V-Model Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

V-Model
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring V-Model skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 114 125 -
Rank change year-on-year +11 - -
Contract jobs citing V-Model 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.059% 0.046% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.065% 0.054% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £488 £403 £374
% change year-on-year +20.97% +7.75% -27.02%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

V-Model 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 1,533 1,868 2,422
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 90.44% 86.04% 90.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 943 1,058 1,619
10th Percentile £263 £296 £250
25th Percentile £400 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £518
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -1.45% +3.50%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £625
90th Percentile £650 £675 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 74 92
10th Percentile £14.75 £18.72 £16.44
25th Percentile £15.91 £28.31 £25.19
Median hourly rate £25.15 £58.30 £54.47
Median % change year-on-year -56.86% +7.03% +175.81%
75th Percentile £49.28 £63.31 £68.44
90th Percentile £73.65 £75.35 £75.67
South East median hourly rate £21.02 £58.49 £54.39
% change year-on-year -64.06% +7.55% +67.13%

V-Model
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

V-Model job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

V-Model
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing V-Model.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing V-Model

V-Model
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing V-Model.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing V-Model

V-Model
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 V-Model within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 October 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
Berkshire +11 1 £525 - 1
V-Model
South East

V-Model
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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Test Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Test Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared