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 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 80 201
Rank change year-on-year -19 +121 -12
Permanent jobs citing Validation 1,666 1,580 996
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.81% 3.62% 1.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.46% 4.04% 1.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,008 474 495
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,825 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -10.16%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,225 £92,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £59,017
% change year-on-year - -6.81% -6.32%

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 67,827 39,106 59,264
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.89% 89.61% 81.24%
Number of salaries quoted 47,864 22,714 39,792
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,750 £41,021
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -11.29%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 2 August 2026.

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 2 August 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 +78 471 £75,000 -3.23% 645
South East -37 369 £55,000 - 305
North of England +109 355 £54,875 +15.53% 191
North West +94 208 £55,000 +15.35% 115
Midlands -53 192 £42,837 -22.12% 152
South West -25 133 £51,750 -1.62% 153
East of England -81 113 £62,500 +9.65% 134
West Midlands -4 104 £44,000 -23.48% 92
East Midlands -75 87 £42,500 - 60
Yorkshire +7 74 £43,000 +1.18% 40
North East +5 73 £55,000 +57.14% 39
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 60 (3.60%) Apache Airflow
2 58 (3.48%) Apache Spark
3 56 (3.36%) Apache
4 30 (1.80%) Confluence
4 30 (1.80%) SharePoint
5 18 (1.08%) Jupyter
6 12 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
6 12 (0.72%) SAS
7 5 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (0.30%) CMS
8 4 (0.24%) Kinematics
9 3 (0.18%) Artix
9 3 (0.18%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 2 (0.12%) Cloud Foundry
10 2 (0.12%) IIS
10 2 (0.12%) WinCC
11 1 (0.060%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.060%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.060%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.060%) WebSphere
Applications
1 105 (6.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (3.42%) Microsoft Office
3 30 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
4 26 (1.56%) MS Visio
5 23 (1.38%) Simulink
6 13 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 13 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
7 10 (0.60%) SOLIDWORKS
8 5 (0.30%) AutoCAD
9 4 (0.24%) Adobe XD
9 4 (0.24%) Mathcad
9 4 (0.24%) Sketch
10 3 (0.18%) Autodesk Inventor
10 3 (0.18%) LaTeX
10 3 (0.18%) Productboard
10 3 (0.18%) Stateflow
11 2 (0.12%) OrCAD
11 2 (0.12%) Solid Edge
12 1 (0.060%) EPLAN
12 1 (0.060%) Trello
Business Applications
1 42 (2.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 38 (2.28%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.66%) SAP MDG
4 10 (0.60%) SAP ERP
5 9 (0.54%) Oracle EBS
6 8 (0.48%) Oracle Applications
7 5 (0.30%) iTrent
7 5 (0.30%) Loan IQ
7 5 (0.30%) NetSuite
7 5 (0.30%) SAP MDG-BP
8 4 (0.24%) Elite 3E
8 4 (0.24%) Oracle Financials
8 4 (0.24%) SAP MM
8 4 (0.24%) Workday HCM
9 3 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
10 2 (0.12%) SAP CO
10 2 (0.12%) SAP FI
10 2 (0.12%) SAP FI/CO
10 2 (0.12%) SAP WM
10 2 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 231 (13.87%) Azure
2 223 (13.39%) AWS
3 159 (9.54%) Power Platform
4 82 (4.92%) GCP
5 68 (4.08%) SaaS
6 60 (3.60%) Azure DevOps
7 52 (3.12%) Microsoft 365
8 44 (2.64%) Amazon S3
8 44 (2.64%) Serverless
9 42 (2.52%) GitHub
10 33 (1.98%) Dynamics 365
11 24 (1.44%) Microsoft Copilot
12 23 (1.38%) Entra ID
13 22 (1.32%) Amazon EC2
13 22 (1.32%) Cloud Computing
13 22 (1.32%) Snowflake
14 21 (1.26%) Amazon EMR
14 21 (1.26%) GitHub Actions
15 19 (1.14%) Microsoft Purview
15 19 (1.14%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 67 (4.02%) Broadband
2 49 (2.94%) Firewall
3 44 (2.64%) DNS
4 24 (1.44%) Network Security
4 24 (1.44%) TCP/IP
4 24 (1.44%) Wireless
5 22 (1.32%) VPN
6 21 (1.26%) WAN
7 17 (1.02%) Ethernet
8 16 (0.96%) Wi-Fi
9 15 (0.90%) MQTT
9 15 (0.90%) SD-WAN
10 12 (0.72%) HTTP
10 12 (0.72%) Internet
10 12 (0.72%) LAN
11 11 (0.66%) CHAP
11 11 (0.66%) NGN
12 10 (0.60%) 5G
12 10 (0.60%) RS-232
13 9 (0.54%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 149 (8.94%) Power BI
2 57 (3.42%) Data Warehouse
2 57 (3.42%) PostgreSQL
3 55 (3.30%) Tableau
4 49 (2.94%) SQL Server
5 43 (2.58%) Metadata
6 36 (2.16%) Data Lake
7 33 (1.98%) MongoDB
8 28 (1.68%) Relational Database
9 25 (1.50%) BigQuery
10 23 (1.38%) DynamoDB
10 23 (1.38%) Semantic Layer
11 22 (1.32%) Amazon Athena
12 21 (1.26%) Azure SQL Database
12 21 (1.26%) MySQL
13 20 (1.20%) Spark SQL
13 20 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 19 (1.14%) Power Query
15 17 (1.02%) Oracle Database
16 16 (0.96%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 108 (6.48%) JIRA
2 97 (5.82%) Git
3 47 (2.82%) Jenkins
4 42 (2.52%) GitLab
5 31 (1.86%) Rational DOORS
6 22 (1.32%) Snyk
7 18 (1.08%) Selenium
8 15 (0.90%) LabVIEW
8 15 (0.90%) Postman
9 14 (0.84%) Cypress.io
10 13 (0.78%) IBM UrbanCode
11 12 (0.72%) Cucumber
12 11 (0.66%) JMeter
13 10 (0.60%) TeamCity
14 8 (0.48%) Rational Rhapsody
15 7 (0.42%) Burp Suite
15 7 (0.42%) REST Assured
16 6 (0.36%) GDB
16 6 (0.36%) Hudson
17 5 (0.30%) LoadRunner
General
1 541 (32.47%) Social Skills
2 458 (27.49%) Finance
3 429 (25.75%) Analytical Skills
4 143 (8.58%) Aerospace
5 139 (8.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 135 (8.10%) Manufacturing
7 128 (7.68%) Electronics
8 96 (5.76%) Banking
9 85 (5.10%) Law
10 68 (4.08%) Retail
11 65 (3.90%) Public Sector
12 59 (3.54%) Pharmaceutical
13 56 (3.36%) Organisational Skills
14 52 (3.12%) Marketing
15 50 (3.00%) Legal
16 46 (2.76%) Games
17 39 (2.34%) Automotive
18 30 (1.80%) Telecoms
19 28 (1.68%) Advertising
19 28 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 308 (18.49%) Senior
2 247 (14.83%) Analyst
3 136 (8.16%) Lead
4 116 (6.96%) Systems Engineer
5 107 (6.42%) Test Engineer
6 101 (6.06%) Architect
7 96 (5.76%) Data Engineer
8 81 (4.86%) Business Analyst
9 79 (4.74%) Developer
10 67 (4.02%) Validation Engineer
11 66 (3.96%) Consultant
12 65 (3.90%) Data Analyst
13 55 (3.30%) Software Engineer
14 53 (3.18%) Principal Engineer
15 45 (2.70%) Support Engineer
16 42 (2.52%) Embedded Engineer
17 41 (2.46%) Data Scientist
18 38 (2.28%) IT Manager
19 37 (2.22%) Project Manager
20 36 (2.16%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (2.70%) RESTful
2 42 (2.52%) Kafka
3 37 (2.22%) PySpark
4 35 (2.10%) Node.js
5 31 (1.86%) REST
5 31 (1.86%) XML
6 30 (1.80%) JSON
7 25 (1.50%) Pandas
8 24 (1.44%) Middleware
9 23 (1.38%) .NET
10 21 (1.26%) CSS
11 20 (1.20%) HTML
11 20 (1.20%) LDAP
11 20 (1.20%) Playwright
12 19 (1.14%) Regular Expression
12 19 (1.14%) XMPP
13 16 (0.96%) FastAPI
13 16 (0.96%) React
14 14 (0.84%) Oracle Fusion
14 14 (0.84%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 121 (7.26%) Cloud Native
2 120 (7.20%) Onboarding
3 83 (4.98%) Management Information System
4 60 (3.60%) Data Structures
5 59 (3.54%) Product Ownership
6 58 (3.48%) Data Centre
7 49 (2.94%) Distributed Systems
8 48 (2.88%) Enterprise Software
9 46 (2.76%) Driving Licence
10 45 (2.70%) Low-Code
11 44 (2.64%) Algorithms
11 44 (2.64%) Embedded Systems
12 38 (2.28%) Analytical Mindset
13 33 (1.98%) Video\Live Streaming
14 32 (1.92%) Life Science
15 29 (1.74%) Legacy Systems
16 28 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
17 27 (1.62%) AI Agents
18 26 (1.56%) Robotics
19 24 (1.44%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 112 (6.72%) Linux
2 84 (5.04%) Windows
3 32 (1.92%) Windows Server
4 19 (1.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 19 (1.14%) Unix
