Validation Jobs in England

Validation
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Validation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Validation over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 160 173 211
Rank change year-on-year +13 +38 +39
Permanent jobs citing Validation 1,550 2,033 2,535
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.83% 2.18% 1.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.13% 2.28% 2.03%
Number of salaries quoted 715 569 986
10th Percentile £35,850 £36,047 £35,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +13.21%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,715 £82,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +12.15%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Validation is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 72,814 89,178 125,034
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.85% 95.66% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 53,731 52,642 73,765
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,250 £33,327
25th Percentile £39,750 £46,000 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in England

Validation
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Validation in England.

Salary trend for Validation in England

Validation
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Validation in England

Validation
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -14 338 £52,500 +0.48% 179
South West +52 291 £50,000 -27.54% 111
London -34 281 £75,000 +7.14% 181
Midlands -35 261 £52,500 -4.55% 140
North of England +60 258 £51,264 -2.35% 103
North West +56 162 £48,750 -7.14% 65
West Midlands -64 142 £52,500 -4.55% 97
East Midlands +39 119 £42,500 -10.53% 42
East of England -35 117 £55,000 -4.35% 126
Yorkshire +53 87 £51,528 -14.12% 30
North East -2 9 £53,750 -30.65% 11
Validation
UK

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 26 (1.68%) SAS
2 18 (1.16%) Apache Spark
3 14 (0.90%) Apache
3 14 (0.90%) IIS
4 13 (0.84%) SharePoint
5 10 (0.65%) Documentum
6 8 (0.52%) CMS
6 8 (0.52%) Confluence
7 7 (0.45%) Anypoint
8 6 (0.39%) Jupyter
9 3 (0.19%) Smallworld
10 2 (0.13%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.065%) Apache Airflow
11 1 (0.065%) Microsoft Exchange
11 1 (0.065%) WordPress
Applications
1 101 (6.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 68 (4.39%) Microsoft Office
3 56 (3.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 43 (2.77%) Simulink
5 23 (1.48%) MS Visio
5 23 (1.48%) Stateflow
6 13 (0.84%) Microsoft Project
6 13 (0.84%) OrCAD
7 5 (0.32%) SOLIDWORKS
8 3 (0.19%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.13%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (0.13%) Adobe Premiere
9 2 (0.13%) Fusion 360
9 2 (0.13%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.13%) TargetLink
9 2 (0.13%) Windchill
10 1 (0.065%) EViews
10 1 (0.065%) Siemens NX
10 1 (0.065%) Trello
Business Applications
1 17 (1.10%) Salesforce CRM
2 15 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (0.84%) TrackWise
4 12 (0.77%) SAP QM
5 9 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
6 8 (0.52%) NetSuite
7 5 (0.32%) SAP CRM
8 4 (0.26%) SAP BPC
8 4 (0.26%) SAP CO
8 4 (0.26%) SAP FI
8 4 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
8 4 (0.26%) SAP WM
9 3 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
9 3 (0.19%) Q-Pulse
9 3 (0.19%) SAP PM
10 2 (0.13%) Teamcenter
11 1 (0.065%) Oracle Financials
11 1 (0.065%) SAP HCM
11 1 (0.065%) thinkFolio
11 1 (0.065%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 145 (9.35%) Azure
2 108 (6.97%) AWS
3 63 (4.06%) Power Platform
4 39 (2.52%) Microsoft 365
5 30 (1.94%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (1.48%) SaaS
7 22 (1.42%) GitHub
8 21 (1.35%) Cloud Computing
9 18 (1.16%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 15 (0.97%) GCP
10 15 (0.97%) Microsoft Purview
11 14 (0.90%) Azure Sentinel
12 12 (0.77%) Dynamics 365
12 12 (0.77%) OCI
12 12 (0.77%) PowerApps
