Validation Contracts in the Midlands

Validation
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 21 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
21 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 82 92 121
Rank change year-on-year +10 +29 -24
Contract jobs citing Validation 50 62 82
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.86% 1.90% 1.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.27% 2.16% 1.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 34 56
10th Percentile £312 £243 £335
25th Percentile £350 £339 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £400 £500
Median % change year-on-year +21.88% -20.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £610 £484 £600
90th Percentile £731 £550 £638
England median daily rate £500 £550 £510
% change year-on-year -9.09% +7.84% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 4 0
10th Percentile £14.00 - -
25th Percentile £34.44 £55.00 -
Median hourly rate £57.50 £60.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - -
75th Percentile £58.75 £65.00 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £60.50 £62.50 £51.93
% change year-on-year -3.20% +20.37% +15.39%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,205 2,872 4,427
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 81.91% 88.07% 87.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,487 2,014 3,258
10th Percentile £235 £250 £246
25th Percentile £356 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £498 £475
Median % change year-on-year -6.03% +4.74% +14.46%
75th Percentile £596 £595 £575
90th Percentile £700 £688 £663
England median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 169 102 148
10th Percentile £11.06 £12.05 £10.63
25th Percentile £13.91 £14.64 £13.75
Median hourly rate £18.00 £22.34 £17.53
Median % change year-on-year -19.41% +27.41% +16.87%
75th Percentile £33.25 £38.96 £22.75
90th Percentile £55.00 £57.25 £35.00
England median hourly rate £36.50 £36.77 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.73% +47.08% +8.70%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Validation in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Validation in the Midlands over the 6 months to 21 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Validation in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Validation in the Midlands

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Validation in the Midlands over the 6 months to 21 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Validation in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 21 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
West Midlands +11 37 £450 - 113
East Midlands +13 15 £540 +35.00% 45
Validation
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (2.00%) SAS
1 1 (2.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (16.00%) Simulink
2 5 (10.00%) Stateflow
2 5 (10.00%) TargetLink
3 4 (8.00%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (6.00%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (4.00%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (2.00%) InfoPath
6 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (2.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.00%) SAP Business One
1 2 (4.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (2.00%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 4 (8.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.00%) Azure
2 1 (2.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (2.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.00%) OCI
2 1 (2.00%) SaaS
2 1 (2.00%) ShareGate
2 1 (2.00%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (12.00%) WAN
2 4 (8.00%) LAN
3 3 (6.00%) MPLS
4 2 (4.00%) Internet
4 2 (4.00%) TCP/IP
4 2 (4.00%) VPN
5 1 (2.00%) ADSL
5 1 (2.00%) DWDM
5 1 (2.00%) Ethernet
5 1 (2.00%) Ethernet VPN
5 1 (2.00%) SDH
5 1 (2.00%) SD-WAN
5 1 (2.00%) SONET
5 1 (2.00%) VDSL
5 1 (2.00%) VXLAN
5 1 (2.00%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.00%) Power BI
2 2 (4.00%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (4.00%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (4.00%) SAP HANA
2 2 (4.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (2.00%) MySQL
3 1 (2.00%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 1 (2.00%) Oracle ODI
3 1 (2.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (10.00%) Bitbucket
1 5 (10.00%) Git
1 5 (10.00%) Subversion
2 3 (6.00%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (4.00%) JIRA
General
1 18 (36.00%) Social Skills
2 11 (22.00%) Automotive
3 10 (20.00%) Finance
4 4 (8.00%) Manufacturing
4 4 (8.00%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (6.00%) Aerospace
5 3 (6.00%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (6.00%) Banking
5 3 (6.00%) Electronics
6 2 (4.00%) Legal
6 2 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (4.00%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.00%) Aeronautics
7 1 (2.00%) Retail
7 1 (2.00%) Social Housing
7 1 (2.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (16.00%) Analyst
2 7 (14.00%) Systems Engineer
3 5 (10.00%) Control Systems Engineer
3 5 (10.00%) Lead
3 5 (10.00%) Principal Engineer
3 5 (10.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 4 (8.00%) Architect
4 4 (8.00%) Data Migration Lead
4 4 (8.00%) Project Manager
5 3 (6.00%) Data Analyst
5 3 (6.00%) Technical Manager
5 3 (6.00%) Validation Engineer
5 3 (6.00%) Verification Engineer
6 2 (4.00%) Business Intelligence Analyst
6 2 (4.00%) CCTV Project Manager
6 2 (4.00%) Embedded Engineer
6 2 (4.00%) Forensic Manager
6 2 (4.00%) Power BI Analyst
6 2 (4.00%) Security Manager
6 2 (4.00%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.00%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 10 (20.00%) Management Information System
2 6 (12.00%) Algorithms
3 4 (8.00%) Infotainment
4 3 (6.00%) Digital Media
4 3 (6.00%) Driving Licence
5 2 (4.00%) CCTV
5 2 (4.00%) Data Centre
5 2 (4.00%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (2.00%) CMDB
6 1 (2.00%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (2.00%) Operational Technology
6 1 (2.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.00%) Linux
2 1 (2.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (26.00%) Verification and Validation
2 12 (24.00%) Software Engineering
3 11 (22.00%) Migration
4 10 (20.00%) Project Management
5 9 (18.00%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (18.00%) Software Testing
6 8 (16.00%) Agile
6 8 (16.00%) Data Migration
6 8 (16.00%) Quality Management
7 7 (14.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
8 6 (12.00%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
9 5 (10.00%) Black-Box Testing
9 5 (10.00%) Functional Testing
9 5 (10.00%) Line Management
9 5 (10.00%) Risk Management
9 5 (10.00%) Software Audit
9 5 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
9 5 (10.00%) Systems Engineering
9 5 (10.00%) UML
9 5 (10.00%) White-Box Testing
Programming Languages
1 8 (16.00%) MATLAB
2 7 (14.00%) C
3 5 (10.00%) SQL
4 3 (6.00%) C++
4 3 (6.00%) Python
5 2 (4.00%) Embedded C
5 2 (4.00%) Embedded C++
5 2 (4.00%) T-SQL
6 1 (2.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (2.00%) PowerShell
6 1 (2.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 15 (30.00%) Degree
2 12 (24.00%) Security Cleared
3 7 (14.00%) SC Cleared
4 5 (10.00%) Master's Degree
5 4 (8.00%) DV Cleared
6 3 (6.00%) Chartered Engineer
7 2 (4.00%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (2.00%) BC Cleared
8 1 (2.00%) CCNA
8 1 (2.00%) CCNP
8 1 (2.00%) CISA
8 1 (2.00%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (2.00%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (2.00%) PMI Certification
8 1 (2.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (16.00%) QA
2 7 (14.00%) AUTOSAR
3 6 (12.00%) Data Quality
3 6 (12.00%) ISO 26262
4 5 (10.00%) MISRA
4 5 (10.00%) MISRA C
5 3 (6.00%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 3 (6.00%) ISO17020
6 1 (2.00%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 1 (2.00%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (2.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 6 (12.00%) SAP
2 4 (8.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (6.00%) Oracle
4 1 (2.00%) Guidewire
4 1 (2.00%) IBM
4 1 (2.00%) Sage
4 1 (2.00%) Workday