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

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 80 206
Rank change year-on-year -19 +126 -15
Permanent jobs citing Validation 1,618 1,575 1,041
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.78% 3.63% 1.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.41% 4.04% 1.68%
Number of salaries quoted 985 470 530
10th Percentile £35,000 £39,000 £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 £72,188 £72,250
90th Percentile £90,450 £95,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -8.00%

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 67,066 38,984 61,933
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.85% 89.76% 81.55%
Number of salaries quoted 47,315 22,502 42,192
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,185 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.79% +2.16% -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 30 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 30 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 +75 458 £75,000 -6.25% 461
South East -35 361 £56,000 +1.82% 257
North of England +103 342 £55,000 +15.79% 161
North West +82 204 £55,000 +15.35% 87
Midlands -60 188 £42,500 -22.73% 127
South West -32 127 £51,250 -2.57% 113
East of England -81 111 £62,500 +9.65% 105
West Midlands +8 102 £44,000 -23.48% 74
East Midlands -69 85 £42,500 - 53
Yorkshire +13 72 £43,000 +1.18% 39
North East +4 66 £55,000 +41.94% 37
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 57 (3.52%) Apache Airflow
2 55 (3.40%) Apache Spark
3 53 (3.28%) Apache
4 30 (1.85%) SharePoint
5 28 (1.73%) Confluence
6 17 (1.05%) Jupyter
7 13 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
8 12 (0.74%) SAS
9 5 (0.31%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 5 (0.31%) CMS
10 4 (0.25%) Kinematics
11 3 (0.19%) Artix
11 3 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 2 (0.12%) IIS
12 2 (0.12%) WinCC
13 1 (0.062%) Appian
13 1 (0.062%) ArcGIS
13 1 (0.062%) Cloud Foundry
13 1 (0.062%) Oracle Workflow
13 1 (0.062%) WebSphere
Applications
1 98 (6.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (3.40%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (1.79%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (1.48%) MS Visio
5 23 (1.42%) Simulink
6 13 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 12 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
8 9 (0.56%) SOLIDWORKS
9 5 (0.31%) AutoCAD
10 4 (0.25%) Adobe XD
10 4 (0.25%) Sketch
11 3 (0.19%) Autodesk Inventor
11 3 (0.19%) LaTeX
11 3 (0.19%) Mathcad
11 3 (0.19%) Productboard
11 3 (0.19%) Stateflow
12 2 (0.12%) Solid Edge
13 1 (0.062%) CATIA
13 1 (0.062%) Windchill
13 1 (0.062%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 42 (2.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 38 (2.35%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.68%) SAP MDG
4 10 (0.62%) SAP ERP
5 9 (0.56%) Oracle EBS
6 8 (0.49%) Oracle Applications
7 5 (0.31%) iTrent
7 5 (0.31%) Loan IQ
7 5 (0.31%) NetSuite
7 5 (0.31%) SAP MDG-BP
8 4 (0.25%) Elite 3E
8 4 (0.25%) Oracle Financials
8 4 (0.25%) SAP MM
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
9 3 (0.19%) Workday HCM
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle Payables
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle Receivables
10 2 (0.12%) SAP CO
10 2 (0.12%) SAP FI/CO
10 2 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 220 (13.60%) Azure
2 213 (13.16%) AWS
3 157 (9.70%) Power Platform
4 79 (4.88%) GCP
5 69 (4.26%) SaaS
6 58 (3.58%) Azure DevOps
7 50 (3.09%) Microsoft 365
8 44 (2.72%) Serverless
9 43 (2.66%) Amazon S3
10 40 (2.47%) GitHub
11 32 (1.98%) Dynamics 365
12 23 (1.42%) Microsoft Copilot
13 22 (1.36%) Cloud Computing
13 22 (1.36%) Entra ID
13 22 (1.36%) Snowflake
14 21 (1.30%) Amazon EC2
14 21 (1.30%) GitHub Actions
15 20 (1.24%) Amazon EMR
16 19 (1.17%) Azure Data Factory
16 19 (1.17%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 67 (4.14%) Broadband
2 48 (2.97%) Firewall
3 41 (2.53%) DNS
4 24 (1.48%) Network Security
4 24 (1.48%) TCP/IP
4 24 (1.48%) Wireless
5 21 (1.30%) VPN
5 21 (1.30%) WAN
6 17 (1.05%) Ethernet
7 15 (0.93%) MQTT
7 15 (0.93%) SD-WAN
7 15 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (0.74%) HTTP
8 12 (0.74%) Internet
8 12 (0.74%) LAN
9 11 (0.68%) CHAP
10 10 (0.62%) 5G
10 10 (0.62%) NGN
10 10 (0.62%) RS-232
11 9 (0.56%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 147 (9.09%) Power BI
2 58 (3.58%) PostgreSQL
3 55 (3.40%) Data Warehouse
3 55 (3.40%) Tableau
4 49 (3.03%) SQL Server
5 40 (2.47%) Metadata
6 34 (2.10%) Data Lake
7 33 (2.04%) MongoDB
8 29 (1.79%) Relational Database
9 25 (1.55%) BigQuery
10 23 (1.42%) Semantic Layer
11 22 (1.36%) DynamoDB
12 21 (1.30%) Amazon Athena
12 21 (1.30%) MySQL
13 20 (1.24%) Azure SQL Database
13 20 (1.24%) Spark SQL
14 18 (1.11%) Power Query
14 18 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 17 (1.05%) Oracle Database
16 16 (0.99%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 101 (6.24%) JIRA
2 88 (5.44%) Git
3 47 (2.90%) Jenkins
4 41 (2.53%) GitLab
5 31 (1.92%) Rational DOORS
6 22 (1.36%) Snyk
7 16 (0.99%) Selenium
8 15 (0.93%) LabVIEW
9 13 (0.80%) IBM UrbanCode
9 13 (0.80%) Postman
10 12 (0.74%) Cypress.io
11 11 (0.68%) Cucumber
11 11 (0.68%) JMeter
12 10 (0.62%) TeamCity
13 8 (0.49%) Rational Rhapsody
14 7 (0.43%) Burp Suite
15 6 (0.37%) GDB
15 6 (0.37%) Hudson
15 6 (0.37%) MLflow
15 6 (0.37%) REST Assured
General
1 521 (32.20%) Social Skills
2 444 (27.44%) Finance
3 410 (25.34%) Analytical Skills
4 138 (8.53%) Aerospace
5 129 (7.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 129 (7.97%) Manufacturing
6 124 (7.66%) Electronics
7 95 (5.87%) Banking
8 80 (4.94%) Law
9 67 (4.14%) Retail
10 61 (3.77%) Public Sector
11 56 (3.46%) Pharmaceutical
12 55 (3.40%) Organisational Skills
13 49 (3.03%) Legal
13 49 (3.03%) Marketing
14 45 (2.78%) Games
15 38 (2.35%) Automotive
16 30 (1.85%) Telecoms
17 27 (1.67%) Advertising
17 27 (1.67%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 296 (18.29%) Senior
2 245 (15.14%) Analyst
3 130 (8.03%) Lead
4 117 (7.23%) Systems Engineer
5 105 (6.49%) Test Engineer
6 101 (6.24%) Architect
7 90 (5.56%) Data Engineer
8 79 (4.88%) Business Analyst
9 76 (4.70%) Developer
10 68 (4.20%) Validation Engineer
11 66 (4.08%) Data Analyst
12 62 (3.83%) Consultant
13 53 (3.28%) Software Engineer
14 51 (3.15%) Principal Engineer
15 44 (2.72%) Support Engineer
16 42 (2.60%) Embedded Engineer
17 39 (2.41%) Data Scientist
17 39 (2.41%) IT Manager
18 37 (2.29%) Project Manager
19 36 (2.22%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (2.84%) RESTful
2 39 (2.41%) Kafka
3 36 (2.22%) PySpark
4 34 (2.10%) Node.js
5 31 (1.92%) XML
6 29 (1.79%) JSON
7 28 (1.73%) REST
8 26 (1.61%) Pandas
9 22 (1.36%) .NET
9 22 (1.36%) Middleware
10 20 (1.24%) CSS
11 19 (1.17%) HTML
11 19 (1.17%) LDAP
11 19 (1.17%) Regular Expression
11 19 (1.17%) XMPP
12 17 (1.05%) FastAPI
12 17 (1.05%) Playwright
13 15 (0.93%) React
14 14 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
14 14 (0.87%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 116 (7.17%) Cloud Native
2 113 (6.98%) Onboarding
3 79 (4.88%) Management Information System
4 60 (3.71%) Data Structures
5 58 (3.58%) Product Ownership
6 55 (3.40%) Data Centre
7 47 (2.90%) Distributed Systems
7 47 (2.90%) Enterprise Software
8 46 (2.84%) Driving Licence
8 46 (2.84%) Low-Code
9 44 (2.72%) Algorithms
9 44 (2.72%) Embedded Systems
10 38 (2.35%) Analytical Mindset
11 33 (2.04%) Video\Live Streaming
12 31 (1.92%) Life Science
13 29 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
14 28 (1.73%) Self-Motivation
15 25 (1.55%) AI Agents
16 24 (1.48%) Robotics
17 23 (1.42%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 109 (6.74%) Linux
2 82 (5.07%) Windows
3 31 (1.92%) Windows Server
4 19 (1.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 19 (1.17%) Unix
5 6 (0.37%) Android
5 6 (0.37%) FreeRTOS
6 5 (0.31%) Embedded Linux
7 4 (0.25%) Kali Linux
7 4 (0.25%) Mac OS X
8 3 (0.19%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.12%) AIX
9 2 (0.12%) Robot Operating System
9 2 (0.12%) ThreadX
9 2 (0.12%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.062%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.062%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 414 (25.59%) Problem-Solving
2 369 (22.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 339 (20.95%) Agile
4 301 (18.60%) AI
5 269 (16.63%) CI/CD
6 217 (13.41%) Analytics
7 212 (13.10%) Migration
8 210 (12.98%) Test Automation
9 198 (12.24%) Stakeholder Management
10 183 (11.31%) Mentoring
11 180 (11.12%) Decision-Making
12 173 (10.69%) Verification and Validation
13 172 (10.63%) Business Intelligence
14 166 (10.26%) Software Engineering
15 164 (10.14%) DevOps
16 154 (9.52%) Data Modelling
16 154 (9.52%) Data Validation
16 154 (9.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 148 (9.15%) ERP
18 146 (9.02%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 398 (24.60%) Python
2 351 (21.69%) SQL
3 78 (4.82%) C++
4 69 (4.26%) C
5 67 (4.14%) Java
6 52 (3.21%) Go
7 47 (2.90%) JavaScript
8 42 (2.60%) C#
9 36 (2.22%) MATLAB
10 29 (1.79%) PowerShell
11 27 (1.67%) Bash
12 22 (1.36%) T-SQL
13 18 (1.11%) Embedded C
13 18 (1.11%) Embedded C++
13 18 (1.11%) Scala
14 15 (0.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 15 (0.93%) TypeScript
15 8 (0.49%) ABAP
15 8 (0.49%) PL/SQL
15 8 (0.49%) VBA
Qualifications
1 322 (19.90%) Degree
2 208 (12.86%) Security Cleared
3 109 (6.74%) BPSS Clearance
3 109 (6.74%) SC Cleared
4 75 (4.64%) Master's Degree
5 71 (4.39%) DV Cleared
6 37 (2.29%) Computer Science Degree
7 30 (1.85%) Chartered Engineer
8 28 (1.73%) CISSP
9 24 (1.48%) HNC
10 23 (1.42%) PMI Certification
11 22 (1.36%) AWS Certification
11 22 (1.36%) CISM
11 22 (1.36%) PhD
12 21 (1.30%) ACCA
12 21 (1.30%) CIMA
12 21 (1.30%) CISA
12 21 (1.30%) SANS
13 16 (0.99%) HND
13 16 (0.99%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 290 (17.92%) Data Quality
2 206 (12.73%) QA
3 56 (3.46%) GDPR
4 48 (2.97%) Accessibility
5 38 (2.35%) GRC
6 24 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 20 (1.24%) IEC 61508
8 18 (1.11%) NIST
9 17 (1.05%) PMO
10 15 (0.93%) IFRS
11 14 (0.87%) GAAP
11 14 (0.87%) ISO 26262
12 13 (0.80%) GxP
12 13 (0.80%) ISO 9001
12 13 (0.80%) SLA
13 12 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 15288
14 11 (0.68%) COBIT
14 11 (0.68%) SOC 2
15 10 (0.62%) GMP
16 9 (0.56%) WCAG
System Software
1 69 (4.26%) Docker
2 56 (3.46%) Firmware
3 41 (2.53%) Active Directory
4 27 (1.67%) Virtual Machines
5 26 (1.61%) Embedded Firmware
6 21 (1.30%) vSphere
7 11 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
8 5 (0.31%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.12%) KVM
9 2 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.062%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.062%) ProxySG
10 1 (0.062%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 71 (4.39%) Kubernetes
1 71 (4.39%) Terraform
2 35 (2.16%) Grafana
3 24 (1.48%) Functional Safety
4 19 (1.17%) Ansible
5 16 (0.99%) Prometheus
6 10 (0.62%) Cilium
7 7 (0.43%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 7 (0.43%) Kibana
7 7 (0.43%) SCCM
7 7 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (0.37%) Puppet
9 4 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
9 4 (0.25%) Nessus
9 4 (0.25%) Nmap
10 3 (0.19%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.19%) HP Fortify
10 3 (0.19%) Rancher
10 3 (0.19%) WMI
10 3 (0.19%) yum
Vendors
1 236 (14.59%) Microsoft
2 106 (6.55%) SAP
3 95 (5.87%) Oracle
4 52 (3.21%) Salesforce
5 45 (2.78%) Databricks
6 37 (2.29%) ServiceNow
7 34 (2.10%) Red Hat
8 30 (1.85%) Cisco
8 30 (1.85%) VMware
9 29 (1.79%) CrowdStrike
10 28 (1.73%) Google
11 23 (1.42%) Palo Alto
12 22 (1.36%) Tenable
13 15 (0.93%) McAfee
14 14 (0.87%) Adobe
14 14 (0.87%) IBM
15 12 (0.74%) Splunk
15 12 (0.74%) Workday
16 11 (0.68%) Citrix
16 11 (0.68%) Foundry