Validation Jobs in the Thames Valley

Validation
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 85 130 160
Rank change year-on-year +45 +30 -34
Permanent jobs citing Validation 184 139 134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.74% 2.35% 1.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.24% 2.48% 2.03%
Number of salaries quoted 90 63 106
10th Percentile £34,425 £29,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,123 £30,500 £36,659
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £64,688 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £76,500 £77,500
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
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,679 5,600 6,596
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 84.48% 94.82% 92.88%
Number of salaries quoted 3,862 3,066 3,886
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,769 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £72,313
90th Percentile £80,000 £88,750 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the Thames Valley

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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Validation in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Validation in the Thames Valley

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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Validation in the Thames Valley

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Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 20 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
Berkshire +82 110 £52,500 -32.26% 35
Oxfordshire +15 48 £54,500 +73.02% 38
Buckinghamshire -47 26 £40,000 -20.00% 14
Validation
South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 11 (5.98%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.72%) Kinematics
Applications
1 18 (9.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (9.24%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (6.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (5.98%) MS Visio
5 8 (4.35%) OrCAD
6 5 (2.72%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (1.09%) Simulink
7 2 (1.09%) Stateflow
8 1 (0.54%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 7 (3.80%) Salesforce CRM
2 3 (1.63%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.54%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 19 (10.33%) Power Platform
2 12 (6.52%) SaaS
3 11 (5.98%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (5.98%) OneDrive
3 11 (5.98%) Power Automate
3 11 (5.98%) PowerApps
3 11 (5.98%) ShareGate
4 6 (3.26%) Mavenlink
5 3 (1.63%) Azure
6 2 (1.09%) Azure Data Factory
6 2 (1.09%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 2 (1.09%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 1 (0.54%) AWS
7 1 (0.54%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 36 (19.57%) VSAT
2 8 (4.35%) Ethernet
3 5 (2.72%) Internet
3 5 (2.72%) RFID
4 1 (0.54%) 5G
4 1 (0.54%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.54%) GSM
4 1 (0.54%) ISDN
4 1 (0.54%) LTE
4 1 (0.54%) PSTN
4 1 (0.54%) UMTS
4 1 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.54%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (10.33%) Power BI
2 6 (3.26%) Relational Database
3 5 (2.72%) Big Data
4 4 (2.17%) GIS
5 2 (1.09%) Data Lake
5 2 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.09%) SQL Server
5 2 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (1.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.54%) DTS
6 1 (0.54%) Metadata
6 1 (0.54%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.54%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.54%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (3.26%) JIRA
2 2 (1.09%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.54%) LabVIEW
General
1 57 (30.98%) Social Skills
2 41 (22.28%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (8.70%) Electronics
4 14 (7.61%) Pharmaceutical
5 13 (7.07%) Aerospace
5 13 (7.07%) Finance
5 13 (7.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (5.43%) Telecoms
7 7 (3.80%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (3.80%) Manufacturing
8 6 (3.26%) Public Sector
9 5 (2.72%) Automotive
10 4 (2.17%) Banking
10 4 (2.17%) Games
10 4 (2.17%) Law
10 4 (2.17%) Marketing
11 3 (1.63%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.54%) Billing
12 1 (0.54%) General Ledger
12 1 (0.54%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 38 (20.65%) Senior
2 36 (19.57%) Architect
2 36 (19.57%) Software Architect
2 36 (19.57%) Systems Engineer
3 15 (8.15%) Analyst
3 15 (8.15%) Lead
4 13 (7.07%) Hardware Engineer
4 13 (7.07%) Senior Hardware Engineer
5 11 (5.98%) Associate Director
5 11 (5.98%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 7 (3.80%) Integration Engineer
6 7 (3.80%) Systems Integration Engineer
6 7 (3.80%) Systems Manager
6 7 (3.80%) Validation Engineer
6 7 (3.80%) Verification Engineer
7 6 (3.26%) Consultant
7 6 (3.26%) Electronics Engineer
7 6 (3.26%) Salesforce Analyst
7 6 (3.26%) Senior Electronics Engineer
7 6 (3.26%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.43%) CSS
1 10 (5.43%) HTML
2 9 (4.89%) JSON
2 9 (4.89%) XML
3 5 (2.72%) WPF
4 3 (1.63%) Middleware
5 2 (1.09%) OpenCV
5 2 (1.09%) PyTorch
5 2 (1.09%) scikit-learn
5 2 (1.09%) TensorFlow
6 1 (0.54%) EDI
6 1 (0.54%) NumPy
6 1 (0.54%) Pandas
6 1 (0.54%) pyodbc
6 1 (0.54%) PyQt
6 1 (0.54%) Tkinter
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.98%) Management Information System
2 9 (4.89%) FPGA
2 9 (4.89%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (4.35%) Algorithms
3 8 (4.35%) PCIe
4 5 (2.72%) GNSS
4 5 (2.72%) IoT
5 4 (2.17%) Embedded Systems
5 4 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (2.17%) PDA
6 3 (1.63%) Biopharmaceutical
6 3 (1.63%) Driving Licence
6 3 (1.63%) Legacy Applications
6 3 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (1.63%) Life Science
7 2 (1.09%) ASIC
7 2 (1.09%) ASIC Verification
7 2 (1.09%) Educational Technology
7 2 (1.09%) Molecular Biology
7 2 (1.09%) Verilog
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (24.46%) Verification and Validation
2 41 (22.28%) Requirements Management
3 39 (21.20%) Model Validation
4 38 (20.65%) Actionable Insight
5 36 (19.57%) Network Architecture
5 36 (19.57%) Network Management
5 36 (19.57%) Technical Architecture
5 36 (19.57%) TOGAF
6 29 (15.76%) Problem-Solving
7 28 (15.22%) Project Management
8 25 (13.59%) Decision-Making
9 24 (13.04%) Business Intelligence
10 23 (12.50%) Systems Engineering
11 22 (11.96%) Agile
11 22 (11.96%) Biotechnology
12 21 (11.41%) Mentoring
13 19 (10.33%) Continuous Improvement
13 19 (10.33%) Data Management
14 18 (9.78%) Project Delivery
15 17 (9.24%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 17 (9.24%) SQL
2 14 (7.61%) Python
3 12 (6.52%) C
3 12 (6.52%) C++
4 8 (4.35%) MATLAB
5 6 (3.26%) Fortran
6 5 (2.72%) C#
6 5 (2.72%) XAML
7 2 (1.09%) Perl
7 2 (1.09%) SystemVerilog
7 2 (1.09%) Tcl
7 2 (1.09%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.54%) Bash
8 1 (0.54%) Java
8 1 (0.54%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 71 (38.59%) Degree
2 29 (15.76%) Security Cleared
3 15 (8.15%) Master's Degree
4 11 (5.98%) ITIL Certification
5 8 (4.35%) HND
6 7 (3.80%) DV Cleared
7 6 (3.26%) HNC
7 6 (3.26%) PhD
8 5 (2.72%) SC Cleared
9 4 (2.17%) PMI Certification
9 4 (2.17%) PMP
10 2 (1.09%) NVQ Level 4
11 1 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.54%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.54%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.54%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (10.33%) QA
2 3 (1.63%) GDPR
2 3 (1.63%) GMP
2 3 (1.63%) HIPAA
3 2 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 1 (0.54%) ISO 13485
4 1 (0.54%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.54%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (5.98%) Active Directory
1 11 (5.98%) Firmware
Vendors
1 25 (13.59%) Microsoft
2 15 (8.15%) Salesforce
3 11 (5.98%) Nintex
4 8 (4.35%) EMC
5 3 (1.63%) Remedy
6 2 (1.09%) OpenAI
6 2 (1.09%) SAP
7 1 (0.54%) Alteryx
7 1 (0.54%) Blue Prism
7 1 (0.54%) Google
7 1 (0.54%) OpenText
7 1 (0.54%) TSYS
7 1 (0.54%) Vertica