Model Validation Jobs in the City of London

Model Validation
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Model Validation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Model Validation over the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 138 147 201
Rank change year-on-year +9 +54 +88
Permanent jobs citing Model Validation 2 30 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.10% 0.94% 0.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 1.02% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 7
10th Percentile £154,625 £68,125 £68,000
25th Percentile £155,938 £76,563 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £166,250 £87,500 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +90.00% +2.94% -
75th Percentile £180,938 £93,750 -
90th Percentile £184,875 - £90,000
Central London median annual salary £166,250 £87,500 £85,000
% change year-on-year +90.00% +2.94% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

Model 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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,857 2,943 4,164
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 95.97% 91.97% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,416 2,272 3,420
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £43,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £54,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.45%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £121,875 £112,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% +3.45%

Model Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing Model Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Model Validation in the City of London

Model Validation
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Model Validation in the City of London.

Salary trend for Model Validation in the City of London

Model Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 1 (50.00%) MTS
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Developer
1 1 (50.00%) Head of Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Head of Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Head of Risk Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Credit Risk
1 1 (50.00%) Fixed Income
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Algorithmic Trading
2 1 (50.00%) Credit Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Credit Risk Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematical Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Physics
2 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Research
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) C++
2 1 (50.00%) R
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Numerate Degree
2 1 (50.00%) PhD
2 1 (50.00%) Postgraduate