5 6 (0.36%) Android
5 6 (0.36%) Embedded Linux
5 6 (0.36%) FreeRTOS
6 4 (0.24%) Kali Linux
6 4 (0.24%) Mac OS X
7 3 (0.18%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.12%) AIX
8 2 (0.12%) Robot Operating System
8 2 (0.12%) ThreadX
8 2 (0.12%) VMS
8 2 (0.12%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.060%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 434 (26.05%) Problem-Solving
2 392 (23.53%) Continuous Improvement
3 357 (21.43%) Agile
4 313 (18.79%) AI
5 283 (16.99%) CI/CD
6 224 (13.45%) Analytics
7 220 (13.21%) Migration
8 215 (12.91%) Test Automation
9 204 (12.24%) Stakeholder Management
10 194 (11.64%) Mentoring
11 187 (11.22%) Decision-Making
12 175 (10.50%) Business Intelligence
13 174 (10.44%) Verification and Validation
14 173 (10.38%) DevOps
14 173 (10.38%) Software Engineering
15 159 (9.54%) Data Modelling
16 158 (9.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 153 (9.18%) Data Analysis
17 153 (9.18%) ERP
18 152 (9.12%) Data Validation
Programming Languages
1 410 (24.61%) Python
2 356 (21.37%) SQL
3 79 (4.74%) C++
4 72 (4.32%) Java
5 71 (4.26%) C
6 55 (3.30%) Go
7 51 (3.06%) JavaScript
8 42 (2.52%) C#
9 36 (2.16%) MATLAB
10 29 (1.74%) PowerShell
11 27 (1.62%) Bash
12 21 (1.26%) T-SQL
13 20 (1.20%) Embedded C
13 20 (1.20%) Scala
14 18 (1.08%) Embedded C++
15 16 (0.96%) TypeScript
16 15 (0.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 8 (0.48%) ABAP
17 8 (0.48%) PL/SQL
17 8 (0.48%) VBA
Qualifications
1 334 (20.05%) Degree
2 224 (13.45%) Security Cleared
3 119 (7.14%) SC Cleared
4 112 (6.72%) BPSS Clearance
5 75 (4.50%) Master's Degree
6 74 (4.44%) DV Cleared
7 39 (2.34%) Computer Science Degree
8 30 (1.80%) Chartered Engineer
9 29 (1.74%) CISSP
10 25 (1.50%) PMI Certification
11 24 (1.44%) HNC
12 23 (1.38%) AWS Certification
12 23 (1.38%) CISM
13 22 (1.32%) ACCA
13 22 (1.32%) CIMA
13 22 (1.32%) PhD
14 21 (1.26%) CISA
14 21 (1.26%) SANS
15 17 (1.02%) HND
15 17 (1.02%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 298 (17.89%) Data Quality
2 220 (13.21%) QA
3 57 (3.42%) GDPR
4 52 (3.12%) Accessibility
5 38 (2.28%) GRC
6 23 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 20 (1.20%) IEC 61508
8 18 (1.08%) NIST
9 17 (1.02%) PMO
10 15 (0.90%) GxP
10 15 (0.90%) IFRS
10 15 (0.90%) ISO 26262
10 15 (0.90%) SLA
11 14 (0.84%) GAAP
12 13 (0.78%) ISO 9001
13 12 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 15288
14 11 (0.66%) COBIT
14 11 (0.66%) SOC 2
14 11 (0.66%) WCAG
15 10 (0.60%) GMP
System Software
1 71 (4.26%) Docker
2 56 (3.36%) Firmware
3 42 (2.52%) Active Directory
4 28 (1.68%) Virtual Machines
5 26 (1.56%) Embedded Firmware
6 22 (1.32%) vSphere
7 12 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
8 5 (0.30%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.12%) KVM
9 2 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.060%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.060%) iptables
10 1 (0.060%) ProxySG
10 1 (0.060%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 73 (4.38%) Terraform
2 72 (4.32%) Kubernetes
3 36 (2.16%) Grafana
4 25 (1.50%) Functional Safety
5 20 (1.20%) Ansible
6 16 (0.96%) Prometheus
7 10 (0.60%) Cilium
8 8 (0.48%) SCCM
8 8 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
9 7 (0.42%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 7 (0.42%) Kibana
10 6 (0.36%) Puppet
11 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
12 4 (0.24%) Nessus
12 4 (0.24%) Nmap
12 4 (0.24%) WMI
13 3 (0.18%) FortiGate
13 3 (0.18%) HP Fortify
13 3 (0.18%) Rancher
13 3 (0.18%) yum
Vendors
1 245 (14.71%) Microsoft
2 107 (6.42%) SAP
3 96 (5.76%) Oracle
4 56 (3.36%) Salesforce
5 46 (2.76%) Databricks
6 40 (2.40%) ServiceNow
7 34 (2.04%) Red Hat
8 31 (1.86%) Cisco
8 31 (1.86%) Google
8 31 (1.86%) VMware
9 29 (1.74%) CrowdStrike
10 23 (1.38%) Palo Alto
11 22 (1.32%) Tenable
12 15 (0.90%) McAfee
13 14 (0.84%) Adobe
13 14 (0.84%) IBM
14 13 (0.78%) Workday
15 12 (0.72%) EMC
15 12 (0.72%) Remedy
15 12 (0.72%) Splunk