The first table below looks at the demand for the Validation Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Validation Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the England region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Validation Engineer
Rank 833 850 854
Rank change year-on-year
+17 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Validation Engineer 3 10 16
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.003% 0.009% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.009% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 1 8 14
Average salary £35,000 £33,500 £31,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.47% +5.51%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £34,875 £31,750
% change year-on-year
+0.35% +9.84%
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
95030 107492 112528
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.41% 94.80% 94.28%
Number of salaries quoted 79926 92829 95737
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Validation Engineer
UK

Validation Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Validation Engineer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Validation Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Validation Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Validation Engineer across the England region.

England Validation Engineer Salary Trend

Validation Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation Engineer within the England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
East of England +7 1 - -
London - 1 - -
West Midlands - 1 £35,000 -
Validation Engineer
UK

Validation Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Validation Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Validation Engineer in their job title.

1 14 (100.00%) Validation
2 7 (50.00%) Automotive
3 6 (42.86%) MATLAB
3 6 (42.86%) Simulink
3 6 (42.86%) Time Management
4 4 (28.57%) Degree
4 4 (28.57%) Oracle
4 4 (28.57%) SAP
5 3 (21.43%) Windows
5 3 (21.43%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (21.43%) ERP
5 3 (21.43%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (21.43%) GAMP
5 3 (21.43%) Change Management
5 3 (21.43%) Document Management
5 3 (21.43%) Software Testing
6 2 (14.29%) Software Engineering
6 2 (14.29%) Electronics
6 2 (14.29%) Legal
6 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
6 2 (14.29%) ISEB
6 2 (14.29%) Linux
7 1 (7.143%) Python
7 1 (7.143%) MS Excel
7 1 (7.143%) MS Visio
7 1 (7.143%) GPRS
7 1 (7.143%) GSM
7 1 (7.143%) SOAP
7 1 (7.143%) SQL Server
7 1 (7.143%) Visual Studio

Validation Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Validation Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Validation Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (7.143%) SOAP
1 1 (7.143%) soapUI
Applications
1 6 (42.86%) Simulink
2 1 (7.143%) MS Excel
2 1 (7.143%) MS Visio
2 1 (7.143%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.143%) GPRS
1 1 (7.143%) GSM
1 1 (7.143%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (21.43%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (7.143%) SQL Server
2 1 (7.143%) TOAD
Development Applications
1 1 (7.143%) Visual Studio
1 1 (7.143%) LabVIEW
1 1 (7.143%) Serena SBM
1 1 (7.143%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 7 (50.00%) Automotive
2 3 (21.43%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (14.29%) Electronics
3 2 (14.29%) Legal
4 1 (7.143%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.143%) Computer Science
1 1 (7.143%) CAN bus
Operating Systems
1 3 (21.43%) Windows
2 2 (14.29%) Linux
3 1 (7.143%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Validation
2 6 (42.86%) Time Management
3 3 (21.43%) ERP
3 3 (21.43%) Change Management
3 3 (21.43%) Document Management
3 3 (21.43%) Software Testing
4 2 (14.29%) Software Engineering
5 1 (7.143%) Resource Management
5 1 (7.143%) Automated Testing
5 1 (7.143%) Test Automation
5 1 (7.143%) Embedded Software Development
Programming Languages
1 6 (42.86%) MATLAB
2 1 (7.143%) Python
2 1 (7.143%) C
2 1 (7.143%) C#
2 1 (7.143%) C++
2 1 (7.143%) Perl
2 1 (7.143%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (28.57%) Degree
2 2 (14.29%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) GAMP
2 1 (7.143%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (28.57%) Oracle
1 4 (28.57%) SAP
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 1 (7.143%) IBM
Bristol, South West
I am currently seeking an experienced Validation Engineer for a key client based inBristol. The company is a market leading technology organisation specialising in producing high end silicon...
Computer Futures
Salary: £4000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bracknell, Berkshire
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading digital broadcast organisation, near Bracknell, as a Validation Engineer. You will be fully responsible for the validation activities within...
set2recruit
Posted: 17 May 2013