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 10 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 84 194
Rank change year-on-year -32 +110 -9
Permanent jobs citing Validation 1,484 1,546 1,265
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.71% 3.58% 1.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.31% 3.95% 1.72%
Number of salaries quoted 924 444 685
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,252 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.23% +2.28% -12.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.51% +3.64% -12.00%

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 64,347 39,118 73,727
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.05% 90.53% 82.51%
Number of salaries quoted 45,425 22,207 52,903
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,898 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -8.71%

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 10 July 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 10 July 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 +79 426 £75,000 -1.64% 342
South East -42 330 £55,000 - 228
North of England +89 303 £55,000 +15.35% 117
North West +77 190 £55,000 +15.35% 58
Midlands -62 178 £41,875 -23.86% 114
South West -32 113 £52,750 +0.29% 73
East of England -77 106 £62,500 +9.65% 79
West Midlands +10 103 £43,250 -30.80% 55
East Midlands -74 73 £34,000 -28.42% 59
Yorkshire +6 62 £44,000 +5.39% 41
North East -5 51 £55,000 +22.22% 18
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 50 (3.37%) Apache Airflow
2 49 (3.30%) Apache Spark
3 46 (3.10%) Apache
4 24 (1.62%) Confluence
5 23 (1.55%) SharePoint
6 14 (0.94%) Microsoft Exchange
7 12 (0.81%) Jupyter
8 11 (0.74%) SAS
9 5 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.27%) CMS
10 4 (0.27%) Kinematics
11 3 (0.20%) Appian
11 3 (0.20%) Artix
12 2 (0.13%) IIS
12 2 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 1 (0.067%) ArcGIS
13 1 (0.067%) Oracle Workflow
13 1 (0.067%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 85 (5.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 49 (3.30%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (1.75%) Microsoft Project
4 20 (1.35%) MS Visio
5 18 (1.21%) Simulink
6 16 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 11 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
8 8 (0.54%) SOLIDWORKS
9 5 (0.34%) AutoCAD
10 4 (0.27%) Adobe XD
10 4 (0.27%) Sketch
11 3 (0.20%) Autodesk Inventor
11 3 (0.20%) Productboard
11 3 (0.20%) Stateflow
12 2 (0.13%) Solid Edge
13 1 (0.067%) Chatbot
13 1 (0.067%) Navisworks
13 1 (0.067%) PTC Creo
13 1 (0.067%) Siemens NX
13 1 (0.067%) Trello
Business Applications
1 39 (2.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 38 (2.56%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (0.74%) SAP MDG
4 10 (0.67%) SAP ERP
5 9 (0.61%) Oracle EBS
6 7 (0.47%) Oracle Applications
7 5 (0.34%) iTrent
7 5 (0.34%) Loan IQ
7 5 (0.34%) Oracle Financials
7 5 (0.34%) SAP MDG-BP
8 4 (0.27%) SAP MM
9 3 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
10 2 (0.13%) FastStats
10 2 (0.13%) NetSuite
10 2 (0.13%) Oracle Payables
10 2 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
10 2 (0.13%) SAP Business One
10 2 (0.13%) SAP EWM
10 2 (0.13%) SAP WM
11 1 (0.067%) SAP BRIM
Cloud Services
1 193 (13.01%) Azure
2 176 (11.86%) AWS
3 149 (10.04%) Power Platform
4 75 (5.05%) GCP
5 68 (4.58%) SaaS
6 60 (4.04%) Azure DevOps
7 43 (2.90%) Microsoft 365
7 43 (2.90%) Serverless
8 38 (2.56%) Amazon S3
9 35 (2.36%) GitHub
10 25 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
11 23 (1.55%) Azure Data Factory
12 22 (1.48%) Snowflake
13 19 (1.28%) Entra ID
13 19 (1.28%) GitHub Actions
14 18 (1.21%) Power Automate
15 17 (1.15%) Amazon EC2
15 17 (1.15%) Amazon EMR
15 17 (1.15%) Microsoft Copilot
16 16 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 67 (4.51%) Broadband
