Validation Jobs in the South West

Validation
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South 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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 77 124 127
Rank change year-on-year +47 +3 +45
Permanent jobs citing Validation 295 151 220
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 3.18% 2.24% 2.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.80% 2.37% 2.87%
Number of salaries quoted 84 42 56
10th Percentile £36,875 £48,075 £35,163
25th Percentile £37,500 £61,180 £40,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £69,447 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% +54.33% -20.70%
75th Percentile £60,625 £77,715 £54,500
90th Percentile £63,750 £94,500 £88,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +10.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South 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 South West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,760 6,372 7,671
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 83.57% 94.43% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 5,572 3,563 5,004
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +5.00% +8.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,325 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £78,750
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 South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the South West

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Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Validation in the South West

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Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in the South West over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Validation in the South West

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Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the South West region over the 6 months to 10 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
Bristol +36 103 £55,000 -21.43% 41
Wiltshire +22 60 £35,000 -48.15% 11
Dorset +18 49 £40,000 -33.33% 4
Gloucestershire -13 44 £38,250 -52.19% 11
Devon +18 33 £42,500 -11.46% 11
Somerset 0 5 £47,500 -5.00% 18
Cornwall - 1 £46,890 - 3
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South 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:

Applications
1 21 (7.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (4.07%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (3.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (2.03%) MS Visio
5 5 (1.69%) OrCAD
5 5 (1.69%) SOLIDWORKS
6 4 (1.36%) Simulink
6 4 (1.36%) Stateflow
7 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (3.39%) SAP QM
2 3 (1.02%) Q-Pulse
Cloud Services
1 52 (17.63%) AWS
2 34 (11.53%) Azure
3 5 (1.69%) OCI
4 3 (1.02%) SaaS
4 3 (1.02%) Smartsheet
5 2 (0.68%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 33 (11.19%) VSAT
2 12 (4.07%) RS-232
2 12 (4.07%) WAN
3 11 (3.73%) 5G
3 11 (3.73%) Ethernet
3 11 (3.73%) SD-WAN
4 3 (1.02%) Broadband
4 3 (1.02%) Internet
5 1 (0.34%) LAN
5 1 (0.34%) Network Security
5 1 (0.34%) SAN
5 1 (0.34%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.68%) Power BI
1 2 (0.68%) Qlik Sense
1 2 (0.68%) Relational Database
1 2 (0.68%) SQL Server
1 2 (0.68%) Tableau
2 1 (0.34%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 33 (11.19%) JIRA
2 16 (5.42%) Rational DOORS
3 13 (4.41%) Visual Studio
4 7 (2.37%) Rational Rhapsody
5 5 (1.69%) LabVIEW
6 4 (1.36%) Cucumber
6 4 (1.36%) Selenium
7 2 (0.68%) Git
General
1 89 (30.17%) Social Skills
2 69 (23.39%) Aerospace
3 48 (16.27%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (12.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 35 (11.86%) Manufacturing
6 34 (11.53%) Finance
7 31 (10.51%) Law
8 29 (9.83%) Organisational Skills
8 29 (9.83%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (9.15%) Electronics
10 25 (8.47%) Banking
10 25 (8.47%) Influencing Skills
11 23 (7.80%) Investment Banking
12 19 (6.44%) Marketing
13 14 (4.75%) Pharmaceutical
14 9 (3.05%) Military
