Validation Contracts in Hertfordshire

Validation
East of England > Hertfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 19 19 25
Rank change year-on-year 0 +6 +7
Contract jobs citing Validation 62 70 54
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 7.36% 9.25% 6.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.40% 10.64% 7.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 15 11
10th Percentile £447 £374 £307
25th Percentile £461 £450 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -8.70% +53.33%
75th Percentile £508 £550 £619
90th Percentile £511 - £688
East of England median daily rate £488 £500 £425
% change year-on-year -2.50% +17.65% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 45 22
10th Percentile £60.00 - £46.38
25th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £47.50
Median hourly rate £70.00 £70.00 £56.00
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% +14.87%
75th Percentile £79.94 £77.00 -
90th Percentile £90.00 £90.00 £56.50
East of England median hourly rate £65.00 £70.00 £56.00
% change year-on-year -7.14% +25.00% +17.89%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 738 658 698
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 87.65% 86.92% 88.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 258 353 421
10th Percentile £221 £260 £205
25th Percentile £313 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% - +1.27%
75th Percentile £597 £676 £625
90th Percentile £700 £750 £706
East of England median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 314 144 82
10th Percentile £38.12 £21.00 £16.25
25th Percentile £40.13 £53.42 £36.50
Median hourly rate £50.00 £62.75 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.32% +25.50% +25.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £77.00 £77.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £40.00 £22.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year +81.82% +41.94% -3.13%

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Validation in Hertfordshire

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Validation in Hertfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Validation in Hertfordshire

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Validation in Hertfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Validation in Hertfordshire

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Validation in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Validation in Hertfordshire

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Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Stevenage -10 53 - - 14
Hatfield -12 5 £488 -11.36% 2
Royston - 1 - - 3
St Albans - 1 - - 2
Validation
East of England

Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 2 (3.23%) Simulink
1 2 (3.23%) Stateflow
2 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.61%) Lorenzo
1 1 (1.61%) SAP HCM
Communications & Networking
1 6 (9.68%) Ethernet
1 6 (9.68%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 14 (22.58%) Rational DOORS
2 10 (16.13%) Rational Rhapsody
3 8 (12.90%) JIRA
4 6 (9.68%) Eclipse
4 6 (9.68%) Visual Studio
5 3 (4.84%) CppUnit
5 3 (4.84%) Git
5 3 (4.84%) IntelliJ
5 3 (4.84%) PVCS
6 2 (3.23%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 15 (24.19%) Aerospace
2 12 (19.35%) Electronics
3 7 (11.29%) Social Skills
4 6 (9.68%) Military
4 6 (9.68%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (6.45%) Law
6 2 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.61%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.61%) Aviation
7 1 (1.61%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.61%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 25 (40.32%) Software Engineer
2 15 (24.19%) Embedded Engineer
2 15 (24.19%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 10 (16.13%) Ada Engineer
3 10 (16.13%) Ada Software Engineer
3 10 (16.13%) Lead
3 10 (16.13%) Validation Engineer
4 9 (14.52%) Architect
4 9 (14.52%) C Software Engineer
4 9 (14.52%) Data Architect
5 7 (11.29%) Embedded C Engineer
5 7 (11.29%) Embedded C Software Engineer
5 7 (11.29%) Integration Engineer
6 5 (8.06%) C# Software Engineer
7 4 (6.45%) C++ Software Engineer
8 3 (4.84%) Digital Hardware Engineer
8 3 (4.84%) Hardware Engineer
8 3 (4.84%) Systems Engineer
8 3 (4.84%) Verification Engineer
9 2 (3.23%) Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (9.68%) Node.js
1 6 (9.68%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (4.84%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (1.61%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 6 (9.68%) Linux
1 6 (9.68%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (59.68%) Verification and Validation
2 29 (46.77%) Software Engineering
3 17 (27.42%) Systems Engineering
4 14 (22.58%) Agile
5 12 (19.35%) Use Case
6 10 (16.13%) Code Quality
6 10 (16.13%) Data Management
6 10 (16.13%) Embedded Software Development
6 10 (16.13%) UML
7 9 (14.52%) Content Development
7 9 (14.52%) Unit Testing
8 8 (12.90%) Scrum
8 8 (12.90%) Synthetic Environment
8 8 (12.90%) Visualisation
9 7 (11.29%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (11.29%) Test Automation
9 7 (11.29%) Test Scripting
10 6 (9.68%) Continuous Delivery
10 6 (9.68%) Continuous Integration
10 6 (9.68%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 24 (38.71%) C
2 18 (29.03%) C++
3 12 (19.35%) Java
4 10 (16.13%) Ada
5 9 (14.52%) SQL
6 7 (11.29%) Embedded C
7 6 (9.68%) C#
7 6 (9.68%) JavaScript
8 5 (8.06%) Embedded C++
9 2 (3.23%) Fortran
9 2 (3.23%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 8 (12.90%) Security Cleared
2 7 (11.29%) SC Cleared
3 6 (9.68%) Degree
4 3 (4.84%) Master's Degree
5 2 (3.23%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (3.23%) ISTQB
5 2 (3.23%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (1.61%) PhD
6 1 (1.61%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.61%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.61%) Data Quality
1 1 (1.61%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (4.84%) Firmware
1 3 (4.84%) Virtual Machines
1 3 (4.84%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (3.23%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 10 (16.13%) IBM
2 7 (11.29%) Microsoft
3 3 (4.84%) VMware
4 2 (3.23%) EMC
4 2 (3.23%) MathWorks
4 2 (3.23%) SAP
5 1 (1.61%) ScienceLogic
5 1 (1.61%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.61%) Twitter