2 47 (3.17%) Firewall
3 34 (2.29%) DNS
4 22 (1.48%) WAN
5 19 (1.28%) Wireless
6 18 (1.21%) Network Security
6 18 (1.21%) TCP/IP
7 16 (1.08%) SD-WAN
7 16 (1.08%) VPN
8 15 (1.01%) CHAP
9 14 (0.94%) Wi-Fi
10 13 (0.88%) MQTT
11 12 (0.81%) Ethernet
12 11 (0.74%) HTTP
13 10 (0.67%) 5G
13 10 (0.67%) LAN
14 9 (0.61%) NAS
15 7 (0.47%) NGN
15 7 (0.47%) WebEx
15 7 (0.47%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 143 (9.64%) Power BI
2 58 (3.91%) Tableau
3 57 (3.84%) PostgreSQL
4 54 (3.64%) Data Warehouse
5 51 (3.44%) SQL Server
6 36 (2.43%) Metadata
7 33 (2.22%) MongoDB
8 30 (2.02%) Relational Database
9 28 (1.89%) Data Lake
10 26 (1.75%) BigQuery
11 23 (1.55%) Azure SQL Database
12 21 (1.42%) Semantic Layer
13 19 (1.28%) Amazon Athena
13 19 (1.28%) DynamoDB
13 19 (1.28%) Spark SQL
14 18 (1.21%) MySQL
15 17 (1.15%) Oracle Database
16 16 (1.08%) Parquet
17 15 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
18 14 (0.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 90 (6.06%) JIRA
2 78 (5.26%) Git
3 49 (3.30%) Jenkins
4 40 (2.70%) GitLab
5 29 (1.95%) Rational DOORS
6 22 (1.48%) Snyk
7 16 (1.08%) LabVIEW
8 15 (1.01%) Selenium
9 13 (0.88%) IBM UrbanCode
9 13 (0.88%) Postman
10 11 (0.74%) Cucumber
11 10 (0.67%) Cypress.io
11 10 (0.67%) JMeter
11 10 (0.67%) TeamCity
12 7 (0.47%) MLflow
12 7 (0.47%) Rational Rhapsody
13 6 (0.40%) Burp Suite
13 6 (0.40%) Eclipse
13 6 (0.40%) GDB
14 5 (0.34%) LoadRunner
General
1 451 (30.39%) Social Skills
2 390 (26.28%) Finance
3 350 (23.58%) Analytical Skills
4 113 (7.61%) Aerospace
5 111 (7.48%) Electronics
6 101 (6.81%) Manufacturing
7 92 (6.20%) Banking
8 89 (6.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 63 (4.25%) Retail
10 51 (3.44%) Law
10 51 (3.44%) Public Sector
11 46 (3.10%) Organisational Skills
12 45 (3.03%) Legal
13 44 (2.96%) Marketing
13 44 (2.96%) Pharmaceutical
14 42 (2.83%) Games
15 35 (2.36%) Automotive
16 31 (2.09%) Financial Institution
17 26 (1.75%) Advertising
18 25 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 260 (17.52%) Senior
2 236 (15.90%) Analyst
3 119 (8.02%) Systems Engineer
4 114 (7.68%) Lead
5 101 (6.81%) Test Engineer
6 93 (6.27%) Architect
7 82 (5.53%) Data Engineer
8 78 (5.26%) Validation Engineer
9 76 (5.12%) Business Analyst
10 69 (4.65%) Data Analyst
11 68 (4.58%) Developer
12 46 (3.10%) Consultant
13 43 (2.90%) Support Engineer
14 41 (2.76%) Embedded Engineer
14 41 (2.76%) IT Manager
14 41 (2.76%) Principal Engineer
15 38 (2.56%) Software Engineer
16 36 (2.43%) Project Manager
16 36 (2.43%) Senior Systems Engineer
17 35 (2.36%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (2.83%) RESTful
2 33 (2.22%) PySpark
3 32 (2.16%) Node.js
4 31 (2.09%) Kafka
5 30 (2.02%) JSON
5 30 (2.02%) XML
6 28 (1.89%) REST
7 26 (1.75%) Pandas
8 24 (1.62%) .NET
9 21 (1.42%) Middleware
10 19 (1.28%) Playwright
10 19 (1.28%) Regular Expression
10 19 (1.28%) XMPP
11 18 (1.21%) pytest
12 16 (1.08%) CSS
13 15 (1.01%) HTML
13 15 (1.01%) LDAP
13 15 (1.01%) React
14 14 (0.94%) FastAPI
15 13 (0.88%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 96 (6.47%) Cloud Native
2 88 (5.93%) Onboarding
3 65 (4.38%) Data Structures
3 65 (4.38%) Management Information System
4 48 (3.23%) Product Ownership
5 46 (3.10%) Embedded Systems
5 46 (3.10%) Low-Code
6 44 (2.96%) Driving Licence
7 43 (2.90%) Data Centre
8 42 (2.83%) Algorithms
9 41 (2.76%) Distributed Systems
10 38 (2.56%) Enterprise Software
11 36 (2.43%) Analytical Mindset
12 34 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
13 31 (2.09%) Video\Live Streaming
14 29 (1.95%) Legacy Systems
15 28 (1.89%) Life Science
16 23 (1.55%) Robotics
17 22 (1.48%) IoT
18 20 (1.35%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 105 (7.08%) Linux
2 76 (5.12%) Windows
3 29 (1.95%) Windows Server
4 22 (1.48%) Unix
5 19 (1.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (0.54%) Android
7 6 (0.40%) FreeRTOS
8 5 (0.34%) Embedded Linux
9 4 (0.27%) Kali Linux
9 4 (0.27%) Mac OS X
9 4 (0.27%) Robot Operating System
10 3 (0.20%) AIX
10 3 (0.20%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.13%) Mac OS
11 2 (0.13%) ThreadX
12 1 (0.067%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 339 (22.84%) Problem-Solving
2 306 (20.62%) Agile
3 297 (20.01%) Continuous Improvement
4 266 (17.92%) AI
5 251 (16.91%) CI/CD
6 208 (14.02%) Test Automation
7 202 (13.61%) Analytics
8 185 (12.47%) Migration
9 170 (11.46%) Business Intelligence
9 170 (11.46%) Verification and Validation
10 161 (10.85%) Data Validation
11 160 (10.78%) Stakeholder Management
12 157 (10.58%) DevOps
13 154 (10.38%) Decision-Making
14 153 (10.31%) Data Modelling
15 149 (10.04%) Software Engineering
16 148 (9.97%) Mentoring
17 139 (9.37%) Data Governance
18 128 (8.63%) Data Analysis
19 127 (8.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 366 (24.66%) Python
2 328 (22.10%) SQL
3 73 (4.92%) C++
4 70 (4.72%) C
5 58 (3.91%) Java
6 51 (3.44%) Go
7 41 (2.76%) C#
8 34 (2.29%) JavaScript
9 32 (2.16%) MATLAB
10 28 (1.89%) Bash
11 26 (1.75%) PowerShell
12 25 (1.68%) T-SQL
13 18 (1.21%) Embedded C
13 18 (1.21%) Embedded C++
14 16 (1.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 14 (0.94%) Scala
16 13 (0.88%) TypeScript
17 9 (0.61%) VBA
18 8 (0.54%) ABAP
18 8 (0.54%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 288 (19.41%) Degree
2 167 (11.25%) Security Cleared
3 102 (6.87%) BPSS Clearance
4 76 (5.12%) SC Cleared
5 75 (5.05%) Master's Degree
6 51 (3.44%) DV Cleared
7 38 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
8 32 (2.16%) Chartered Engineer
9 25 (1.68%) CISA
9 25 (1.68%) CISSP
9 25 (1.68%) HNC
9 25 (1.68%) SANS
10 22 (1.48%) CISM
11 17 (1.15%) ACCA
11 17 (1.15%) AWS Certification
11 17 (1.15%) CIMA
11 17 (1.15%) HND
12 15 (1.01%) CGEIT
12 15 (1.01%) FFIEC
12 15 (1.01%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 261 (17.59%) Data Quality
2 180 (12.13%) QA
3 54 (3.64%) GDPR
4 37 (2.49%) Accessibility
5 36 (2.43%) GRC
6 25 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 20 (1.35%) NIST
8 19 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 18 (1.21%) IEC 61508
9 18 (1.21%) IFRS
10 16 (1.08%) ISO 9001
10 16 (1.08%) PMO
11 15 (1.01%) COBIT
12 13 (0.88%) GAAP
12 13 (0.88%) ISO 26262
13 12 (0.81%) SLA
14 11 (0.74%) SOC 2
15 10 (0.67%) GxP
16 9 (0.61%) GMP
16 9 (0.61%) MISRA
System Software
1 60 (4.04%) Docker
2 51 (3.44%) Firmware
3 38 (2.56%) Active Directory
4 25 (1.68%) Virtual Machines
5 23 (1.55%) Embedded Firmware
6 20 (1.35%) vSphere
7 8 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
8 5 (0.34%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.13%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.067%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 69 (4.65%) Terraform
2 61 (4.11%) Kubernetes
3 32 (2.16%) Grafana
4 23 (1.55%) Functional Safety
5 17 (1.15%) Ansible
6 16 (1.08%) Prometheus
7 10 (0.67%) Cilium
8 7 (0.47%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 7 (0.47%) Kibana
8 7 (0.47%) Puppet
9 6 (0.40%) SCCM
10 4 (0.27%) Argo
10 4 (0.27%) Rancher
10 4 (0.27%) yum
11 3 (0.20%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.20%) HP Fortify
11 3 (0.20%) Nessus
11 3 (0.20%) Nmap
11 3 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.13%) BMC PATROL
Vendors
1 204 (13.75%) Microsoft
2 94 (6.33%) SAP
3 91 (6.13%) Oracle
4 45 (3.03%) Salesforce
5 40 (2.70%) Databricks
6 33 (2.22%) Red Hat
7 32 (2.16%) ServiceNow
8 29 (1.95%) CrowdStrike
9 27 (1.82%) VMware
10 26 (1.75%) Cisco
11 22 (1.48%) Palo Alto
11 22 (1.48%) Tenable
12 21 (1.42%) Google
13 17 (1.15%) Adobe
14 15 (1.01%) McAfee
15 14 (0.94%) Citrix
15 14 (0.94%) IBM
16 13 (0.88%) Foundry
17 9 (0.61%) Informatica
17 9 (0.61%) Splunk