Validation Jobs in England

Validation
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Validation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Validation over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 157 177 207
Rank change year-on-year +20 +30 +31
Permanent jobs citing Validation 1,568 1,894 2,628
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.83% 2.11% 1.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.14% 2.20% 2.07%
Number of salaries quoted 717 559 988
10th Percentile £35,706 £36,147 £35,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +10.09%
75th Percentile £72,433 £78,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £59,313
% change year-on-year -12.00% +5.37% +10.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Validation is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,404 86,015 127,257
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.48% 95.62% 95.74%
Number of salaries quoted 53,973 50,951 72,982
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,250 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,075
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,410 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,190 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.12% +1.98% +9.09%

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Validation in England

Validation
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Validation in England.

Salary trend for Validation in England

Validation
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in England over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

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 May 2024. 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
South East -2 349 £52,500 -4.55% 191
South West +47 295 £50,000 -28.00% 100
London -36 281 £75,000 +7.14% 201
Midlands -28 263 £52,500 -4.55% 143
North of England +62 257 £51,264 -2.35% 113
North West +44 163 £49,500 -5.71% 70
West Midlands -63 140 £54,500 -0.91% 98
East Midlands +49 123 £42,500 -20.93% 45
East of England -22 118 £55,000 -8.33% 121
Yorkshire +58 86 £51,528 -18.21% 33
North East -5 8 £53,750 -30.65% 11
Validation
UK

Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 25 (1.59%) SAS
2 18 (1.15%) Apache Spark
3 15 (0.96%) SharePoint
4 14 (0.89%) Apache
5 13 (0.83%) Documentum
6 12 (0.77%) IIS
7 8 (0.51%) CMS
7 8 (0.51%) Confluence
8 5 (0.32%) Jupyter
8 5 (0.32%) Kinematics
9 3 (0.19%) Smallworld
10 1 (0.064%) Microsoft Exchange
10 1 (0.064%) WordPress
Applications
1 103 (6.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 73 (4.66%) Microsoft Office
3 57 (3.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 43 (2.74%) Simulink
5 25 (1.59%) MS Visio
6 23 (1.47%) Stateflow
7 14 (0.89%) OrCAD
8 13 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
9 5 (0.32%) SOLIDWORKS
10 3 (0.19%) AutoCAD
11 2 (0.13%) Adobe After Effects
11 2 (0.13%) Adobe Premiere
11 2 (0.13%) Fusion 360
11 2 (0.13%) Photoshop
11 2 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
11 2 (0.13%) TargetLink
11 2 (0.13%) Windchill
12 1 (0.064%) EViews
12 1 (0.064%) Siemens NX
12 1 (0.064%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (1.02%) Salesforce CRM
1 16 (1.02%) TrackWise
2 15 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.64%) SAP QM
4 9 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
5 8 (0.51%) NetSuite
6 5 (0.32%) SAP CRM
7 4 (0.26%) SAP BPC
7 4 (0.26%) SAP CO
7 4 (0.26%) SAP FI
7 4 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.26%) SAP WM
8 3 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.19%) Q-Pulse
8 3 (0.19%) SAP PM
9 2 (0.13%) Teamcenter
10 1 (0.064%) Oracle Financials
10 1 (0.064%) SAP HCM
10 1 (0.064%) thinkFolio
10 1 (0.064%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 149 (9.50%) Azure
2 111 (7.08%) AWS
3 65 (4.15%) Power Platform
4 43 (2.74%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (1.59%) SaaS
7 23 (1.47%) GitHub
8 21 (1.34%) Cloud Computing
9 19 (1.21%) GCP
9 19 (1.21%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 15 (0.96%) Microsoft Purview
11 14 (0.89%) Azure Sentinel
11 14 (0.89%) PowerApps
12 12 (0.77%) Dynamics 365
12 12 (0.77%) OCI
12 12 (0.77%) OneDrive
12 12 (0.77%) Power Automate
13 11 (0.70%) Azure Data Factory
13 11 (0.70%) ShareGate
14 8 (0.51%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 228 (14.54%) VSAT
2 59 (3.76%) Firewall
3 42 (2.68%) WAN
4 32 (2.04%) 5G
5 30 (1.91%) TCP/IP
6 26 (1.66%) Network Security
7 22 (1.40%) Ethernet
8 21 (1.34%) LAN
9 20 (1.28%) Wireless
10 19 (1.21%) Internet
11 18 (1.15%) Wireshark
12 17 (1.08%) DNS
12 17 (1.08%) VPN
13 15 (0.96%) DHCP
14 13 (0.83%) RS-232
15 11 (0.70%) Bluetooth
15 11 (0.70%) SD-WAN
16 7 (0.45%) 4G
16 7 (0.45%) J1939
17 6 (0.38%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (4.21%) SQL Server
2 55 (3.51%) Power BI
3 35 (2.23%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (1.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 22 (1.40%) Tableau
6 19 (1.21%) GIS
7 17 (1.08%) Relational Database
8 14 (0.89%) Big Data
8 14 (0.89%) Data Lake
8 14 (0.89%) Oracle Reports
9 12 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 11 (0.70%) Metadata
11 8 (0.51%) Amazon Redshift
11 8 (0.51%) Crystal Reports
11 8 (0.51%) Power Query
12 7 (0.45%) Amazon QuickSight
12 7 (0.45%) Data Mining
13 6 (0.38%) SAP HANA
14 4 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
14 4 (0.26%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 116 (7.40%) JIRA
2 33 (2.10%) Rational DOORS
3 26 (1.66%) Git
4 24 (1.53%) Visual Studio
5 19 (1.21%) Jenkins
6 17 (1.08%) Selenium
7 15 (0.96%) Rational Rhapsody
8 11 (0.70%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 10 (0.64%) GitLab
9 10 (0.64%) Trac
10 9 (0.57%) LabVIEW
11 6 (0.38%) Postman
12 5 (0.32%) Cucumber
13 4 (0.26%) Eclipse
13 4 (0.26%) Katalon Studio
14 3 (0.19%) Appium
14 3 (0.19%) ER Studio
14 3 (0.19%) ERwin
14 3 (0.19%) Maven
15 2 (0.13%) Apache Continuum
General
1 421 (26.85%) Social Skills
2 268 (17.09%) Analytical Skills
3 246 (15.69%) Finance
4 142 (9.06%) Manufacturing
5 141 (8.99%) Pharmaceutical
6 121 (7.72%) Aerospace
7 118 (7.53%) Electronics
8 100 (6.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 77 (4.91%) Automotive
10 64 (4.08%) Banking
10 64 (4.08%) Presentation Skills
11 52 (3.32%) Influencing Skills
12 50 (3.19%) Law
13 47 (3.00%) Marketing
13 47 (3.00%) Retail
14 44 (2.81%) Telecoms
15 43 (2.74%) Organisational Skills
16 42 (2.68%) Legal
17 30 (1.91%) Military
18 24 (1.53%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 300 (19.13%) Architect
2 228 (14.54%) Software Architect
3 206 (13.14%) Senior
4 193 (12.31%) Lead
5 150 (9.57%) Systems Engineer
6 145 (9.25%) Analyst
7 99 (6.31%) Software Engineer
8 53 (3.38%) Technical Leader
9 52 (3.32%) DevOps Engineer
10 47 (3.00%) IT Manager
11 40 (2.55%) Hardware Engineer
12 39 (2.49%) Developer
13 38 (2.42%) QA Manager
13 38 (2.42%) Senior Software Engineer
14 37 (2.36%) Business Analyst
15 36 (2.30%) Senior Systems Engineer
16 33 (2.10%) Consultant
17 31 (1.98%) Validation Engineer
18 30 (1.91%) Data Engineer
19 29 (1.85%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (2.23%) HTML
2 31 (1.98%) XML
