Validation Consultant Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Validation Consultant
UK > UK excluding London

As of 11 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Validation Consultant daily rate in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 420 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Validation Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.005% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - £625 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 19,513 11,800 19,710
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.58% 92.52% 92.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,574 7,546 12,266
10th Percentile £250 £210 £210
25th Percentile £388 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% -2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £580 £588 £594
90th Percentile £675 £665 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,125 674 2,088
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.21 £12.52
25th Percentile £18.85 £20.27 £15.61
Median hourly rate £34.95 £32.50 £32.70
Median % change year-on-year +7.52% -0.60% -18.26%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £71.88
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £33.40 £32.69
% change year-on-year +4.79% +2.17% -22.84%

Validation Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Validation Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Validation Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Validation Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Validation Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Validation Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Validation Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Validation Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Validation Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Validation Consultant
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Validation Consultant within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 March 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
Midlands - 1 - -
West Midlands - 1 - -
Validation Consultant
UK

Validation Consultant Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 11 March 2026, Validation Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Validation Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 1 (100.00%) V-Model

Validation Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 1 (100.00%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft