Validation Contracts in the UK excluding London

Validation
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Validation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Validation over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 91 126 156
Rank change year-on-year +35 +30 -42
Contract jobs citing Validation 442 473 510
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.16% 2.02% 1.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.56% 2.26% 1.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 178 227 269
10th Percentile £262 £298 £306
25th Percentile £385 £404 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £495 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% +4.21% +12.43%
75th Percentile £586 £579 £575
90th Percentile £688 £628 £636
UK median daily rate £513 £550 £520
% change year-on-year -6.82% +5.77% +15.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 157 142 60
10th Percentile £26.88 £42.50 £25.09
25th Percentile £52.50 £53.76 £42.50
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.53 £50.25
Median % change year-on-year -0.04% +24.43% +11.67%
75th Percentile £75.00 £65.75 £56.50
90th Percentile £77.00 £77.00 £70.50
UK median hourly rate £60.50 £63.23 £55.00
% change year-on-year -4.32% +14.96% +29.41%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Validation is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,295 20,910 27,075
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.44% 89.50% 88.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,314 14,450 18,900
10th Percentile £250 £256 £235
25th Percentile £380 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £651
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,056 1,280 1,343
10th Percentile £12.32 £10.99 £12.25
25th Percentile £15.25 £15.50 £14.25
Median hourly rate £38.06 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.74% +75.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £61.26 £65.00 £47.11
90th Percentile £72.90 £73.75 £61.45
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.40 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.29% +41.73% +4.82%

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the UK excluding London

Validation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Validation in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Validation in the UK excluding London

Validation
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Validation in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Validation in the UK excluding London

Validation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Validation in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Validation in the UK excluding London

Validation
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Validation in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Validation in the UK excluding London

Validation
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 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 May 2024. 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
South East +8 104 £500 - 200
South West +3 97 £431 -24.61% 108
East of England +5 86 £488 -2.50% 122
North of England +76 84 £450 -11.76% 118
Midlands +18 52 £500 +25.00% 145
North West +34 44 £500 - 73
West Midlands +12 38 £475 +5.56% 100
Yorkshire +39 33 £425 -43.33% 36
East Midlands +15 16 £540 +35.00% 45
Northern Ireland +15 11 £600 - 4
Scotland +6 10 £575 +21.05% 44
North East +16 7 £500 -9.09% 11
Isle of Man - 2 - - 1
Wales +16 1 - - 21
Validation
UK

Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 22 (4.98%) Confluence
2 11 (2.49%) CMS
3 6 (1.36%) Sitecore CMS
4 4 (0.90%) SAS
5 3 (0.68%) Apache
5 3 (0.68%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.45%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.23%) SharePoint
Applications
1 30 (6.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (6.56%) Simulink
3 28 (6.33%) Microsoft Office
4 23 (5.20%) Stateflow
5 18 (4.07%) AutoCAD
6 13 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 7 (1.58%) Microsoft Project
8 5 (1.13%) TargetLink
9 4 (0.90%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.45%) MS Visio
10 2 (0.45%) Sketch
11 1 (0.23%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 12 (2.71%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.36%) Magento
3 5 (1.13%) SAP CO
3 5 (1.13%) SAP FI
3 5 (1.13%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.68%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.45%) NEC Housing
5 2 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.45%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.45%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.45%) SAP Hybris
5 2 (0.45%) SAP Payroll
5 2 (0.45%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.45%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.23%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.23%) Hyperion Planning
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.23%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.23%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 29 (6.56%) Power Platform
2 21 (4.75%) Azure
3 8 (1.81%) SAP Commerce Cloud
4 7 (1.58%) AWS
4 7 (1.58%) OCI
5 6 (1.36%) AWS Lambda
5 6 (1.36%) Azure Functions
5 6 (1.36%) Serverless
6 5 (1.13%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (1.13%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (0.90%) GCP
8 3 (0.68%) GitHub
9 2 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.45%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (0.45%) Figma
9 2 (0.45%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.45%) SaaS
9 2 (0.45%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.62%) SNMP
1 16 (3.62%) Software-Defined Radio
2 14 (3.17%) TCP/IP
3 12 (2.71%) Ethernet
4 10 (2.26%) Internet
4 10 (2.26%) WAN
5 8 (1.81%) LAN
6 6 (1.36%) DNS
6 6 (1.36%) VSAN
7 5 (1.13%) DHCP
7 5 (1.13%) MPLS
7 5 (1.13%) WLAN
8 4 (0.90%) Wireless
9 3 (0.68%) 4G
9 3 (0.68%) Network Security
9 3 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.45%) 5G
10 2 (0.45%) Modbus
10 2 (0.45%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.85%) Power BI
2 8 (1.81%) Electronic Patient Records
3 7 (1.58%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.13%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.13%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.90%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.68%) Data Mining
6 3 (0.68%) Hadoop
6 3 (0.68%) MySQL
6 3 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.45%) Apache Hive
7 2 (0.45%) Big Data
7 2 (0.45%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.45%) Metadata
7 2 (0.45%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.45%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.45%) SAP HANA
7 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 45 (10.18%) JIRA
2 33 (7.47%) Git
3 32 (7.24%) Rational DOORS
4 27 (6.11%) Eclipse
5 18 (4.07%) Bitbucket
6 15 (3.39%) GoogleTest
6 15 (3.39%) Robot Framework
7 12 (2.71%) Subversion
7 12 (2.71%) Visual Studio
8 10 (2.26%) Rational Rhapsody
9 3 (0.68%) CppUnit
9 3 (0.68%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.68%) PVCS
9 3 (0.68%) Rational Team Concert
10 2 (0.45%) IntelliJ
10 2 (0.45%) LabVIEW
10 2 (0.45%) Selenium
10 2 (0.45%) Zephyr
11 1 (0.23%) Postman
11 1 (0.23%) SoapUI
General
1 84 (19.00%) Social Skills
2 78 (17.65%) Finance
3 53 (11.99%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (8.37%) Aerospace
5 30 (6.79%) Automotive
6 28 (6.33%) Manufacturing
7 27 (6.11%) Presentation Skills
7 27 (6.11%) Public Sector
8 26 (5.88%) Legal
9 25 (5.66%) Electronics
10 24 (5.43%) Military
11 20 (4.52%) Telecoms
12 18 (4.07%) Organisational Skills
13 16 (3.62%) Marketing
14 11 (2.49%) Banking
14 11 (2.49%) Retail
15 10 (2.26%) Law
16 7 (1.58%) Aviation
17 6 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (1.36%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 76 (17.19%) Software Engineer
2 45 (10.18%) Analyst
3 40 (9.05%) Systems Engineer
4 39 (8.82%) Architect
5 36 (8.14%) Embedded Engineer
6 34 (7.69%) Lead
7 33 (7.47%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 22 (4.98%) Principal Engineer
9 20 (4.52%) Principal Systems Engineer
9 20 (4.52%) Project Manager
9 20 (4.52%) Test Engineer
10 19 (4.30%) Senior
11 18 (4.07%) Integration Engineer
12 17 (3.85%) C++ Software Engineer
13 16 (3.62%) Consultant
13 16 (3.62%) Validation Engineer
14 15 (3.39%) Test Analyst
15 13 (2.94%) Administrator
16 12 (2.71%) Developer
17 11 (2.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.07%) HTML
2 17 (3.85%) CSS
3 13 (2.94%) Node.js
4 11 (2.49%) Web Services
5 5 (1.13%) Flash
5 5 (1.13%) PySpark
6 4 (0.90%) JSON
6 4 (0.90%) React
6 4 (0.90%) REST
7 3 (0.68%) YAML
8 2 (0.45%) AngularJS
8 2 (0.45%) jQuery
8 2 (0.45%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.45%) XML
9 1 (0.23%) Apache NiFi
9 1 (0.23%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.33%) Algorithms
2 19 (4.30%) Management Information System
3 10 (2.26%) NHS
4 9 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (1.81%) LIMS
6 7 (1.58%) Embedded Systems
6 7 (1.58%) Life Science
6 7 (1.58%) Linux Command Line
6 7 (1.58%) Operational Technology
6 7 (1.58%) Product Ownership
7 6 (1.36%) CMDB
8 5 (1.13%) Clustering
8 5 (1.13%) Data Centre
8 5 (1.13%) Driving Licence
9 4 (0.90%) Data Structures
9 4 (0.90%) Device Driver
9 4 (0.90%) Digital Media
9 4 (0.90%) Infotainment
9 4 (0.90%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (0.90%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 37 (8.37%) Windows
2 36 (8.14%) Linux
3 13 (2.94%) Unix
4 4 (0.90%) SafeRTOS
5 3 (0.68%) Android
5 3 (0.68%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.68%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.68%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (30.09%) Verification and Validation
2 98 (22.17%) Software Engineering
3 79 (17.87%) Agile
4 60 (13.57%) Problem-Solving
5 49 (11.09%) Project Management
5 49 (11.09%) Systems Engineering
6 46 (10.41%) Migration
7 38 (8.60%) UML
8 36 (8.14%) Test Automation
9 33 (7.47%) ITIL
10 32 (7.24%) Computer Science
11 31 (7.01%) Software Testing
12 30 (6.79%) CI/CD
12 30 (6.79%) Continuous Improvement
12 30 (6.79%) Test Scripting
13 28 (6.33%) User Acceptance Testing
14 26 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 26 (5.88%) Scrum
15 25 (5.66%) Continuous Integration
15 25 (5.66%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 55 (12.44%) C++
2 52 (11.76%) C
3 33 (7.47%) MATLAB
3 33 (7.47%) SQL
4 30 (6.79%) JavaScript
5 27 (6.11%) Python
6 24 (5.43%) Java
7 19 (4.30%) C#
8 15 (3.39%) Embedded C
9 11 (2.49%) Embedded C++
10 10 (2.26%) Ada
10 10 (2.26%) Bash
11 8 (1.81%) Assembly Language
11 8 (1.81%) PowerShell
12 7 (1.58%) Shell Script
13 5 (1.13%) Perl
14 4 (0.90%) SystemVerilog
14 4 (0.90%) Tcl
15 3 (0.68%) T-SQL
16 2 (0.45%) VBA
Qualifications
1 83 (18.78%) Security Cleared
2 79 (17.87%) Degree
3 52 (11.76%) SC Cleared
4 35 (7.92%) Master's Degree
5 28 (6.33%) DV Cleared
6 10 (2.26%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (2.26%) ITIL Certification
7 9 (2.04%) ISTQB
7 9 (2.04%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 8 (1.81%) Chartered Engineer
9 7 (1.58%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (1.36%) CCNA
11 5 (1.13%) PhD
11 5 (1.13%) PMI Certification
11 5 (1.13%) PMP
12 3 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.68%) HNC
12 3 (0.68%) HND
13 2 (0.45%) CCNP
13 2 (0.45%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (7.01%) QA
2 16 (3.62%) Data Quality
3 9 (2.04%) NIST
3 9 (2.04%) PMO
4 8 (1.81%) HL7
4 8 (1.81%) PCI DSS
5 7 (1.58%) AUTOSAR
5 7 (1.58%) GDPR
5 7 (1.58%) GxP
6 6 (1.36%) GAMP
6 6 (1.36%) ISO 26262
7 5 (1.13%) MISRA
7 5 (1.13%) MISRA C
8 4 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 4 (0.90%) ISO17020
8 4 (0.90%) JTAG
9 3 (0.68%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.68%) IFRS
9 3 (0.68%) IFRS 9
10 2 (0.45%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 24 (5.43%) Firmware
2 14 (3.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (2.04%) VMware ESXi
4 6 (1.36%) Embedded Firmware
4 6 (1.36%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.36%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.13%) Active Directory
6 3 (0.68%) KVM
6 3 (0.68%) VMware Workstation
7 2 (0.45%) vSphere
8 1 (0.23%) HDFS
8 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (2.04%) vCenter Server
2 4 (0.90%) Ansible
3 3 (0.68%) HP Quality Center
4 2 (0.45%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.23%) Kibana
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.23%) SCCM
Vendors
1 63 (14.25%) Microsoft
2 34 (7.69%) SAP
3 22 (4.98%) Atlassian
4 16 (3.62%) VMware
5 15 (3.39%) EMC
5 15 (3.39%) Google
6 13 (2.94%) Oracle
7 11 (2.49%) IBM
8 7 (1.58%) Cisco
9 6 (1.36%) Sitecore
10 5 (1.13%) MathWorks
10 5 (1.13%) Workday
11 4 (0.90%) Cadence
12 3 (0.68%) Avaya
12 3 (0.68%) Databricks
12 3 (0.68%) Remedy
12 3 (0.68%) Synopsys
12 3 (0.68%) Xilinx
13 2 (0.45%) Ceridian
13 2 (0.45%) Cloudera