The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bolton requiring Validation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Validation over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Validation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bolton.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
148
104
156
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton
99.33%
91.23%
98.73%
Number of salaries quoted
125
70
27
10th Percentile
£25,480
£30,000
£28,050
25th Percentile
£33,250
£36,875
£36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£47,000
£55,000
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
-14.55%
+10.00%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£60,000
£66,875
£52,500
90th Percentile
£77,500
£75,750
£55,750
Manchester median annual salary
£57,500
£54,500
£57,500
% change year-on-year
+5.50%
-5.22%
+4.55%
Validation Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Job postings citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
Validation Salary Trend in Bolton
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Validation in Bolton.
Validation Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, job vacancies citing Validation also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bolton region with a requirement for Validation.
Validation Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton 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:
