Hybrid/Remote Validation Analyst Contract Job Trends

Validation Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Validation Analyst daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 364 - 332
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Validation Analyst 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.007% - 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% - 0.017%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £625
75th Percentile £438 - £638
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £425 £354 £625
% change year-on-year +20.14% -43.40% -27.54%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 12,536 9,011 11,668
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.82% 93.82% 93.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,837 5,938 7,386
10th Percentile £358 £325 £325
25th Percentile £431 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -
75th Percentile £623 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 713 293 274
10th Percentile £15.73 £14.00 £20.83
25th Percentile £27.74 £21.02 £34.20
Median hourly rate £60.00 £38.70 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year +55.04% -12.05% -12.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £67.38
90th Percentile £82.50 £68.00 £74.85
UK median hourly rate £41.92 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +66.68% -41.51% -3.37%

Validation Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Validation Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Validation Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Validation Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Validation Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Validation Analyst job vacancies

Validation Analyst Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 29 September 2026, Validation Analyst 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Validation Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Validation Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality