Validation Contracts in West Sussex

Validation
South East > West Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in West Sussex requiring Validation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Validation 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 6 37 41
Rank change year-on-year +31 +4 +6
Contract jobs citing Validation 22 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Sussex 15.07% 0.77% 0.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.32% 0.84% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 2 1
10th Percentile £193 - -
25th Percentile £361 £388 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 £425 £225
Median % change year-on-year -0.52% +88.89% -47.06%
75th Percentile £494 £463 £238
90th Percentile £738 - -
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £490
% change year-on-year -2.49% +4.64% +3.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61.25 - -
Median hourly rate £62.50 - -
75th Percentile £63.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £57.50 £67.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -14.81% +50.00% -18.18%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Sussex

Validation 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 West Sussex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 127 238 251
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex 86.99% 91.19% 87.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 174 200
10th Percentile £217 £304 £181
25th Percentile £350 £403 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% -7.69% +4.84%
75th Percentile £538 £523 £600
90th Percentile £632 £588 £681
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £508
% change year-on-year - -1.53% +1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 13 8
10th Percentile £15.39 £13.63 £18.74
25th Percentile £16.95 £18.20 -
Median hourly rate £18.82 £21.50 £22.16
Median % change year-on-year -12.47% -2.98% -59.15%
75th Percentile £36.25 £22.25 £22.40
90th Percentile £81.15 £28.05 £24.19
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -41.05% -5.00% +122.22%

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Job postings citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

Job vacancy trend for Validation in West Sussex

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Validation in West Sussex.

Daily rate trend for Validation in West Sussex

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Daily Rate Histogram in West Sussex

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Validation in West Sussex over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Validation in West Sussex

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Validation in West Sussex.

Hourly rate trend for Validation in West Sussex

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Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the West Sussex 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
Crawley - 9 £475 - 20
Worthing - 7 £427 - 2
Horsham - 3 £423 - 2
Validation
South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex 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 3 (13.64%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Adobe Captivate
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (13.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (9.09%) Maximo
3 1 (4.55%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (4.55%) Oracle Payroll
Cloud Services
1 5 (22.73%) Azure
1 5 (22.73%) Power Platform
2 3 (13.64%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (13.64%) Entra ID
2 3 (13.64%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (13.64%) Power Automate
2 3 (13.64%) PowerApps
3 2 (9.09%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 1 (4.55%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (18.18%) 2G
1 4 (18.18%) 3G
1 4 (18.18%) 4G
1 4 (18.18%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (22.73%) Big Data
2 2 (9.09%) Data Lake
2 2 (9.09%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (9.09%) Metadata
2 2 (9.09%) NewSQL
2 2 (9.09%) NoSQL
2 2 (9.09%) Power BI
2 2 (9.09%) Qlik Sense
2 2 (9.09%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (13.64%) JIRA
1 3 (13.64%) Toad
2 2 (9.09%) Cucumber
2 2 (9.09%) Git
2 2 (9.09%) Postman
2 2 (9.09%) SoapUI
General
1 6 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (13.64%) Social Skills
3 2 (9.09%) Billing
3 2 (9.09%) Finance
3 2 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (13.64%) Analyst
1 3 (13.64%) Developer
1 3 (13.64%) SAP Analyst
1 3 (13.64%) SAP Test Analyst
1 3 (13.64%) Senior
1 3 (13.64%) Systems Engineer
1 3 (13.64%) Systems Test Engineer
1 3 (13.64%) Test Analyst
1 3 (13.64%) Test Engineer
2 2 (9.09%) Consultant
2 2 (9.09%) Data Architect
2 2 (9.09%) Data Migration Specialist
2 2 (9.09%) Dynamics 365 Developer
2 2 (9.09%) Lead
2 2 (9.09%) Migration Specialist
2 2 (9.09%) Platform Architect
2 2 (9.09%) Senior Analyst
2 2 (9.09%) Senior SAP Test Analyst
2 2 (9.09%) Senior Test Analyst
2 2 (9.09%) Test Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (13.64%) XML
2 2 (9.09%) Playwright
3 1 (4.55%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 7 (31.82%) IoT
2 4 (18.18%) Smartphone
3 2 (9.09%) Learning Management System
3 2 (9.09%) Onboarding
3 2 (9.09%) Replication
3 2 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (4.55%) Data Structures
4 1 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 7 (31.82%) Windows
2 4 (18.18%) Android
2 4 (18.18%) Apple iOS
3 3 (13.64%) Linux
4 1 (4.55%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (45.45%) Migration
2 9 (40.91%) Data Security
3 8 (36.36%) Data Migration
3 8 (36.36%) Test Automation
4 6 (27.27%) Customer Requirements
4 6 (27.27%) ETL
5 5 (22.73%) Agile
5 5 (22.73%) Customer Service
6 4 (18.18%) Data Mapping
6 4 (18.18%) Mobile Device Management
6 4 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (18.18%) Time Management
7 3 (13.64%) Analytics
7 3 (13.64%) Data Cleansing
7 3 (13.64%) Data Protection
7 3 (13.64%) Data Validation
7 3 (13.64%) Data-Driven Testing
7 3 (13.64%) Defect Management
7 3 (13.64%) DevOps
7 3 (13.64%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 11 (50.00%) SQL
2 5 (22.73%) Java
3 2 (9.09%) Python
3 2 (9.09%) Scala
3 2 (9.09%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 3 (13.64%) ISEB
1 3 (13.64%) ISTQB
1 3 (13.64%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
1 3 (13.64%) SC Cleared
1 3 (13.64%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.09%) GDPR
1 2 (9.09%) HIPAA
System Software
1 3 (13.64%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 4 (18.18%) Oracle
2 4 (18.18%) ServiceNow
3 3 (13.64%) SAP
3 3 (13.64%) webMethods
4 2 (9.09%) Alteryx
4 2 (9.09%) Salesforce
5 1 (4.55%) Adobe
5 1 (4.55%) Workday