Hybrid/Remote Verification and Validation Contract Job Trends

Verification and Validation
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Verification and Validation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 292 305 319
Rank change year-on-year +13 +14 +177
Contract jobs citing Verification and Validation 26 11 72
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.26% 0.091% 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.28% 0.10% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 23
10th Percentile - - £450
25th Percentile - £456 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +46.34% -2.38% -3.31%
75th Percentile - £591 £588
90th Percentile - £604 £600
UK median daily rate £550 £544 £525
% change year-on-year +1.15% +3.57% -5.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 7 39
10th Percentile £64.63 £48.00 £59.26
25th Percentile - £54.63 £70.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £90.00
Median % change year-on-year - -27.78% +38.46%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £79.13 - -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £72.83
% change year-on-year - -10.75% +12.05%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Verification and 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,282 10,741 15,802
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.14% 88.53% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,142 6,773 10,840
10th Percentile £325 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £724 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 326 222 384
10th Percentile £15.18 £17.58 £19.99
25th Percentile £20.25 £22.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £41.59 £37.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.91% -28.57% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £25.13 £33.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -23.86% -22.35% +21.43%

Verification and Validation
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Verification and Validation and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Verification and Validation job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Verification and Validation
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Verification and Validation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Verification and Validation

Verification and Validation
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Verification and Validation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Verification and Validation

Verification and Validation
Hourly Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Verification and Validation over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Verification and Validation hourly rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid working options

Verification and Validation
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:

Applications
1 2 (7.69%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (7.69%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 3 (11.54%) GitHub
2 2 (7.69%) Azure
2 2 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 18 (69.23%) Ethernet
1 18 (69.23%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 18 (69.23%) Eclipse
1 18 (69.23%) Visual Studio
2 1 (3.85%) QADirector
2 1 (3.85%) Rational DOORS
General
1 19 (73.08%) Social Skills
2 18 (69.23%) Military
3 17 (65.38%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (7.69%) Finance
4 2 (7.69%) Telecoms
5 1 (3.85%) Aerospace
5 1 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.85%) Aviation
5 1 (3.85%) Law
5 1 (3.85%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 16 (61.54%) C# Software Engineer
1 16 (61.54%) Software Engineer
2 13 (50.00%) C++ Software Engineer
3 3 (11.54%) Validation Engineer
4 2 (7.69%) C# Developer
4 2 (7.69%) Developer
4 2 (7.69%) Project Manager
4 2 (7.69%) Senior
4 2 (7.69%) Senior Manager
4 2 (7.69%) Senior Project Manager
5 1 (3.85%) C++ Developer
5 1 (3.85%) C++/C# Developer
5 1 (3.85%) Consultant
5 1 (3.85%) Design Engineer
5 1 (3.85%) Engineering Manager
5 1 (3.85%) Facilities Manager
5 1 (3.85%) QA Engineer
5 1 (3.85%) Quality Engineer
5 1 (3.85%) Software Project Manager
5 1 (3.85%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (69.23%) Node.js
1 18 (69.23%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (11.54%) FPGA
1 3 (11.54%) RISC-V
2 2 (7.69%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (3.85%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (3.85%) Life Science
3 1 (3.85%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 21 (80.77%) Linux
2 18 (69.23%) Windows
3 3 (11.54%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (100.00%) Validation
2 20 (76.92%) Agile
3 18 (69.23%) CI/CD
3 18 (69.23%) Continuous Delivery
3 18 (69.23%) Continuous Integration
3 18 (69.23%) Digital Twin
3 18 (69.23%) Software Engineering
3 18 (69.23%) Synthetic Environment
3 18 (69.23%) TDD
3 18 (69.23%) Unit Testing
3 18 (69.23%) Visualisation
4 4 (15.38%) Systems Engineering
5 3 (11.54%) Change Control
5 3 (11.54%) Open Source
5 3 (11.54%) Regression Testing
5 3 (11.54%) Requirements Gathering
5 3 (11.54%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (11.54%) Test Automation
5 3 (11.54%) Test Planning
5 3 (11.54%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 18 (69.23%) C#
1 18 (69.23%) C++
1 18 (69.23%) JavaScript
2 3 (11.54%) Assembly Language
2 3 (11.54%) Bash
2 3 (11.54%) Perl
2 3 (11.54%) Python
2 3 (11.54%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 6 (23.08%) SC Cleared
1 6 (23.08%) Security Cleared
2 2 (7.69%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.85%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 1 (3.85%) QA
1 1 (3.85%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 3 (11.54%) QEMU
2 1 (3.85%) Firmware
Vendors
1 18 (69.23%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.85%) ServiceNow