Model Validation Jobs with Work from Home Options

Model Validation
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Model Validation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Model Validation over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 568 630 704
Rank change year-on-year +62 +74 -153
Permanent jobs citing Model Validation 21 31 138
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.062% 0.075% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.068% 0.078% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 17 8 57
10th Percentile - - £68,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £32,500 £77,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,750 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.82% -39.06% +66.67%
75th Percentile £72,433 £64,688 £86,100
90th Percentile - £86,250 £88,750
UK median annual salary £70,576 £65,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +8.58% -18.75% +10.34%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Model 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 WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,857 39,858 66,375
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.38% 96.10% 96.97%
Number of salaries quoted 23,439 27,686 41,025
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Model Validation
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Model Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Model Validation trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Model Validation.

Model Validation salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Model Validation over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Model Validation salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 3 (14.29%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (23.81%) Simulink
2 4 (19.05%) Stateflow
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (19.05%) Tableau
General
1 9 (42.86%) Finance
2 7 (33.33%) Banking
3 6 (28.57%) Military
4 4 (19.05%) Games
5 3 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (9.52%) Wearables
7 1 (4.76%) Automotive
7 1 (4.76%) Front Office
7 1 (4.76%) Legal
Job Titles
1 13 (61.90%) Senior
2 6 (28.57%) Data Scientist
2 6 (28.57%) Senior Data Scientist
3 5 (23.81%) Consultant
4 4 (19.05%) Developer
4 4 (19.05%) Machine Learning Developer
4 4 (19.05%) Senior Consultant
5 3 (14.29%) Analyst
5 3 (14.29%) Senior Analyst
6 2 (9.52%) Pricing Analyst
6 2 (9.52%) Senior Pricing Analyst
7 1 (4.76%) Development Manager
7 1 (4.76%) Lead
7 1 (4.76%) Principal Consultant
7 1 (4.76%) Risk Analyst
7 1 (4.76%) Senior Risk Analyst
7 1 (4.76%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (28.57%) Pandas
1 6 (28.57%) XGBoost
2 4 (19.05%) PyTorch
2 4 (19.05%) TensorFlow
3 1 (4.76%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 6 (28.57%) Data Structures
2 4 (19.05%) Algorithms
2 4 (19.05%) Robotics
3 1 (4.76%) Credit Risk
3 1 (4.76%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.76%) Market Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (90.48%) Validation
2 13 (61.90%) Decision-Making
3 12 (57.14%) Random Forest
4 11 (52.38%) Data Science
5 10 (47.62%) Artificial Intelligence
5 10 (47.62%) Machine Learning
5 10 (47.62%) Natural Language Processing
5 10 (47.62%) Statistical Modelling
5 10 (47.62%) Verification and Validation
6 8 (38.10%) Decision Tree
6 8 (38.10%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (33.33%) Agile
7 7 (33.33%) Analytics
7 7 (33.33%) Data Validation
7 7 (33.33%) Econometrics
7 7 (33.33%) Mathematics
7 7 (33.33%) Visualisation
8 6 (28.57%) Neural Network
8 6 (28.57%) Unit Testing
8 6 (28.57%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 18 (85.71%) Python
2 7 (33.33%) R
2 7 (33.33%) SQL
3 6 (28.57%) MATLAB
4 1 (4.76%) VBA
Qualifications
1 14 (66.67%) Degree
2 5 (23.81%) Security Cleared
3 4 (19.05%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (19.05%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.76%) IFRS
1 1 (4.76%) IFRS 9
Vendors
1 4 (19.05%) Alteryx
1 4 (19.05%) OpenAI
2 2 (9.52%) Databricks