Verification and Validation Contracts in England

Verification and Validation
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with 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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 393 488 677
Rank change year-on-year +95 +189 -112
Contract jobs citing Verification and Validation 138 158 100
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.38% 0.33% 0.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.44% 0.36% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 44 32
10th Percentile £447 £413 £401
25th Percentile £469 £494 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £510
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.84% +36.00%
75th Percentile £566 £605 £638
90th Percentile £675 £628 £649
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +37.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 85 29
10th Percentile - £52.39 £44.50
25th Percentile £52.50 £57.25 £45.20
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.55 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.92% +13.73% +10.00%
75th Percentile £76.86 £65.75 £68.75
90th Percentile £90.00 £83.75 £76.86
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +18.18% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,426 43,648 64,496
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.34% 90.08% 90.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,611 30,630 45,872
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £450 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £765 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,247 1,533 1,757
10th Percentile £12.92 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.13 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.54 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +46.16% +8.70%
75th Percentile £60.13 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +7.00%

Verification and Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Verification and Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Verification and Validation in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Verification and Validation in England.

Daily rate trend for Verification and Validation in England

Verification and Validation
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Verification and Validation in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Verification and Validation in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Verification and Validation in England.

Hourly rate trend for Verification and Validation in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Verification and Validation in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Verification and Validation in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Verification and Validation within the England region over the 6 months to 20 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
South East +28 45 £525 -3.31% 55
East of England +16 42 £488 +650.00% 47
South West -20 21 £700 +64.71% 42
Midlands +24 14 £575 +4.55% 31
West Midlands +28 11 £588 +6.82% 19
North of England +30 9 £481 -12.50% 24
London +90 8 £638 +10.87% 7
North West +15 8 £481 -12.50% 22
East Midlands +16 3 £575 - 12
Yorkshire - 1 - - 1
Verification and Validation
UK

Verification and Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (8.70%) Confluence
2 2 (1.45%) Apache
Applications
1 27 (19.57%) Simulink
2 24 (17.39%) Stateflow
3 5 (3.62%) TargetLink
Communications & Networking
1 15 (10.87%) SNMP
1 15 (10.87%) Software-Defined Radio
2 11 (7.97%) Ethernet
2 11 (7.97%) TCP/IP
3 2 (1.45%) Internet
3 2 (1.45%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.45%) MongoDB
1 2 (1.45%) MySQL
1 2 (1.45%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 26 (18.84%) Eclipse
2 24 (17.39%) Rational DOORS
3 23 (16.67%) Git
4 21 (15.22%) JIRA
5 17 (12.32%) Bitbucket
6 14 (10.14%) GoogleTest
6 14 (10.14%) Robot Framework
7 11 (7.97%) Visual Studio
8 5 (3.62%) Subversion
9 3 (2.17%) CppUnit
9 3 (2.17%) IntelliJ
9 3 (2.17%) PVCS
10 1 (0.72%) Jenkins
10 1 (0.72%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 24 (17.39%) Automotive
2 22 (15.94%) Aerospace
3 19 (13.77%) Legal
3 19 (13.77%) Military
3 19 (13.77%) Presentation Skills
4 18 (13.04%) Social Skills
5 8 (5.80%) Finance
5 8 (5.80%) Marketing
6 6 (4.35%) Documentation Skills
7 4 (2.90%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (2.90%) Aviation
8 3 (2.17%) Electronics
9 2 (1.45%) Banking
9 2 (1.45%) Public Sector
9 2 (1.45%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.72%) Avionics
10 1 (0.72%) Law
10 1 (0.72%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 52 (37.68%) Software Engineer
2 34 (24.64%) Systems Engineer
3 20 (14.49%) Principal Engineer
3 20 (14.49%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 16 (11.59%) C++ Software Engineer
5 12 (8.70%) Embedded Engineer
5 12 (8.70%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 12 (8.70%) Senior
6 10 (7.25%) C Software Engineer
6 10 (7.25%) C# Software Engineer
6 10 (7.25%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 8 (5.80%) Architect
7 8 (5.80%) Data Architect
7 8 (5.80%) Embedded C Engineer
7 8 (5.80%) Embedded C Software Engineer
7 8 (5.80%) Lead
8 7 (5.07%) Integration Engineer
8 7 (5.07%) Java Engineer
8 7 (5.07%) Java Software Engineer
8 7 (5.07%) Systems Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (10.14%) CSS
1 14 (10.14%) HTML
2 13 (9.42%) Node.js
3 11 (7.97%) Web Services
4 2 (1.45%) AngularJS
4 2 (1.45%) jQuery
4 2 (1.45%) React
4 2 (1.45%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (19.57%) Algorithms
2 6 (4.35%) Management Information System
3 4 (2.90%) Digital Media
4 3 (2.17%) Embedded Systems
5 2 (1.45%) Driving Licence
5 2 (1.45%) Mobile App
5 2 (1.45%) VHDL
6 1 (0.72%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.72%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (0.72%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 28 (20.29%) Windows
2 26 (18.84%) Linux
3 8 (5.80%) Unix
4 2 (1.45%) Android
4 2 (1.45%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (100.00%) Validation
2 71 (51.45%) Software Engineering
3 40 (28.99%) Agile
4 28 (20.29%) Systems Engineering
4 28 (20.29%) Test Automation
5 27 (19.57%) UML
6 25 (18.12%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
7 22 (15.94%) Computer Science
8 20 (14.49%) Scrum
9 17 (12.32%) Problem-Solving
10 15 (10.87%) Prototyping
11 14 (10.14%) SysML
11 14 (10.14%) Unit Testing
12 13 (9.42%) Customer Requirements
12 13 (9.42%) Software Testing
12 13 (9.42%) Synthetic Environment
12 13 (9.42%) Visualisation
13 12 (8.70%) Customer Engagement
13 12 (8.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 12 (8.70%) Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
1 37 (26.81%) C++
2 28 (20.29%) MATLAB
3 25 (18.12%) JavaScript
4 23 (16.67%) C
5 22 (15.94%) Java
6 13 (9.42%) C#
7 12 (8.70%) Embedded C
8 10 (7.25%) SQL
9 8 (5.80%) Embedded C++
10 3 (2.17%) Python
11 1 (0.72%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 24 (17.39%) Degree
2 23 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 20 (14.49%) SC Cleared
4 13 (9.42%) Master's Degree
5 8 (5.80%) ITIL Certification
6 5 (3.62%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (3.62%) DV Cleared
7 3 (2.17%) Chartered Engineer
8 2 (1.45%) HNC
8 2 (1.45%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.80%) PCI DSS
2 6 (4.35%) ISO 26262
2 6 (4.35%) QA
3 5 (3.62%) AUTOSAR
3 5 (3.62%) MISRA
3 5 (3.62%) MISRA C
4 4 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 17025
4 4 (2.90%) ISO17020
5 1 (0.72%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 1 (0.72%) PMO
System Software
1 19 (13.77%) Firmware
2 3 (2.17%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.45%) vSphere
4 1 (0.72%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (0.72%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 14 (10.14%) Google
2 12 (8.70%) Atlassian
3 11 (7.97%) Microsoft
4 5 (3.62%) VMware
5 1 (0.72%) CA Agile Central
5 1 (0.72%) EMC
5 1 (0.72%) IBM
5 1 (0.72%) Oracle
5 1 (0.72%) SAP
5 1 (0.72%) Wind River