15 7 (2.37%) Telecoms
16 6 (2.03%) Games
17 5 (1.69%) Aviation
18 4 (1.36%) French Language
Job Titles
1 75 (25.42%) Architect
2 50 (16.95%) Systems Engineer
3 49 (16.61%) Lead
4 33 (11.19%) DevOps Engineer
4 33 (11.19%) Software Architect
5 28 (9.49%) Senior
6 22 (7.46%) Senior Software Engineer
6 22 (7.46%) Software Engineer
7 18 (6.10%) Solutions Architect
8 16 (5.42%) Technical Architect
9 11 (3.73%) Project Leader
9 11 (3.73%) Technical Leader
9 11 (3.73%) Technical Project Leader
10 10 (3.39%) Technologist
11 8 (2.71%) Linux Engineer
11 8 (2.71%) Linux Systems Engineer
11 8 (2.71%) RF Engineer
11 8 (2.71%) Software Project Leader
12 7 (2.37%) Data Architect
12 7 (2.37%) Data Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.73%) Qt
2 9 (3.05%) Yocto
3 8 (2.71%) CSS
3 8 (2.71%) HTML
3 8 (2.71%) React
4 4 (1.36%) Gherkin
4 4 (1.36%) PyTorch
4 4 (1.36%) TensorFlow
5 2 (0.68%) Pandas
5 2 (0.68%) wxWidgets
5 2 (0.68%) XGBoost
6 1 (0.34%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 29 (9.83%) Self-Motivation
2 16 (5.42%) Cloud Native
3 15 (5.08%) Algorithms
4 12 (4.07%) Robotics
5 11 (3.73%) Analogue Electronics
5 11 (3.73%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (3.73%) GNSS
6 10 (3.39%) Biopharmaceutical
6 10 (3.39%) Management Information System
7 9 (3.05%) Device Driver
8 8 (2.71%) FPGA
8 8 (2.71%) Product Ownership
9 7 (2.37%) NHS
9 7 (2.37%) Taxonomies
10 3 (1.02%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.68%) AS400
11 2 (0.68%) Cyberattack
11 2 (0.68%) Data Structures
11 2 (0.68%) Embedded Systems
11 2 (0.68%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 72 (24.41%) Linux
2 9 (3.05%) Embedded Linux
3 8 (2.71%) Debian
3 8 (2.71%) Ubuntu
4 2 (0.68%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (34.92%) Actionable Insight
2 87 (29.49%) Agile
3 71 (24.07%) Problem-Solving
4 67 (22.71%) Requirements Management
5 65 (22.03%) Model Validation
6 63 (21.36%) Collaborative Working
7 59 (20.00%) DevOps
8 52 (17.63%) TOGAF
9 47 (15.93%) SDLC
9 47 (15.93%) Verification and Validation
10 46 (15.59%) Requirements Analysis
11 44 (14.92%) Computer Science
12 40 (13.56%) Scrum
13 39 (13.22%) Coaching
14 35 (11.86%) Kanban
15 34 (11.53%) Network Architecture
15 34 (11.53%) Systems Engineering
15 34 (11.53%) Technical Leadership
16 33 (11.19%) CI/CD
16 33 (11.19%) Continuous Deployment
Programming Languages
1 27 (9.15%) Python
2 24 (8.14%) C++
3 18 (6.10%) Bash
4 14 (4.75%) C
5 11 (3.73%) Perl
6 8 (2.71%) JavaScript
6 8 (2.71%) SQL
7 7 (2.37%) MATLAB
8 5 (1.69%) Java
9 2 (0.68%) C#
9 2 (0.68%) Embedded C
9 2 (0.68%) Embedded C++
10 1 (0.34%) R
10 1 (0.34%) Scala
Qualifications
1 125 (42.37%) Security Cleared
2 109 (36.95%) Degree
3 38 (12.88%) DV Cleared
4 34 (11.53%) SC Cleared
5 33 (11.19%) BPSS Clearance
6 18 (6.10%) TOGAF Certification
7 9 (3.05%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (2.03%) Chartered Engineer
9 5 (1.69%) PhD
10 4 (1.36%) HNC
11 3 (1.02%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.68%) FFIEC
12 2 (0.68%) MBA
13 1 (0.34%) CCNP
13 1 (0.34%) Cisco Certification
13 1 (0.34%) HND
13 1 (0.34%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (10.51%) PMO
2 26 (8.81%) QA
3 9 (3.05%) GMP
4 8 (2.71%) Accessibility
5 7 (2.37%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 5 (1.69%) IEC 61508
7 5 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 3 (1.02%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.02%) JTAG
8 3 (1.02%) NIST
9 1 (0.34%) ECSS
9 1 (0.34%) GAMP
9 1 (0.34%) GxP
System Software
1 33 (11.19%) Docker
2 15 (5.08%) Firmware
3 7 (2.37%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.34%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.34%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 34 (11.53%) Terraform
2 33 (11.19%) Ansible
2 33 (11.19%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.68%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 13 (4.41%) SAP
2 11 (3.73%) IBM
2 11 (3.73%) Microsoft
3 7 (2.37%) Oracle
4 4 (1.36%) OpenAI
5 3 (1.02%) Allen-Bradley
6 1 (0.34%) Cisco
6 1 (0.34%) VMware