Verification and Validation Contracts with Work from Home Options

Verification and Validation
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 304 396 576
Rank change year-on-year +92 +180 -90
Contract jobs citing Verification and Validation 45 63 50
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.31% 0.26% 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.35% 0.29% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 13 14
10th Percentile £476 - £404
25th Percentile £488 £413 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £488
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +12.82% -1.52%
75th Percentile £563 £600 £583
90th Percentile £565 £606 £618
UK median daily rate £501 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.00% - +22.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 41 6
10th Percentile - £51.25 £48.85
25th Percentile £52.50 £62.50 £52.50
Median hourly rate £55.00 £65.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.03% +19.09% +22.22%
75th Percentile £77.00 £68.75 £66.88
90th Percentile £90.00 £90.00 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £52.42
% change year-on-year - +24.00% +4.84%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,824 21,734 40,250
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.57% 89.66% 91.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,646 15,426 29,289
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 572 503 517
10th Percentile £14.89 £18.49 £14.50
25th Percentile £24.19 £25.85 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +31.25% +66.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £67.50 £58.38
90th Percentile £75.00 £78.60 £71.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +9.70%

Verification and Validation
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Verification and Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Verification and Validation trend for jobs with a WFH option

Verification and Validation
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Verification and Validation.

Verification and Validation daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Verification and Validation
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Verification and Validation over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Verification and Validation daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Verification and Validation.

Verification and Validation hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Verification and Validation
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Verification and Validation over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Verification and Validation hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Verification and Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (2.22%) Confluence
Applications
1 19 (42.22%) Simulink
1 19 (42.22%) Stateflow
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.44%) RTP
2 1 (2.22%) Ethernet
2 1 (2.22%) SNMP
2 1 (2.22%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (2.22%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 13 (28.89%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (4.44%) Eclipse
2 2 (4.44%) Git
2 2 (4.44%) JIRA
3 1 (2.22%) Bitbucket
3 1 (2.22%) CppUnit
3 1 (2.22%) GoogleTest
3 1 (2.22%) IntelliJ
3 1 (2.22%) PVCS
3 1 (2.22%) Robot Framework
3 1 (2.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 19 (42.22%) Automotive
1 19 (42.22%) Legal
2 6 (13.33%) Presentation Skills
3 5 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
3 5 (11.11%) Finance
3 5 (11.11%) Marketing
4 2 (4.44%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.44%) Military
4 2 (4.44%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.22%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.22%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 26 (57.78%) Software Engineer
2 7 (15.56%) C Software Engineer
2 7 (15.56%) Embedded C Engineer
2 7 (15.56%) Embedded C Software Engineer
2 7 (15.56%) Embedded Engineer
2 7 (15.56%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 6 (13.33%) Senior
3 6 (13.33%) Systems Engineer
4 5 (11.11%) DOORS Engineer
4 5 (11.11%) Integration Engineer
4 5 (11.11%) Lead
4 5 (11.11%) Senior Integration Engineer
4 5 (11.11%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 5 (11.11%) Software Integration Engineer
4 5 (11.11%) Systems Integration Engineer
5 2 (4.44%) Developer
6 1 (2.22%) Applications Support Engineer
6 1 (2.22%) Architect
6 1 (2.22%) C++ Developer
6 1 (2.22%) Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.22%) CSS
1 1 (2.22%) HTML
1 1 (2.22%) Node.js
1 1 (2.22%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 19 (42.22%) Algorithms
2 1 (2.22%) Operational Technology
2 1 (2.22%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 6 (13.33%) Windows
2 5 (11.11%) Unix
3 2 (4.44%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (100.00%) Validation
2 29 (64.44%) Software Engineering
3 26 (57.78%) Test Automation
4 19 (42.22%) Computer Science
4 19 (42.22%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
5 9 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (15.56%) Test Scripting
7 6 (13.33%) Requirements Analysis
7 6 (13.33%) Systems Engineering
7 6 (13.33%) UML
8 5 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (11.11%) Customer Engagement
8 5 (11.11%) Customer Requirements
8 5 (11.11%) ITIL
8 5 (11.11%) Process Improvement
8 5 (11.11%) Requirements Management
8 5 (11.11%) Risk Management
8 5 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (11.11%) Technical Leadership
8 5 (11.11%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 19 (42.22%) MATLAB
2 8 (17.78%) C
2 8 (17.78%) C++
3 7 (15.56%) Embedded C
4 5 (11.11%) Embedded C++
5 2 (4.44%) JavaScript
6 1 (2.22%) C#
6 1 (2.22%) Java
6 1 (2.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (15.56%) Degree
2 5 (11.11%) ITIL Certification
2 5 (11.11%) Master's Degree
2 5 (11.11%) SC Cleared
2 5 (11.11%) Security Cleared
3 2 (4.44%) DV Cleared
3 2 (4.44%) HNC
3 2 (4.44%) HND
4 1 (2.22%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (11.11%) PCI DSS
2 3 (6.67%) QA
3 1 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 1 (2.22%) Firmware
1 1 (2.22%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (2.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (2.22%) Atlassian
1 1 (2.22%) Google
1 1 (2.22%) Microsoft
1 1 (2.22%) VMware