Verification and Validation Contracts with Work from Home Options

Verification and Validation
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Verification and Validation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Verification and Validation over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 295 392 587
Rank change year-on-year +97 +195 -122
Contract jobs citing Verification and Validation 57 78 47
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.37% 0.30% 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.42% 0.34% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 17 12
10th Percentile - £408 £401
25th Percentile £488 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £520
Median % change year-on-year -3.31% +4.42% +4.00%
75th Percentile £563 £588 £599
90th Percentile - £695 £623
UK median daily rate £515 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -6.36% - +9.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 46 8
10th Percentile - £51.25 £50.31
25th Percentile £52.50 £63.13 £52.50
Median hourly rate £60.00 £65.00 £55.75
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +16.59% +35.15%
75th Percentile £90.00 £67.50 £60.63
90th Percentile - £69.38 £74.20
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +18.18% +12.82%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Verification and 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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,505 23,232 40,651
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.83% 89.84% 91.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,015 16,421 29,503
10th Percentile £325 £363 £360
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +9.03%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £719
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 573 532 547
10th Percentile £15.17 £19.00 £13.50
25th Percentile £24.25 £30.54 £19.96
Median hourly rate £42.50 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +57.14% +34.62%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.23 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £37.30 £25.00
% change year-on-year -4.83% +49.20% -

Verification and Validation
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Verification and Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Verification and Validation trend for jobs with a WFH option

Verification and Validation
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Verification and Validation.

Verification and Validation daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Verification and Validation
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Verification and Validation over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Verification and Validation daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Verification and Validation
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Verification and Validation.

Verification and Validation hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Verification and Validation
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Verification and Validation over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Verification and Validation hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Verification and Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 2 (3.51%) Confluence
Applications
1 19 (33.33%) Simulink
1 19 (33.33%) Stateflow
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.75%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.51%) RTP
1 2 (3.51%) SNMP
1 2 (3.51%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (1.75%) Ethernet
2 1 (1.75%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.75%) RDBMS
1 1 (1.75%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 17 (29.82%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (5.26%) Eclipse
2 3 (5.26%) Git
2 3 (5.26%) JIRA
3 2 (3.51%) Bitbucket
3 2 (3.51%) GoogleTest
3 2 (3.51%) Robot Framework
4 1 (1.75%) CppUnit
4 1 (1.75%) IntelliJ
4 1 (1.75%) PVCS
4 1 (1.75%) Visual Studio
General
1 20 (35.09%) Legal
2 19 (33.33%) Automotive
3 7 (12.28%) Presentation Skills
4 6 (10.53%) Documentation Skills
4 6 (10.53%) Finance
4 6 (10.53%) Marketing
4 6 (10.53%) Military
5 2 (3.51%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (3.51%) Public Sector
5 2 (3.51%) Social Skills
5 2 (3.51%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.75%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 30 (52.63%) Software Engineer
2 11 (19.30%) Embedded Engineer
2 11 (19.30%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 10 (17.54%) C Software Engineer
3 10 (17.54%) Embedded C Engineer
3 10 (17.54%) Embedded C Software Engineer
4 8 (14.04%) Senior
5 7 (12.28%) Systems Engineer
6 6 (10.53%) DOORS Engineer
6 6 (10.53%) Integration Engineer
6 6 (10.53%) Senior Integration Engineer
6 6 (10.53%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 6 (10.53%) Software Integration Engineer
6 6 (10.53%) Systems Integration Engineer
7 5 (8.77%) Lead
8 4 (7.02%) Consultant
8 4 (7.02%) Software Assurance Consultant
8 4 (7.02%) Software Consultant
9 2 (3.51%) Developer
10 1 (1.75%) Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.51%) CSS
1 2 (3.51%) HTML
2 1 (1.75%) Node.js
2 1 (1.75%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 19 (33.33%) Algorithms
2 2 (3.51%) Digital Media
2 2 (3.51%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.75%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.75%) Operational Technology
3 1 (1.75%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 7 (12.28%) Windows
2 6 (10.53%) Unix
3 3 (5.26%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (100.00%) Validation
2 33 (57.89%) Software Engineering
3 29 (50.88%) Test Automation
4 20 (35.09%) Computer Science
5 19 (33.33%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
6 13 (22.81%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (17.54%) Test Scripting
8 8 (14.04%) UML
9 7 (12.28%) Requirements Analysis
9 7 (12.28%) Systems Engineering
10 6 (10.53%) Budgeting
10 6 (10.53%) Collaborative Working
10 6 (10.53%) Customer Engagement
10 6 (10.53%) Customer Requirements
10 6 (10.53%) Process Improvement
10 6 (10.53%) Requirements Management
10 6 (10.53%) Risk Management
10 6 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
10 6 (10.53%) Technical Leadership
10 6 (10.53%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 19 (33.33%) MATLAB
2 15 (26.32%) C
3 12 (21.05%) C++
4 10 (17.54%) Embedded C
5 8 (14.04%) Embedded C++
6 4 (7.02%) Ada
7 3 (5.26%) JavaScript
8 1 (1.75%) C#
8 1 (1.75%) Java
8 1 (1.75%) Python
8 1 (1.75%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (19.30%) SC Cleared
1 11 (19.30%) Security Cleared
2 9 (15.79%) Degree
3 6 (10.53%) ITIL Certification
3 6 (10.53%) Master's Degree
4 2 (3.51%) DV Cleared
4 2 (3.51%) HNC
4 2 (3.51%) HND
5 1 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (15.79%) QA
2 6 (10.53%) PCI DSS
3 4 (7.02%) DO-178B
3 4 (7.02%) IEC 61508
4 3 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 2 (3.51%) ISO17020
System Software
1 2 (3.51%) Firmware
2 1 (1.75%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (3.51%) Atlassian
1 2 (3.51%) Google
2 1 (1.75%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.75%) VMware