Validation
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 153 176 203
Rank change year-on-year +23 +27 +29
Permanent jobs citing Validation 1,877 2,232 3,153
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.91% 2.13% 2.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.23% 2.23% 2.14%
Number of salaries quoted 781 642 1,073
10th Percentile £35,500 £36,250 £35,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,023
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +12.15%
75th Percentile £72,433 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +2.25%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the UK

Validation
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Validation in the UK

Validation
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Validation in the UK

Validation
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the UK 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
England +13 1,550 £55,000 -12.00% 834
UK excluding London +12 1,531 £52,500 -4.55% 696
Work from Home +20 500 £55,000 -4.35% 296
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
Scotland +26 177 £52,500 -4.55% 49
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
Wales +38 52 £50,000 +16.10% 13
Northern Ireland +57 40 - - 10
North East -2 9 £53,750 -30.65% 11

Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 36 (1.92%) SAS
2 24 (1.28%) Apache Spark
3 22 (1.17%) IIS
4 20 (1.07%) Apache
5 13 (0.69%) SharePoint
6 12 (0.64%) Anypoint
7 10 (0.53%) Documentum
8 9 (0.48%) Confluence
9 8 (0.43%) CMS
10 6 (0.32%) Jupyter
11 3 (0.16%) Smallworld
12 2 (0.11%) Kinematics
13 1 (0.053%) Apache Airflow
13 1 (0.053%) ArcGIS
13 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Exchange
13 1 (0.053%) WordPress
Applications
1 112 (5.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 84 (4.48%) Simulink
3 74 (3.94%) Microsoft Office
4 59 (3.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 58 (3.09%) Stateflow
6 24 (1.28%) MS Visio
7 13 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
7 13 (0.69%) OrCAD
8 12 (0.64%) Sketch
9 5 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
10 3 (0.16%) AutoCAD
11 2 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
11 2 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
11 2 (0.11%) EViews
11 2 (0.11%) Fusion 360
11 2 (0.11%) Photoshop
11 2 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
11 2 (0.11%) SPSS
11 2 (0.11%) TargetLink
11 2 (0.11%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 26 (1.39%) Salesforce CRM
2 15 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (0.69%) TrackWise
4 12 (0.64%) SAP QM
5 9 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
6 8 (0.43%) NetSuite
7 5 (0.27%) SAP CRM
7 5 (0.27%) Teamcenter
8 4 (0.21%) SAP BPC
8 4 (0.21%) SAP CO
8 4 (0.21%) SAP FI
8 4 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
8 4 (0.21%) SAP WM
9 3 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
9 3 (0.16%) Q-Pulse
9 3 (0.16%) SAP PM
10 1 (0.053%) Aladdin
10 1 (0.053%) Oracle Financials
10 1 (0.053%) SAP PP
10 1 (0.053%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 158 (8.42%) Azure
2 117 (6.23%) AWS
3 68 (3.62%) Power Platform
4 39 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
5 32 (1.70%) Azure DevOps
6 27 (1.44%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 25 (1.33%) SaaS
8 23 (1.23%) GitHub
9 21 (1.12%) Cloud Computing
10 18 (0.96%) GCP
11 15 (0.80%) Microsoft Purview
12 14 (0.75%) Azure Sentinel
12 14 (0.75%) OCI
13 13 (0.69%) Figma
14 12 (0.64%) Dynamics 365
14 12 (0.64%) PowerApps
15 10 (0.53%) Azure Data Factory
15 10 (0.53%) OneDrive
15 10 (0.53%) Power Automate
16 9 (0.48%) BlazeMeter
Communications & Networking
1 392 (20.88%) VSAT
2 60 (3.20%) Firewall
3 55 (2.93%) WAN
4 35 (1.86%) 5G
5 31 (1.65%) TCP/IP
6 26 (1.39%) Network Security
