South East median daily rate £395 £650 £321
% change year-on-year -39.23% +102.33% -23.37%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Traceability Matrix 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 1,403 2,340 2,682
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 92.85% 87.12% 91.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 851 1,306 1,860
10th Percentile £300 £213 £320
25th Percentile £413 £369 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £605 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £508
% change year-on-year - -1.53% +1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 170 62
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.30 £18.60
25th Percentile £14.54 £19.48 £24.86
Median hourly rate £32.05 £45.00 £51.25
Median % change year-on-year -28.78% -12.20% +192.86%
75th Percentile £62.44 £64.57 £66.21
90th Percentile £78.03 £85.65 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -41.05% -5.00% +122.22%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Traceability Matrix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Traceability Matrix in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Traceability Matrix in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Traceability Matrix in the Thames Valley

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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 Traceability Matrix within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 - 1 £395 -
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South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Test Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA