Validation
West Midlands > Worcestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Worcestershire requiring Validation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | 18 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | -4 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Validation | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Worcestershire | 1.33% | 1.59% | 6.41% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.79% | 1.72% | 7.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £521 |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | - | £523 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £400 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +43.75% | -27.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | - | £591 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £600 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £493 | £490 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.61% | -14.87% | +27.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £72.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £75.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £54.75 | £50.00 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.50% | -13.04% | +79.69% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Worcestershire
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 Worcestershire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 112 | 58 | 63 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire | 74.67% | 92.06% | 80.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 91 | 30 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £143 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £363 | £378 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £563 | £570 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -1.32% | +3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £700 | £655 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | - | £705 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £491 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +4.33% | -1.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.67 | £14.84 | £15.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.14 | £15.58 | £16.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.23 | £17.64 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.30% | -0.44% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £27.13 | £21.70 | £72.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £23.01 | £77.50 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £21.46 | £20.12 | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.66% | -12.52% | +29.94% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Validation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Validation.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Validation.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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: