Validation Job Trends in Cheltenham

Validation
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cheltenham requiring Validation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 27 51
Rank change year-on-year -26 +24 -9
Permanent jobs citing Validation 14 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham 1.53% 0.71% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.93% 0.90% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 11 1 1
10th Percentile £45,000 - -
25th Percentile £57,500 £82,500 £76,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £85,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +9.68% -
75th Percentile - £87,500 £78,750
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median annual salary £67,000 £55,000 £52,600
% change year-on-year +21.82% +4.56% -18.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Cheltenham

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 Cheltenham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 727 111 278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheltenham 79.45% 79.29% 92.67%
Number of salaries quoted 525 72 165
10th Percentile £41,550 £27,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,706 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.39% +8.33% +3.90%
75th Percentile £90,000 £87,813 £71,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £82,100
Gloucestershire median annual salary £63,500 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year +20.95% -2.78% -6.09%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Validation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.

Validation job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

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Salary Trend in Cheltenham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Validation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Validation

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Salary Histogram in Cheltenham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in Cheltenham over the 6 months to 19 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Validation in Cheltenham

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Cypress.io
1 2 (14.29%) Git
1 2 (14.29%) JIRA
1 2 (14.29%) TestRail
1 2 (14.29%) Zephyr
General
1 5 (35.71%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (21.43%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Finance
4 1 (7.14%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (57.14%) Systems Engineer
2 4 (28.57%) Analyst
3 3 (21.43%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
3 3 (21.43%) Software Analyst
3 3 (21.43%) Software Test Analyst
3 3 (21.43%) Test Analyst
4 2 (14.29%) Test Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (14.29%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Verification and Validation
2 5 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (35.71%) Software Testing
3 3 (21.43%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (21.43%) Computer Science
3 3 (21.43%) Customer Engagement
3 3 (21.43%) Integration Testing
3 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (21.43%) SDLC
3 3 (21.43%) System Integration Testing
3 3 (21.43%) Test Strategy
4 2 (14.29%) Agile
4 2 (14.29%) Backlog Refinement
4 2 (14.29%) Code Quality
4 2 (14.29%) Defect Tracking
4 2 (14.29%) Regression Testing
4 2 (14.29%) Software Engineering
4 2 (14.29%) Sprint Planning
4 2 (14.29%) Test Automation
4 2 (14.29%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) JavaScript
1 2 (14.29%) Python
1 2 (14.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 13 (92.86%) Security Cleared
2 11 (78.57%) SC Cleared
3 4 (28.57%) Degree
4 3 (21.43%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (21.43%) DV Cleared
4 3 (21.43%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) QA