Validation Jobs in the North West

Validation
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 142 194 236
Rank change year-on-year +52 +42 -41
Permanent jobs citing Validation 160 110 89
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 1.66% 1.37% 0.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.99% 1.43% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 58 34 49
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,313 £40,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £83,250 £82,500 £65,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,086 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.41% +3.48% +12.15%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

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 the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,037 7,688 9,007
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.22% 95.76% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 6,125 3,977 5,396
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.03%
75th Percentile £65,603 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the North West

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Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Validation in the North West.

Salary trend for Validation in the North West

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Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in the North West over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Validation in the North West

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Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the North West region over the 6 months to 24 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
Manchester +31 90 £42,500 -19.05% 31
Merseyside +30 39 £35,000 -54.84% 9
Cheshire +11 25 £60,000 +34.83% 14
Lancashire -3 5 £35,000 +48.94% 10
Cumbria - 1 £39,500 - 4
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 2 (1.25%) Anypoint
Applications
1 10 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.25%) Fusion 360
2 2 (1.25%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.63%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (1.25%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.63%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 18 (11.25%) Azure
2 17 (10.63%) AWS
3 9 (5.63%) Power Platform
4 3 (1.88%) Collibra
5 2 (1.25%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.63%) Google Data Studio
6 1 (0.63%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 65 (40.63%) VSAT
2 4 (2.50%) Firewall
2 4 (2.50%) LAN
2 4 (2.50%) Multicast
2 4 (2.50%) Network Security
2 4 (2.50%) OSPF
2 4 (2.50%) TCP/IP
2 4 (2.50%) WAN
3 2 (1.25%) Microwave Backhaul
3 2 (1.25%) Mobile Backhaul
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.63%) Power BI
2 8 (5.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 7 (4.38%) Power Query
4 3 (1.88%) Metadata
5 2 (1.25%) Relational Database
5 2 (1.25%) SQL Server
5 2 (1.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.63%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.63%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 26 (16.25%) JIRA
2 8 (5.00%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 4 (2.50%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (1.25%) LabVIEW
4 2 (1.25%) Selenium
4 2 (1.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 30 (18.75%) Social Skills
2 18 (11.25%) Aerospace
3 13 (8.13%) Finance
4 12 (7.50%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (6.25%) Pharmaceutical
6 7 (4.38%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (4.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (4.38%) Manufacturing
7 6 (3.75%) Electronics
8 4 (2.50%) Automotive
8 4 (2.50%) Banking
8 4 (2.50%) Games
8 4 (2.50%) Public Sector
8 4 (2.50%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.88%) Legal
10 2 (1.25%) Billing
10 2 (1.25%) Law
10 2 (1.25%) Marketing
10 2 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 71 (44.38%) Architect
2 65 (40.63%) Software Architect
3 16 (10.00%) DevOps Engineer
4 13 (8.13%) Analyst
5 12 (7.50%) Project Manager
6 8 (5.00%) Developer
6 8 (5.00%) Systems Engineer
7 6 (3.75%) Analyst Developer
7 6 (3.75%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 6 (3.75%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 6 (3.75%) Developer Analyst
7 6 (3.75%) Electronics Engineer
7 6 (3.75%) IT Manager
7 6 (3.75%) IT Project Manager
7 6 (3.75%) Report Analyst
7 6 (3.75%) Report Developer
8 5 (3.13%) Design Engineer
8 5 (3.13%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 4 (2.50%) Network Architect
9 4 (2.50%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.50%) Akka
2 1 (0.63%) AWS CDK
2 1 (0.63%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 6 (3.75%) Biopharmaceutical
2 4 (2.50%) Linux Command Line
2 4 (2.50%) Operational Technology
2 4 (2.50%) Product Ownership
2 4 (2.50%) SCADA
3 3 (1.88%) Management Information System
4 2 (1.25%) Analogue Electronics
5 1 (0.63%) Acoustics
5 1 (0.63%) Algorithms
5 1 (0.63%) Augmented Reality
5 1 (0.63%) Fixed Income
5 1 (0.63%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.63%) Life Science
5 1 (0.63%) Linked Data
5 1 (0.63%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.63%) PMI
5 1 (0.63%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 20 (12.50%) Linux
2 1 (0.63%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (50.63%) Actionable Insight
2 69 (43.13%) Network Architecture
2 69 (43.13%) Requirements Management
3 68 (42.50%) Model Validation
4 65 (40.63%) Network Management
4 65 (40.63%) Technical Architecture
4 65 (40.63%) TOGAF
5 31 (19.38%) Agile
6 24 (15.00%) SDLC
7 23 (14.38%) Cybersecurity
8 22 (13.75%) Verification and Validation
9 21 (13.13%) Collaborative Working
10 18 (11.25%) CI/CD
11 17 (10.63%) Scrum
12 16 (10.00%) Continuous Deployment
12 16 (10.00%) Continuous Integration
12 16 (10.00%) DevOps
12 16 (10.00%) Kanban
13 12 (7.50%) Project Management
14 11 (6.88%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 12 (7.50%) SQL
2 11 (6.88%) Python
3 7 (4.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 3 (1.88%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.25%) C
5 2 (1.25%) C++
6 1 (0.63%) C#
6 1 (0.63%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.63%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 23 (14.38%) Security Cleared
2 22 (13.75%) Degree
3 16 (10.00%) DV Cleared
4 7 (4.38%) SC Cleared
5 6 (3.75%) CISA
5 6 (3.75%) CISM
5 6 (3.75%) CISSP
5 6 (3.75%) HND
5 6 (3.75%) PCI QSA
6 4 (2.50%) Chartered Engineer
6 4 (2.50%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (2.50%) HNC
6 4 (2.50%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 2 (1.25%) ISTQB
7 2 (1.25%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.25%) PMP
8 1 (0.63%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.63%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.63%) PhD
8 1 (0.63%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.63%) QA
2 7 (4.38%) GxP
2 7 (4.38%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 6 (3.75%) Data Quality
3 6 (3.75%) GLP
3 6 (3.75%) Good Clinical Practice
3 6 (3.75%) IEC 62304
3 6 (3.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (3.75%) NIST
3 6 (3.75%) PCI DSS
4 3 (1.88%) GMP
4 3 (1.88%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.63%) GAMP
5 1 (0.63%) ISO 13485
5 1 (0.63%) PMO
System Software
1 16 (10.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 16 (10.00%) Ansible
1 16 (10.00%) Kubernetes
1 16 (10.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (3.75%) Civica
2 5 (3.13%) EMC
2 5 (3.13%) Microsoft
3 4 (2.50%) Cisco
3 4 (2.50%) Salesforce
3 4 (2.50%) SAP
3 4 (2.50%) Thales
4 2 (1.25%) MuleSoft
5 1 (0.63%) Google