Model Validation Jobs in Edinburgh

Model Validation
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh 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 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 82 72 134
Rank change year-on-year -10 +62 +20
Permanent jobs citing Model Validation 12 40 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.31% 2.63% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.34% 2.92% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £75,563 £68,718 £35,733
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,606 £70,576 £36,699
Median % change year-on-year +9.96% +92.31% -40.57%
75th Percentile £79,648 £72,433 £87,349
90th Percentile - - £103,911
Scotland median annual salary £77,606 £70,576 £36,699
% change year-on-year +9.96% +92.31% -40.57%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 893 1,369 2,024
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 97.38% 90.07% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 423 961 1,174
10th Percentile £26,929 £35,000 £36,390
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £98,474 £97,500 £90,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%

Model Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Model Validation in Edinburgh

Model Validation
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

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

Salary trend for Model Validation in Edinburgh

Model Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 4 (33.33%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (8.33%) LaTeX
General
1 12 (100.00%) Finance
2 11 (91.67%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (66.67%) Legal
4 7 (58.33%) Front Office
5 4 (33.33%) Banking
5 4 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (50.00%) Risk Officer
2 4 (33.33%) Credit Risk Manager
2 4 (33.33%) Risk Manager
3 2 (16.67%) Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (33.33%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 5 (41.67%) Credit Risk
2 1 (8.33%) Market Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (91.67%) Project Management
2 8 (66.67%) Mathematics
2 8 (66.67%) Quantitative Analysis
2 8 (66.67%) Quantitative Finance
2 8 (66.67%) Validation
3 7 (58.33%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (58.33%) Statistics
4 4 (33.33%) Analytics
4 4 (33.33%) Credit Risk Modelling
4 4 (33.33%) Customer Insight
4 4 (33.33%) Decision Science
4 4 (33.33%) Decision-Making
4 4 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
4 4 (33.33%) Mentoring
4 4 (33.33%) People Management
4 4 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
5 2 (16.67%) Data Science
6 1 (8.33%) Physics
6 1 (8.33%) Qualitative Analysis
Programming Languages
1 12 (100.00%) Python
2 4 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) Degree
2 7 (58.33%) Master's Degree
2 7 (58.33%) PhD
3 1 (8.33%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (33.33%) CRD IV
1 4 (33.33%) IFRS
1 4 (33.33%) IFRS 9