7 21 (1.12%) Ethernet
7 21 (1.12%) LAN
8 19 (1.01%) Wireless
9 18 (0.96%) Wireshark
10 17 (0.91%) DNS
10 17 (0.91%) VPN
11 16 (0.85%) Internet
12 15 (0.80%) DHCP
13 14 (0.75%) Bluetooth
13 14 (0.75%) SD-WAN
14 13 (0.69%) RS-232
15 7 (0.37%) J1939
16 6 (0.32%) Broadband
16 6 (0.32%) IPv4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (4.16%) SQL Server
2 58 (3.09%) Power BI
3 37 (1.97%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 23 (1.23%) Tableau
6 20 (1.07%) GIS
7 18 (0.96%) Metadata
7 18 (0.96%) Relational Database
8 16 (0.85%) Oracle Reports
9 14 (0.75%) Data Lake
10 12 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 11 (0.59%) Big Data
12 9 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
12 9 (0.48%) Power Query
13 8 (0.43%) Crystal Reports
13 8 (0.43%) Data Mining
14 7 (0.37%) Amazon QuickSight
15 6 (0.32%) SAP HANA
16 5 (0.27%) NoSQL
16 5 (0.27%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 139 (7.41%) JIRA
2 33 (1.76%) Git
2 33 (1.76%) Rational DOORS
3 29 (1.55%) Visual Studio
4 28 (1.49%) Jenkins
5 22 (1.17%) Selenium
6 16 (0.85%) Cucumber
7 15 (0.80%) Rational Rhapsody
8 12 (0.64%) GitLab
8 12 (0.64%) Maven
9 11 (0.59%) Cypress.io
9 11 (0.59%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 10 (0.53%) JMeter
10 10 (0.53%) Trac
11 9 (0.48%) Gradle
11 9 (0.48%) LabVIEW
12 6 (0.32%) Postman
13 4 (0.21%) Eclipse
13 4 (0.21%) Katalon Studio
14 3 (0.16%) ERwin
General
1 459 (24.45%) Social Skills
2 297 (15.82%) Finance
3 289 (15.40%) Analytical Skills
4 150 (7.99%) Manufacturing
5 137 (7.30%) Pharmaceutical
6 124 (6.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 122 (6.50%) Electronics
8 121 (6.45%) Aerospace
9 78 (4.16%) Banking
9 78 (4.16%) Marketing
10 77 (4.10%) Automotive
11 76 (4.05%) Law
12 75 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
13 71 (3.78%) Retail
14 55 (2.93%) Influencing Skills
15 46 (2.45%) Legal
16 45 (2.40%) Organisational Skills
17 43 (2.29%) Telecoms
18 30 (1.60%) Public Sector
19 29 (1.55%) Military
Job Titles
1 481 (25.63%) Architect
2 392 (20.88%) Software Architect
3 237 (12.63%) Senior
4 235 (12.52%) Lead
5 183 (9.75%) Systems Engineer
6 167 (8.90%) Analyst
7 120 (6.39%) Software Engineer
8 51 (2.72%) DevOps Engineer
8 51 (2.72%) Technical Leader
9 50 (2.66%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 46 (2.45%) Developer
11 43 (2.29%) IT Manager
12 41 (2.18%) Business Analyst
13 40 (2.13%) Senior Software Engineer
14 38 (2.02%) Consultant
14 38 (2.02%) Hardware Engineer
15 37 (1.97%) Solutions Architect
16 36 (1.92%) Senior Analyst
17 35 (1.86%) QA Manager
17 35 (1.86%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (2.08%) HTML
2 34 (1.81%) XML
3 32 (1.70%) .NET
4 29 (1.55%) CSS
5 28 (1.49%) REST
6 24 (1.28%) React
7 22 (1.17%) WebRTC
8 21 (1.12%) JSON
9 19 (1.01%) Pandas
10 14 (0.75%) EDI
10 14 (0.75%) PyTorch
10 14 (0.75%) Spring
10 14 (0.75%) Spring Boot
11 13 (0.69%) .NET Core
11 13 (0.69%) TensorFlow
11 13 (0.69%) Yocto
12 12 (0.64%) Qt
13 11 (0.59%) AngularJS
14 10 (0.53%) .NET Framework
14 10 (0.53%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 144 (7.67%) Management Information System
2 107 (5.70%) Algorithms
3 84 (4.48%) Self-Motivation
4 46 (2.45%) Renewable Energy
5 39 (2.08%) Life Science
6 32 (1.70%) Product Ownership
7 29 (1.55%) Credit Risk
8 28 (1.49%) Robotics
9 25 (1.33%) Taxonomies
10 23 (1.23%) Biopharmaceutical
10 23 (1.23%) Cloud Native
11 22 (1.17%) Analogue Electronics
11 22 (1.17%) Clustering
11 22 (1.17%) Embedded Systems
12 21 (1.12%) FPGA
12 21 (1.12%) IoT
13 20 (1.07%) Onboarding
14 19 (1.01%) Legacy Systems
15 17 (0.91%) NHS
16 16 (0.85%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 130 (6.93%) Linux
2 50 (2.66%) Windows
3 19 (1.01%) Apple iOS
4 17 (0.91%) Android
5 12 (0.64%) Windows Server
6 11 (0.59%) Embedded Linux
7 8 (0.43%) Debian