13 10 (0.65%) Azure Data Factory
13 10 (0.65%) OneDrive
13 10 (0.65%) Power Automate
14 9 (0.58%) ShareGate
15 7 (0.45%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 228 (14.71%) VSAT
2 60 (3.87%) Firewall
3 43 (2.77%) WAN
4 31 (2.00%) 5G
4 31 (2.00%) TCP/IP
5 26 (1.68%) Network Security
6 21 (1.35%) Ethernet
6 21 (1.35%) LAN
7 19 (1.23%) Wireless
8 18 (1.16%) Wireshark
9 17 (1.10%) DNS
9 17 (1.10%) VPN
10 16 (1.03%) Internet
11 15 (0.97%) DHCP
12 13 (0.84%) RS-232
13 11 (0.71%) Bluetooth
14 10 (0.65%) SD-WAN
15 7 (0.45%) J1939
16 6 (0.39%) Broadband
16 6 (0.39%) IPv4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (4.39%) SQL Server
2 53 (3.42%) Power BI
3 35 (2.26%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (1.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 21 (1.35%) Tableau
6 19 (1.23%) GIS
7 17 (1.10%) Relational Database
8 14 (0.90%) Data Lake
8 14 (0.90%) Oracle Reports
9 13 (0.84%) Metadata
10 11 (0.71%) Big Data
10 11 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 9 (0.58%) Amazon Redshift
11 9 (0.58%) Power Query
12 8 (0.52%) Crystal Reports
13 7 (0.45%) Amazon QuickSight
13 7 (0.45%) Data Mining
14 6 (0.39%) SAP HANA
15 5 (0.32%) NoSQL
16 4 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 114 (7.35%) JIRA
2 33 (2.13%) Rational DOORS
3 25 (1.61%) Git
4 21 (1.35%) Visual Studio
5 20 (1.29%) Selenium
6 18 (1.16%) Jenkins
7 15 (0.97%) Rational Rhapsody
8 12 (0.77%) GitLab
9 11 (0.71%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 10 (0.65%) Trac
11 9 (0.58%) LabVIEW
12 6 (0.39%) Cucumber
13 5 (0.32%) Postman
14 4 (0.26%) Eclipse
14 4 (0.26%) Katalon Studio
15 3 (0.19%) Appium
15 3 (0.19%) ER Studio
15 3 (0.19%) ERwin
15 3 (0.19%) Maven
16 2 (0.13%) Apache Continuum
General
1 422 (27.23%) Social Skills
2 258 (16.65%) Analytical Skills
3 238 (15.35%) Finance
4 139 (8.97%) Manufacturing
5 131 (8.45%) Pharmaceutical
6 117 (7.55%) Aerospace
7 112 (7.23%) Electronics
8 92 (5.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 77 (4.97%) Automotive
10 65 (4.19%) Presentation Skills
11 62 (4.00%) Banking
12 53 (3.42%) Influencing Skills
13 48 (3.10%) Retail
14 46 (2.97%) Law
15 43 (2.77%) Telecoms
16 42 (2.71%) Marketing
17 41 (2.65%) Legal
17 41 (2.65%) Organisational Skills
18 29 (1.87%) Military
19 22 (1.42%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 309 (19.94%) Architect
2 228 (14.71%) Software Architect
3 202 (13.03%) Senior
4 189 (12.19%) Lead
5 143 (9.23%) Analyst
6 142 (9.16%) Systems Engineer
7 96 (6.19%) Software Engineer
8 51 (3.29%) Technical Leader
9 50 (3.23%) DevOps Engineer
10 43 (2.77%) IT Manager
11 40 (2.58%) Business Analyst
11 40 (2.58%) Developer
12 38 (2.45%) Hardware Engineer
13 36 (2.32%) Senior Software Engineer
13 36 (2.32%) Senior Systems Engineer
14 35 (2.26%) QA Manager
15 34 (2.19%) Consultant
16 32 (2.06%) Solutions Architect
17 30 (1.94%) Data Engineer
18 29 (1.87%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (2.13%) HTML
2 31 (2.00%) XML
3 26 (1.68%) CSS
4 25 (1.61%) .NET
5 21 (1.35%) JSON
6 20 (1.29%) REST
7 16 (1.03%) Pandas
8 14 (0.90%) EDI
8 14 (0.90%) React
8 14 (0.90%) WebRTC
9 13 (0.84%) .NET Core
9 13 (0.84%) Yocto
10 12 (0.77%) Qt
11 10 (0.65%) AngularJS
12 9 (0.58%) Gherkin
13 8 (0.52%) .NET Framework
13 8 (0.52%) Akka.NET
13 8 (0.52%) jQuery
13 8 (0.52%) NumPy
13 8 (0.52%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 130 (8.39%) Management Information System
2 83 (5.35%) Self-Motivation
3 64 (4.13%) Algorithms
4 36 (2.32%) Life Science
5 31 (2.00%) Product Ownership
6 28 (1.81%) Robotics
7 24 (1.55%) Taxonomies
8 23 (1.48%) Biopharmaceutical
8 23 (1.48%) Cloud Native
9 22 (1.42%) Analogue Electronics
9 22 (1.42%) Embedded Systems
10 21 (1.35%) FPGA
10 21 (1.35%) IoT
11 18 (1.16%) Credit Risk
12 17 (1.10%) NHS
12 17 (1.10%) Onboarding
13 16 (1.03%) PDA
13 16 (1.03%) Security Operations Centre
14 15 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
15 14 (0.90%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 124 (8.00%) Linux
