Validation Contracts in the East of England

Validation
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Validation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Validation over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 37 39 58
Rank change year-on-year +2 +19 +3
Contract jobs citing Validation 86 91 92
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 4.55% 4.62% 3.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.35% 5.25% 4.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 27 36
10th Percentile £303 £320 £228
25th Percentile £409 £387 £307
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +17.65% -1.73%
75th Percentile £638 £550 £581
90th Percentile £739 - £619
England median daily rate £500 £555 £510
% change year-on-year -9.91% +8.82% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 46 26
10th Percentile £35.65 - £44.38
25th Percentile £52.50 £65.00 £47.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £66.50 £56.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.26% +18.75% +17.89%
75th Percentile £76.56 £77.00 £56.38
90th Percentile £90.00 £90.00 £69.38
England median hourly rate £61.00 £62.50 £53.92
% change year-on-year -2.40% +15.91% +26.87%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

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 advertised in the East of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,608 1,734 2,240
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 85.03% 88.07% 88.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 669 1,007 1,287
10th Percentile £205 £205 £191
25th Percentile £325 £325 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £575
90th Percentile £677 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 610 327 371
10th Percentile £14.16 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.39 £14.25 £13.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £22.00 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +81.82% +41.94% -10.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £64.75 £46.35
90th Percentile £75.03 £70.00 £60.00
England median hourly rate £36.50 £36.40 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.29% +45.58% +8.70%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the East of England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Validation in the East of England.

Daily rate trend for Validation in the East of England

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Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Validation in the East of England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Validation in the East of England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Validation in the East of England.

Hourly rate trend for Validation in the East of England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Validation in the East of England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Validation in the East of England

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Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the East of England region over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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
Hertfordshire -7 61 £488 -4.88% 40
Cambridgeshire +12 17 £488 +1.04% 56
Essex +8 5 £700 +133.33% 16
Bedfordshire -5 2 - - 17
Suffolk +13 1 £700 +201.56% 7
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Applications
1 10 (11.63%) Simulink
2 9 (10.47%) Stateflow
3 3 (3.49%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (2.33%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.33%) SAP ERP
1 2 (2.33%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (2.33%) SAP SD
1 2 (2.33%) Teamcenter
2 1 (1.16%) SAP HCM
2 1 (1.16%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.16%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (6.98%) Ethernet
1 6 (6.98%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.16%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 15 (17.44%) Rational DOORS
2 10 (11.63%) JIRA
2 10 (11.63%) Rational Rhapsody
3 7 (8.14%) Git
4 6 (6.98%) Eclipse
4 6 (6.98%) Visual Studio
5 3 (3.49%) CppUnit
5 3 (3.49%) PVCS
5 3 (3.49%) Subversion
6 2 (2.33%) IntelliJ
6 2 (2.33%) Rational Team Concert
7 1 (1.16%) ClearCase
General
1 14 (16.28%) Aerospace
2 13 (15.12%) Electronics
2 13 (15.12%) Social Skills
3 9 (10.47%) Automotive
4 8 (9.30%) Military
5 6 (6.98%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (5.81%) Finance
6 5 (5.81%) Manufacturing
7 4 (4.65%) Law
7 4 (4.65%) Legal
8 3 (3.49%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (3.49%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.33%) French Language
9 2 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.16%) Aviation
10 1 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (1.16%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 33 (38.37%) Software Engineer
2 20 (23.26%) Embedded Engineer
3 19 (22.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 11 (12.79%) Architect
4 11 (12.79%) Validation Engineer
5 10 (11.63%) Ada Engineer
5 10 (11.63%) Ada Software Engineer
5 10 (11.63%) C Software Engineer
5 10 (11.63%) Lead
6 8 (9.30%) Data Architect
6 8 (9.30%) Embedded C Engineer
6 8 (9.30%) Embedded C Software Engineer
6 8 (9.30%) Integration Engineer
7 6 (6.98%) Verification Engineer
8 5 (5.81%) C# Software Engineer
8 5 (5.81%) Senior
9 4 (4.65%) C++ Software Engineer
9 4 (4.65%) Systems Engineer
10 3 (3.49%) Hardware Engineer
10 3 (3.49%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (6.98%) Node.js
1 6 (6.98%) Web Services
2 3 (3.49%) JSON
2 3 (3.49%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.14%) Algorithms
2 4 (4.65%) ASIC
2 4 (4.65%) Verilog
3 3 (3.49%) Embedded Systems
3 3 (3.49%) FPGA
3 3 (3.49%) Linux Command Line
4 2 (2.33%) Driving Licence
4 2 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.16%) Augmented Reality
5 1 (1.16%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.16%) PMI
5 1 (1.16%) Smartphone
5 1 (1.16%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 10 (11.63%) Linux
2 6 (6.98%) Windows
3 3 (3.49%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (47.67%) Verification and Validation
2 36 (41.86%) Software Engineering
3 19 (22.09%) Systems Engineering
4 14 (16.28%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (16.28%) Test Automation
5 13 (15.12%) Agile
6 11 (12.79%) Data Management
6 11 (12.79%) Use Case
7 10 (11.63%) Code Quality
7 10 (11.63%) Embedded Software Development
7 10 (11.63%) UML
8 9 (10.47%) Content Development
8 9 (10.47%) Project Management
8 9 (10.47%) Unit Testing
9 8 (9.30%) Synthetic Environment
9 8 (9.30%) Test Scripting
9 8 (9.30%) Visualisation
10 7 (8.14%) CI/CD
10 7 (8.14%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
10 7 (8.14%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 28 (32.56%) C
2 22 (25.58%) C++
3 11 (12.79%) Java
4 10 (11.63%) Ada
4 10 (11.63%) MATLAB
5 9 (10.47%) SQL
6 8 (9.30%) Embedded C
7 6 (6.98%) C#
7 6 (6.98%) Embedded C++
7 6 (6.98%) JavaScript
8 4 (4.65%) Bash
8 4 (4.65%) Python
8 4 (4.65%) SystemVerilog
8 4 (4.65%) Tcl
9 3 (3.49%) Assembly Language
9 3 (3.49%) Shell Script
10 2 (2.33%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 17 (19.77%) Degree
2 7 (8.14%) SC Cleared
2 7 (8.14%) Security Cleared
3 5 (5.81%) Master's Degree
4 2 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (2.33%) ISTQB
4 2 (2.33%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 2 (2.33%) SAP Certification
5 1 (1.16%) PhD
5 1 (1.16%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.16%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.16%) Data Quality
1 1 (1.16%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (4.65%) Firmware
2 3 (3.49%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (3.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.16%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (2.33%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (1.16%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 10 (11.63%) IBM
2 8 (9.30%) Microsoft
3 5 (5.81%) MathWorks
4 4 (4.65%) Cadence
4 4 (4.65%) SAP
5 3 (3.49%) Synopsys
5 3 (3.49%) VMware
5 3 (3.49%) Xilinx
6 2 (2.33%) EMC
6 2 (2.33%) Siemens
7 1 (1.16%) Alteryx
7 1 (1.16%) Mentor Graphics
7 1 (1.16%) ScienceLogic
7 1 (1.16%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.16%) Twitter