7 8 (0.43%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.16%) Unix
9 1 (0.053%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 517 (27.54%) Actionable Insight
2 471 (25.09%) Model Validation
3 456 (24.29%) Requirements Management
4 406 (21.63%) TOGAF
5 400 (21.31%) Network Architecture
6 394 (20.99%) Technical Architecture
7 392 (20.88%) Network Management
8 367 (19.55%) Agile
9 328 (17.47%) Problem-Solving
10 297 (15.82%) Verification and Validation
11 178 (9.48%) Project Management
12 172 (9.16%) Software Engineering
13 159 (8.47%) Systems Engineering
14 158 (8.42%) DevOps
15 156 (8.31%) Decision-Making
16 145 (7.73%) Data Validation
17 136 (7.25%) Computer Science
18 135 (7.19%) Mentoring
19 133 (7.09%) Continuous Improvement
20 126 (6.71%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 221 (11.77%) Python
2 202 (10.76%) SQL
3 118 (6.29%) MATLAB
4 97 (5.17%) C
5 85 (4.53%) C#
6 67 (3.57%) C++
7 50 (2.66%) JavaScript
8 46 (2.45%) PowerShell
9 42 (2.24%) Java
9 42 (2.24%) R
10 23 (1.23%) Bash
11 19 (1.01%) T-SQL
12 18 (0.96%) Perl
13 11 (0.59%) Ada
14 10 (0.53%) Embedded C
15 8 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 7 (0.37%) XAML
17 6 (0.32%) Fortran
17 6 (0.32%) TypeScript
18 5 (0.27%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 496 (26.43%) Degree
2 317 (16.89%) Security Cleared
3 136 (7.25%) SC Cleared
4 91 (4.85%) BPSS Clearance
5 64 (3.41%) DV Cleared
6 63 (3.36%) Master's Degree
7 35 (1.86%) CISSP
8 34 (1.81%) Computer Science Degree
9 29 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
9 29 (1.55%) DBS Check
10 20 (1.07%) CCSP
10 20 (1.07%) PhD
11 19 (1.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 19 (1.01%) HNC
11 19 (1.01%) TOGAF Certification
12 17 (0.91%) HND
12 17 (0.91%) Microsoft Certification
13 16 (0.85%) CISM
14 14 (0.75%) CISA
14 14 (0.75%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 156 (8.31%) QA
2 63 (3.36%) GMP
3 53 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 44 (2.34%) NIST
5 42 (2.24%) Data Quality
6 39 (2.08%) PMO
7 30 (1.60%) PCI DSS
8 23 (1.23%) GLP
9 22 (1.17%) IFRS
9 22 (1.17%) IFRS 9
10 21 (1.12%) Good Clinical Practice
11 20 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 19 (1.01%) Def Stans
12 19 (1.01%) GxP
13 18 (0.96%) CRD IV
14 15 (0.80%) GDPR
15 13 (0.69%) Automotive SPICE
15 13 (0.69%) ISO 26262
16 11 (0.59%) Accessibility
16 11 (0.59%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 64 (3.41%) Docker
2 46 (2.45%) Firmware
3 33 (1.76%) Virtual Machines
4 32 (1.70%) Active Directory
5 29 (1.55%) VMware Infrastructure
6 16 (0.85%) Hyper-V
6 16 (0.85%) pfSense
7 14 (0.75%) Virtual Desktop
8 10 (0.53%) Embedded Firmware
8 10 (0.53%) NFS
9 8 (0.43%) VMware NSX
10 4 (0.21%) VMware Server
11 1 (0.053%) VMware ESXi
11 1 (0.053%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 60 (3.20%) Ansible
2 56 (2.98%) Terraform
3 54 (2.88%) Kubernetes
4 30 (1.60%) Functional Safety
5 16 (0.85%) Grafana
5 16 (0.85%) ZABBIX
6 15 (0.80%) Nmap
7 14 (0.75%) Microsoft Intune
8 10 (0.53%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 10 (0.53%) SCDPM
9 5 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.16%) Kibana
11 2 (0.11%) Puppet
12 1 (0.053%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.053%) Nagios
12 1 (0.053%) OpenNMS
12 1 (0.053%) Packer
12 1 (0.053%) Podman
12 1 (0.053%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.053%) Salt
Vendors
1 191 (10.18%) Microsoft
2 65 (3.46%) Salesforce
3 53 (2.82%) SAP
4 50 (2.66%) VMware
5 33 (1.76%) Databricks
5 33 (1.76%) Oracle
6 31 (1.65%) Google
7 24 (1.28%) EMC
8 19 (1.01%) IBM
9 16 (0.85%) Fortinet
9 16 (0.85%) Juniper
9 16 (0.85%) Splunk
10 15 (0.80%) CheckPoint
11 14 (0.75%) Cisco
11 14 (0.75%) Qualys
11 14 (0.75%) Rapid7
11 14 (0.75%) Thycotic
12 13 (0.69%) MuleSoft
12 13 (0.69%) ServiceNow
12 13 (0.69%) Veeam