2 43 (2.77%) Windows
3 19 (1.23%) Apple iOS
4 17 (1.10%) Android
5 12 (0.77%) Windows Server
6 11 (0.71%) Embedded Linux
7 8 (0.52%) Debian
7 8 (0.52%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.19%) Unix
9 1 (0.065%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 354 (22.84%) Actionable Insight
2 307 (19.81%) Agile
3 299 (19.29%) Model Validation
4 296 (19.10%) Problem-Solving
5 292 (18.84%) Requirements Management
6 248 (16.00%) TOGAF
7 239 (15.42%) Verification and Validation
8 236 (15.23%) Network Architecture
8 236 (15.23%) Technical Architecture
9 228 (14.71%) Network Management
10 171 (11.03%) Project Management
11 156 (10.06%) Systems Engineering
12 144 (9.29%) Software Engineering
13 143 (9.23%) Decision-Making
14 139 (8.97%) DevOps
15 131 (8.45%) Computer Science
16 123 (7.94%) Data Validation
17 121 (7.81%) Mentoring
18 119 (7.68%) Collaborative Working
19 111 (7.16%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 195 (12.58%) Python
2 165 (10.65%) SQL
3 90 (5.81%) C
4 76 (4.90%) MATLAB
5 73 (4.71%) C#
6 59 (3.81%) C++
7 40 (2.58%) PowerShell
8 38 (2.45%) JavaScript
9 33 (2.13%) R
10 30 (1.94%) Java
11 19 (1.23%) Bash
12 18 (1.16%) T-SQL
13 14 (0.90%) Perl
14 11 (0.71%) Ada
15 10 (0.65%) Embedded C
16 8 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 7 (0.45%) XAML
18 6 (0.39%) Fortran
18 6 (0.39%) TypeScript
19 5 (0.32%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 466 (30.06%) Degree
2 303 (19.55%) Security Cleared
3 122 (7.87%) SC Cleared
4 91 (5.87%) BPSS Clearance
5 64 (4.13%) DV Cleared
6 54 (3.48%) Master's Degree
7 35 (2.26%) CISSP
8 33 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
9 29 (1.87%) DBS Check
10 28 (1.81%) Cisco Certification
11 19 (1.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 19 (1.23%) CCSP
11 19 (1.23%) HNC
11 19 (1.23%) PhD
11 19 (1.23%) TOGAF Certification
12 17 (1.10%) HND
13 16 (1.03%) CISM
14 14 (0.90%) CISA
14 14 (0.90%) Microsoft Certification
14 14 (0.90%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 140 (9.03%) QA
2 63 (4.06%) GMP
3 53 (3.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 44 (2.84%) NIST
5 40 (2.58%) Data Quality
6 35 (2.26%) PMO
7 30 (1.94%) PCI DSS
8 23 (1.48%) GLP
9 21 (1.35%) Good Clinical Practice
10 19 (1.23%) Def Stans
10 19 (1.23%) GxP
11 17 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 15 (0.97%) GDPR
13 14 (0.90%) IFRS
13 14 (0.90%) IFRS 9
14 13 (0.84%) Automotive SPICE
14 13 (0.84%) ISO 26262
15 11 (0.71%) CRD IV
15 11 (0.71%) ISO 9001
16 10 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 63 (4.06%) Docker
2 46 (2.97%) Firmware
3 31 (2.00%) Active Directory
3 31 (2.00%) Virtual Machines
4 21 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
5 16 (1.03%) Hyper-V
5 16 (1.03%) pfSense
6 14 (0.90%) Virtual Desktop
7 10 (0.65%) Embedded Firmware
7 10 (0.65%) NFS
8 4 (0.26%) VMware Server
9 1 (0.065%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.065%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 60 (3.87%) Ansible
2 54 (3.48%) Terraform
3 53 (3.42%) Kubernetes
4 30 (1.94%) Functional Safety
5 16 (1.03%) Grafana
5 16 (1.03%) ZABBIX
6 15 (0.97%) Nmap
7 14 (0.90%) Microsoft Intune
8 10 (0.65%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 10 (0.65%) SCDPM
9 5 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.13%) Kibana
11 1 (0.065%) Consul
11 1 (0.065%) IBM BigFix
11 1 (0.065%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.065%) OpenNMS
11 1 (0.065%) Packer
11 1 (0.065%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.065%) Puppet
11 1 (0.065%) Salt
Vendors
1 178 (11.48%) Microsoft
2 50 (3.23%) Salesforce
3 48 (3.10%) SAP
4 40 (2.58%) VMware
5 29 (1.87%) Oracle
6 25 (1.61%) Databricks
7 24 (1.55%) EMC
7 24 (1.55%) Google
8 19 (1.23%) IBM
9 16 (1.03%) Fortinet
9 16 (1.03%) Juniper
10 15 (0.97%) CheckPoint
10 15 (0.97%) Splunk
11 14 (0.90%) Qualys
11 14 (0.90%) Rapid7
11 14 (0.90%) Thycotic
12 13 (0.84%) Veeam
13 12 (0.77%) Cisco
14 10 (0.65%) Alteryx
14 10 (0.65%) McAfee