Validation Job Trends in England

Validation
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Validation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 155 163 193
Rank change year-on-year +8 +30 -54
Permanent jobs citing Validation 822 904 767
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.57% 1.81% 1.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.91% 2.01% 1.84%
Number of salaries quoted 450 337 461
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £48,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -4.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 43,086 44,897 41,761
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.23% 90.06% 91.31%
Number of salaries quoted 25,747 22,592 32,329
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,000 £80,625 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Validation job vacancy trend in England

Validation
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Validation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Validation

Validation
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in England over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Validation in England

Validation
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the England region over the 6 months to 28 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +28 254 £75,000 +18.11% 543
South East +23 202 £42,500 -27.66% 525
North of England -17 127 £54,500 +18.48% 384
Midlands +17 83 £42,358 -15.29% 269
North West -12 80 £53,375 +11.94% 209
South West +26 72 £50,000 -4.94% 242
East of England +1 71 £60,000 +9.09% 261
West Midlands +14 50 £38,750 -26.19% 147
Yorkshire -6 36 £61,250 +63.33% 152
East Midlands +11 33 £42,500 -5.56% 105
North East +8 11 £31,000 -25.30% 23
Validation
UK

Validation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 20 (2.43%) Confluence
2 18 (2.19%) Apache Airflow
3 13 (1.58%) Apache Spark
4 10 (1.22%) CMS
4 10 (1.22%) SugarCRM
5 9 (1.09%) SharePoint
6 8 (0.97%) Apache
7 7 (0.85%) Appian
8 5 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (0.49%) Headless CMS
10 3 (0.36%) Jupyter
10 3 (0.36%) SAS
11 2 (0.24%) Kinematics
11 2 (0.24%) WordPress
12 1 (0.12%) Anypoint
12 1 (0.12%) Apache Superset
12 1 (0.12%) FileNet
12 1 (0.12%) Luigi
Applications
1 56 (6.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (6.69%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.70%) MS Visio
3 14 (1.70%) Simulink
4 7 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.49%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 4 (0.49%) Fusion 360
6 2 (0.24%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (0.24%) Adobe Captivate
6 2 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.24%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.24%) Elementor
6 2 (0.24%) Mathcad
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Smart View
6 2 (0.24%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.24%) Weka
7 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.12%) CATIA
7 1 (0.12%) Doxygen
7 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 21 (2.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.49%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 4 (0.49%) SAP BPC
4 3 (0.36%) Oracle Assets
4 3 (0.36%) Oracle Cash Management
4 3 (0.36%) Oracle General Ledger
4 3 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (0.36%) SAP CX
4 3 (0.36%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.24%) Aladdin
5 2 (0.24%) Endur
5 2 (0.24%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 2 (0.24%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.24%) Primavera
5 2 (0.24%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.12%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.12%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 114 (13.87%) Azure
2 68 (8.27%) Power Platform
3 61 (7.42%) AWS
4 39 (4.74%) SaaS
5 26 (3.16%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (2.80%) GCP
7 16 (1.95%) GitHub
7 16 (1.95%) Snowflake
8 15 (1.82%) Power Automate
9 14 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (1.58%) Amazon S3
10 13 (1.58%) Azure Data Factory
10 13 (1.58%) dbt
10 13 (1.58%) Microsoft 365
11 12 (1.46%) Serverless
12 10 (1.22%) Entra ID
13 9 (1.09%) AWS Lambda
14 8 (0.97%) Azure AI
14 8 (0.97%) Datadog
15 7 (0.85%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.70%) LAN
2 11 (1.34%) DNS
2 11 (1.34%) Firewall
3 10 (1.22%) CHAP
4 8 (0.97%) HTTP
4 8 (0.97%) TCP/IP
5 7 (0.85%) MQTT
5 7 (0.85%) WAN
6 6 (0.73%) 5G
6 6 (0.73%) Modbus
7 5 (0.61%) Cisco IOS
7 5 (0.61%) SD-WAN
7 5 (0.61%) SMTP
7 5 (0.61%) WAAS
8 4 (0.49%) DHCP
8 4 (0.49%) Ethernet VPN
8 4 (0.49%) Network Security
8 4 (0.49%) VoIP
9 3 (0.36%) NX-OS
9 3 (0.36%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (7.91%) Power BI
2 28 (3.41%) Tableau
3 26 (3.16%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (3.04%) SQL Server
5 20 (2.43%) Metadata
5 20 (2.43%) Relational Database
6 19 (2.31%) BigQuery
7 12 (1.46%) Oracle Reports
8 11 (1.34%) Data Lake
9 10 (1.22%) Spotfire
10 9 (1.09%) Big Data
11 8 (0.97%) Amazon Redshift
12 7 (0.85%) Looker
12 7 (0.85%) NoSQL
12 7 (0.85%) Pinecone
12 7 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
13 6 (0.73%) GIS
14 5 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
14 5 (0.61%) Data Vault
14 5 (0.61%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 63 (7.66%) JIRA
2 37 (4.50%) Git
3 35 (4.26%) Rational DOORS
4 21 (2.55%) Postman
5 17 (2.07%) Jenkins
6 14 (1.70%) Selenium
7 11 (1.34%) GitLab
8 10 (1.22%) MLflow
8 10 (1.22%) SoapUI
8 10 (1.22%) TestRail
9 9 (1.09%) Cucumber
9 9 (1.09%) JMeter
10 7 (0.85%) LoadRunner
11 5 (0.61%) Charles Proxy
11 5 (0.61%) Fiddler
11 5 (0.61%) LabVIEW
11 5 (0.61%) TestNG
11 5 (0.61%) Zephyr
12 4 (0.49%) Browser DevTools
12 4 (0.49%) Locust
General
1 299 (36.37%) Social Skills
2 212 (25.79%) Finance
3 172 (20.92%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (6.45%) Law
5 50 (6.08%) Banking
6 49 (5.96%) Electronics
7 44 (5.35%) Marketing
8 42 (5.11%) Documentation Skills
8 42 (5.11%) Manufacturing
9 38 (4.62%) Presentation Skills
10 35 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
11 34 (4.14%) Financial Institution
12 30 (3.65%) Retail
13 28 (3.41%) Telecoms
14 27 (3.28%) Public Sector
15 26 (3.16%) Aerospace
15 26 (3.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 26 (3.16%) Pharmaceutical
16 20 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
17 17 (2.07%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 129 (15.69%) Analyst
2 120 (14.60%) Senior
3 87 (10.58%) Lead
4 73 (8.88%) Systems Engineer
5 45 (5.47%) Architect
6 41 (4.99%) Data Analyst
7 37 (4.50%) Test Engineer
8 36 (4.38%) Business Analyst
9 30 (3.65%) Data Engineer
9 30 (3.65%) Developer
10 29 (3.53%) Principal Engineer
11 28 (3.41%) Applications Engineer
11 28 (3.41%) Junior
11 28 (3.41%) Validation Engineer
12 27 (3.28%) Applications Support
13 25 (3.04%) Support Engineer
14 24 (2.92%) Integration Engineer
15 23 (2.80%) Team Leader
16 22 (2.68%) Applications Support Engineer
16 22 (2.68%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (4.87%) REST
2 26 (3.16%) Middleware
3 22 (2.68%) JSON
3 22 (2.68%) Pandas
4 20 (2.43%) XML
5 19 (2.31%) scikit-learn
6 16 (1.95%) pytest
6 16 (1.95%) TensorFlow
7 15 (1.82%) PyTorch
8 13 (1.58%) NumPy
9 12 (1.46%) FastAPI
9 12 (1.46%) React
10 11 (1.34%) CSS
10 11 (1.34%) HTML
10 11 (1.34%) Web Services
11 10 (1.22%) Flask
11 10 (1.22%) OAuth
12 9 (1.09%) Hugging Face
12 9 (1.09%) RESTful
12 9 (1.09%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 83 (10.10%) Management Information System
2 40 (4.87%) Life Science
3 36 (4.38%) Onboarding
4 29 (3.53%) Operational Technology
5 25 (3.04%) Product Ownership
6 24 (2.92%) Self-Motivation
7 18 (2.19%) Algorithms
8 15 (1.82%) Data Structures
8 15 (1.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 15 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
9 14 (1.70%) Low-Code
10 13 (1.58%) SCADA
11 12 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
11 12 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
12 11 (1.34%) SWIFT Messaging Network
13 9 (1.09%) Credit Risk
13 9 (1.09%) Data Centre
14 8 (0.97%) CMDB
14 8 (0.97%) e-Learning
14 8 (0.97%) LIMS
Operating Systems
1 40 (4.87%) Windows
2 34 (4.14%) Linux
3 13 (1.58%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.09%) Android