3 28 (1.79%) CSS
4 24 (1.53%) .NET
5 21 (1.34%) JSON
6 17 (1.08%) Pandas
6 17 (1.08%) REST
7 16 (1.02%) React
8 14 (0.89%) EDI
9 12 (0.77%) .NET Core
9 12 (0.77%) WebRTC
9 12 (0.77%) Yocto
10 11 (0.70%) Qt
10 11 (0.70%) WPF
11 10 (0.64%) AngularJS
11 10 (0.64%) Lightning Web Components
12 9 (0.57%) NumPy
12 9 (0.57%) Web Services
13 8 (0.51%) .NET Framework
13 8 (0.51%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 137 (8.74%) Management Information System
2 85 (5.42%) Self-Motivation
3 64 (4.08%) Algorithms
4 44 (2.81%) Life Science
5 34 (2.17%) Product Ownership
6 29 (1.85%) Robotics
7 24 (1.53%) FPGA
7 24 (1.53%) IoT
8 23 (1.47%) Taxonomies
9 22 (1.40%) Analogue Electronics
9 22 (1.40%) Cloud Native
9 22 (1.40%) Embedded Systems
10 21 (1.34%) Biopharmaceutical
11 19 (1.21%) Credit Risk
12 18 (1.15%) Security Operations Centre
13 17 (1.08%) NHS
13 17 (1.08%) Onboarding
14 16 (1.02%) GNSS
14 16 (1.02%) PDA
15 15 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 127 (8.10%) Linux
2 43 (2.74%) Windows
3 19 (1.21%) Apple iOS
4 17 (1.08%) Android
5 11 (0.70%) Windows Server
6 10 (0.64%) Embedded Linux
7 8 (0.51%) Debian
7 8 (0.51%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.19%) Unix
9 1 (0.064%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 335 (21.36%) Actionable Insight
2 305 (19.45%) Agile
3 301 (19.20%) Problem-Solving
4 292 (18.62%) Model Validation
5 291 (18.56%) Requirements Management
6 249 (15.88%) Verification and Validation
7 248 (15.82%) TOGAF
8 237 (15.11%) Network Architecture
9 236 (15.05%) Technical Architecture
10 228 (14.54%) Network Management
11 180 (11.48%) Project Management
12 159 (10.14%) Systems Engineering
13 148 (9.44%) Software Engineering
14 140 (8.93%) DevOps
15 137 (8.74%) Decision-Making
16 136 (8.67%) Computer Science
17 127 (8.10%) Collaborative Working
18 125 (7.97%) Mentoring
19 121 (7.72%) Data Validation
20 117 (7.46%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 202 (12.88%) Python
2 162 (10.33%) SQL
3 94 (5.99%) C
4 76 (4.85%) MATLAB
5 75 (4.78%) C#
6 65 (4.15%) C++
7 40 (2.55%) PowerShell
8 39 (2.49%) JavaScript
9 34 (2.17%) R
10 30 (1.91%) Java
11 21 (1.34%) Bash
12 18 (1.15%) T-SQL
13 16 (1.02%) Perl
14 12 (0.77%) Ada
15 10 (0.64%) Embedded C
15 10 (0.64%) XAML
16 7 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 7 (0.45%) TypeScript
17 6 (0.38%) Apex Code
17 6 (0.38%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 489 (31.19%) Degree
2 303 (19.32%) Security Cleared
3 118 (7.53%) SC Cleared
4 90 (5.74%) BPSS Clearance
5 66 (4.21%) DV Cleared
6 57 (3.64%) Master's Degree
7 37 (2.36%) CISSP
8 35 (2.23%) Computer Science Degree
9 30 (1.91%) DBS Check
10 28 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
11 21 (1.34%) HNC
12 19 (1.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 19 (1.21%) CCSP
12 19 (1.21%) HND
12 19 (1.21%) PhD
13 18 (1.15%) CISM
13 18 (1.15%) TOGAF Certification
14 16 (1.02%) SANS
15 14 (0.89%) CISA
15 14 (0.89%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 144 (9.18%) QA
2 66 (4.21%) GMP
3 54 (3.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 47 (3.00%) NIST
5 40 (2.55%) Data Quality
6 38 (2.42%) PMO
7 30 (1.91%) PCI DSS
8 28 (1.79%) GLP
9 23 (1.47%) Good Clinical Practice
10 22 (1.40%) GxP
11 19 (1.21%) Def Stans
12 17 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 16 (1.02%) GDPR
14 14 (0.89%) IFRS
14 14 (0.89%) IFRS 9
15 13 (0.83%) Automotive SPICE
15 13 (0.83%) ISO 26262
16 11 (0.70%) Accessibility
16 11 (0.70%) CRD IV
16 11 (0.70%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 65 (4.15%) Docker
2 50 (3.19%) Firmware
3 32 (2.04%) Active Directory
4 30 (1.91%) Virtual Machines
5 18 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
6 16 (1.02%) Hyper-V
6 16 (1.02%) pfSense
7 14 (0.89%) Virtual Desktop
8 10 (0.64%) Embedded Firmware
8 10 (0.64%) NFS
9 4 (0.26%) VMware Server
10 1 (0.064%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.064%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 64 (4.08%) Ansible
2 58 (3.70%) Terraform
3 55 (3.51%) Kubernetes
4 30 (1.91%) Functional Safety
5 17 (1.08%) Grafana
6 16 (1.02%) ZABBIX
7 15 (0.96%) Nmap
8 14 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
9 10 (0.64%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 10 (0.64%) SCDPM
10 5 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.13%) Kibana
12 1 (0.064%) Consul
12 1 (0.064%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.064%) OpenNMS
12 1 (0.064%) Packer
12 1 (0.064%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.064%) Prometheus
12 1 (0.064%) Puppet
12 1 (0.064%) Salt
Vendors
1 183 (11.67%) Microsoft
2 46 (2.93%) SAP
3 45 (2.87%) Salesforce
4 37 (2.36%) VMware
5 30 (1.91%) Oracle
6 26 (1.66%) Google
7 25 (1.59%) EMC
8 23 (1.47%) Databricks
9 19 (1.21%) IBM
10 16 (1.02%) Fortinet
10 16 (1.02%) Juniper
10 16 (1.02%) Splunk
11 14 (0.89%) Qualys
11 14 (0.89%) Rapid7
11 14 (0.89%) Thycotic
12 13 (0.83%) CheckPoint
12 13 (0.83%) Veeam
13 12 (0.77%) Cisco
14 11 (0.70%) Nintex
15 10 (0.64%) Alteryx