Validation Jobs in Kent

Validation
South East > Kent

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent 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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 54 28 82
Rank change year-on-year -26 +54 -17
Permanent jobs citing Validation 54 87 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 3.60% 7.75% 2.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.41% 8.09% 2.94%
Number of salaries quoted 25 6 0
10th Percentile - £36,650 -
25th Percentile £35,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £44,800 -
Median % change year-on-year +22.77% - -
75th Percentile £63,750 - -
90th Percentile £71,500 £48,650 -
South East median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Kent

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 Kent with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,224 1,076 1,259
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 81.65% 95.81% 96.25%
Number of salaries quoted 892 525 705
10th Percentile £25,500 £27,600 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £46,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.60% +3.33% +10.43%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in Kent

Validation
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Validation in Kent

Validation
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in Kent over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Validation in Kent

Validation
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the Kent region over the 6 months to 12 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Rochester +4 10 £37,000 +23.33% 3
Tunbridge Wells - 6 - -
Sittingbourne - 5 £55,000 -
Dartford -10 1 - - 1
Validation
South East

Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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 18 (33.33%) Simulink
2 14 (25.93%) Stateflow
3 8 (14.81%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (3.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 10 (18.52%) Azure
2 8 (14.81%) AWS
2 8 (14.81%) GCP
3 5 (9.26%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 7 (12.96%) J1939
2 5 (9.26%) Bluetooth
3 1 (1.85%) Ethernet
3 1 (1.85%) RS-232
3 1 (1.85%) RS-485
3 1 (1.85%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (14.81%) SQL Server
1 8 (14.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 5 (9.26%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 9 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 22 (40.74%) Social Skills
2 19 (35.19%) Automotive
3 15 (27.78%) Electronics
4 9 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
5 7 (12.96%) Legal
6 6 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (9.26%) Aerospace
7 5 (9.26%) Finance
7 5 (9.26%) Manufacturing
8 3 (5.56%) Military
8 3 (5.56%) Retail
9 2 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (35.19%) Systems Engineer
2 13 (24.07%) Senior
2 13 (24.07%) Software Engineer
3 12 (22.22%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 8 (14.81%) DBA
4 8 (14.81%) Lead
5 5 (9.26%) Cloud Consultant
5 5 (9.26%) Consultant
5 5 (9.26%) Development Engineer
5 5 (9.26%) Electronics Engineer
5 5 (9.26%) Oracle Consultant
5 5 (9.26%) Software Development Engineer
6 4 (7.41%) Head of QA
6 4 (7.41%) Head of Support
7 3 (5.56%) Embedded Engineer
7 3 (5.56%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 3 (5.56%) Graduate
7 3 (5.56%) Graduate Software Engineer
7 3 (5.56%) SQL DBA
8 2 (3.70%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 15 (27.78%) Algorithms
2 14 (25.93%) Embedded Systems
3 13 (24.07%) Management Information System
4 4 (7.41%) IoT
5 2 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.85%) Acoustics
6 1 (1.85%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (25.93%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
2 14 (25.93%) Verification and Validation
3 13 (24.07%) Customer Requirements
3 13 (24.07%) Software Engineering
4 12 (22.22%) Systems Engineering
5 10 (18.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (16.67%) Decision-Making
6 9 (16.67%) Requirements Management
6 9 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
7 8 (14.81%) Capacity Planning
7 8 (14.81%) Data Protection
7 8 (14.81%) Data Security
7 8 (14.81%) Data Validation
7 8 (14.81%) Database Optimisation
7 8 (14.81%) Disaster Recovery
7 8 (14.81%) Mathematics
7 8 (14.81%) Physics
7 8 (14.81%) Project Management
7 8 (14.81%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 22 (40.74%) MATLAB
2 15 (27.78%) C
3 8 (14.81%) C#
3 8 (14.81%) SQL
4 6 (11.11%) C++
5 5 (9.26%) Ada
6 3 (5.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 27 (50.00%) Degree
2 9 (16.67%) Master's Degree
3 5 (9.26%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (9.26%) DBS Check
3 5 (9.26%) SC Cleared
3 5 (9.26%) Security Cleared
4 4 (7.41%) CESG Certified Professional
4 4 (7.41%) EMC Certification
5 2 (3.70%) HNC
6 1 (1.85%) MCAD
6 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (20.37%) Automotive SPICE
1 11 (20.37%) ISO 26262
2 4 (7.41%) QA
Systems Management
1 18 (33.33%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 8 (14.81%) Google
1 8 (14.81%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.26%) EMC
2 5 (9.26%) Oracle
3 3 (5.56%) Facebook
3 3 (5.56%) Instagram
4 1 (1.85%) SAP