5 5 (0.61%) Unix
5 5 (0.61%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.36%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.24%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.12%) AIX
9 1 (0.12%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.12%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.12%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 193 (23.48%) Agile
2 182 (22.14%) Problem-Solving
3 121 (14.72%) Verification and Validation
4 118 (14.36%) Data Validation
5 110 (13.38%) Analytics
6 107 (13.02%) Migration
7 102 (12.41%) Continuous Improvement
8 88 (10.71%) Test Automation
9 82 (9.98%) Decision-Making
9 82 (9.98%) ETL
10 80 (9.73%) Mentoring
11 79 (9.61%) Systems Engineering
12 78 (9.49%) Business Intelligence
12 78 (9.49%) Data Analysis
13 77 (9.37%) DevOps
14 75 (9.12%) Software Engineering
15 74 (9.00%) Roadmaps
16 73 (8.88%) CI/CD
17 72 (8.76%) Data Management
18 66 (8.03%) AI
Programming Languages
1 180 (21.90%) SQL
2 156 (18.98%) Python
3 28 (3.41%) Java
4 27 (3.28%) C
5 25 (3.04%) MATLAB
6 24 (2.92%) C++
7 22 (2.68%) JavaScript
8 20 (2.43%) PowerShell
9 13 (1.58%) TypeScript
10 12 (1.46%) Bash
11 9 (1.09%) R
11 9 (1.09%) T-SQL
12 7 (0.85%) C#
13 5 (0.61%) Bicep
13 5 (0.61%) PL/SQL
14 3 (0.36%) Embedded C
14 3 (0.36%) GLSL
14 3 (0.36%) PHP
14 3 (0.36%) Tcl
14 3 (0.36%) VB
Qualifications
1 258 (31.39%) Degree
2 95 (11.56%) Security Cleared
3 89 (10.83%) BPSS Clearance
4 46 (5.60%) SC Cleared
5 42 (5.11%) Master's Degree
6 37 (4.50%) Computer Science Degree
7 21 (2.55%) Cisco Certification
8 20 (2.43%) HNC
9 17 (2.07%) Microsoft Certification
10 15 (1.82%) ISTQB
11 14 (1.70%) DV Cleared
12 12 (1.46%) CCNP
12 12 (1.46%) CISA
12 12 (1.46%) CISSP
13 11 (1.34%) ACCA
13 11 (1.34%) CCNA
13 11 (1.34%) CGEIT
13 11 (1.34%) CISM
13 11 (1.34%) Numerate Degree
13 11 (1.34%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (13.63%) Data Quality
2 102 (12.41%) QA
3 34 (4.14%) GxP
3 34 (4.14%) SLA
4 30 (3.65%) GDPR
5 27 (3.28%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 24 (2.92%) Accessibility
7 15 (1.82%) NIST
8 11 (1.34%) COBIT
8 11 (1.34%) ISO 20022
8 11 (1.34%) SEPA
9 10 (1.22%) Good Clinical Practice
9 10 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 10 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 9 (1.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 8 (0.97%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 8 (0.97%) GRC
12 7 (0.85%) TARGET2
13 6 (0.73%) WCAG
14 5 (0.61%) ARP4761
System Software
1 37 (4.50%) Docker
2 28 (3.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (2.31%) Firmware
4 11 (1.34%) Active Directory
5 4 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (0.49%) vSphere
6 3 (0.36%) Embedded Firmware
6 3 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.24%) Ceph
7 2 (0.24%) Lustre
7 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.24%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 2 (0.24%) vCloud
7 2 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.12%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.12%) iptables
8 1 (0.12%) OpenAM
8 1 (0.12%) OpenIDM
8 1 (0.12%) pfSense
Systems Management
1 30 (3.65%) Kubernetes
2 15 (1.82%) Terraform
3 14 (1.70%) Ansible
4 11 (1.34%) Grafana
5 9 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.85%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 7 (0.85%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.61%) SCCM
8 3 (0.36%) Argo
8 3 (0.36%) Kubeflow
8 3 (0.36%) Rancher
8 3 (0.36%) yum
9 2 (0.24%) Docker Swarm
9 2 (0.24%) Functional Safety
9 2 (0.24%) Nessus
9 2 (0.24%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.24%) Rundeck
9 2 (0.24%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.12%) Control-M
10 1 (0.12%) Kibana
Vendors
1 101 (12.29%) Microsoft
2 50 (6.08%) SAP
3 32 (3.89%) VMware
4 27 (3.28%) Cisco
4 27 (3.28%) Oracle
5 17 (2.07%) Salesforce
6 15 (1.82%) Foundry
7 12 (1.46%) IBM
8 11 (1.34%) CheckPoint
8 11 (1.34%) F5
8 11 (1.34%) Software AG
9 9 (1.09%) Databricks
10 8 (0.97%) Intapp
10 8 (0.97%) OpenAI
11 7 (0.85%) Adobe
11 7 (0.85%) Automation Anywhere
11 7 (0.85%) UiPath
12 6 (0.73%) Arista
12 6 (0.73%) Splunk
13 5 (0.61%) Workday