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 20 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 67 | 84 | 170 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | +86 | +22 |
| Permanent jobs citing Validation | 2,529 | 1,458 | 985 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 2.39% | 3.43% | 1.59% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.23% | 3.87% | 1.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,485 | 394 | 365 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £38,715 | £36,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,750 | £41,250 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | - | -15.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £77,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £89,625 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,015 | £56,509 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.52% | -2.64% | -13.06% |
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.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 78,226 | 37,639 | 51,198 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 73.98% | 88.56% | 82.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 54,403 | 21,898 | 27,331 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,250 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,500 | £36,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | -0.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,863 | £98,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £54,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.09% | -9.17% | - |
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 Salary Trend in England
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 20 October 2026.
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 20 October 2026. 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 | +81 | 654 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 1,329 |
| South East | -9 | 518 | £62,500 | +19.05% | 556 |
| North of England | +110 | 501 | £51,000 | +6.96% | 333 |
| Midlands | -17 | 341 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 346 |
| North West | +88 | 296 | £55,000 | +9.88% | 171 |
| South West | +36 | 264 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 269 |
| East of England | -36 | 228 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 355 |
| West Midlands | +41 | 184 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 210 |
| East Midlands | -36 | 157 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 136 |
| Yorkshire | +32 | 105 | £42,500 | - | 105 |
| North East | +9 | 100 | £55,000 | +57.14% | 57 |
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Validation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 26.7% | 676 |
| 2 | Continuous Improvement | 23.0% | 581 |
| 3 | Agile | 18.1% | 457 |
| 4 | AI | 17.9% | 452 |
| 5 | Verification and Validation | 17.2% | 435 |
| 6 | CI/CD | 13.9% | 352 |
| 7 | Stakeholder Management | 13.9% | 351 |
| 8 | Test Automation | 12.9% | 327 |
| 9 | Migration | 12.3% | 312 |
| 10 | Analytics | 11.1% | 281 |
| 11 | Mentoring | 10.8% | 272 |
| 12 | Software Engineering | 10.2% | 258 |
| 13 | Decision-Making | 10.0% | 252 |
| 14 | DevOps | 9.5% | 241 |
| 15 | Business Intelligence | 8.9% | 226 |
| 16 | Data Analysis | 8.5% | 215 |
| 17 | Roadmaps | 8.4% | 212 |
| 18 | Stakeholder Engagement | 8.2% | 207 |
| 19 | Data Modelling | 8.0% | 203 |
| 20 | Data Migration | 7.8% | 198 |