Validation Job Trends in Exeter

Validation
Devon > Exeter

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Exeter requiring Validation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - 27
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Validation 6 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter 1.38% - 2.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.92% - 3.67%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 8
10th Percentile - - £64,000
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £70,000
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median annual salary £70,000 - £70,000

All Process & Methodology Skills
Exeter

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 Exeter.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 312 143 218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Exeter 71.72% 87.73% 66.67%
Number of salaries quoted 241 121 166
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,625 £27,218
25th Percentile £36,875 £29,750 £34,404
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -12.50% -5.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 £45,000 £52,150
90th Percentile £77,500 £57,500 £68,750
Devon median annual salary £50,000 £34,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year +45.99% -23.89% +5.88%

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Validation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Exeter.

Validation job vacancy trend in Exeter

Validation
Salary Trend in Exeter

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Validation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Validation

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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:

Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) SaaS
General
1 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Systems Engineer
2 2 (33.33%) Administrator
2 2 (33.33%) Salesforce Administrator
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Verification and Validation
2 2 (33.33%) B2B
2 2 (33.33%) Change Management
2 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) Customer-Centricity
2 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 2 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 2 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 2 (33.33%) Salesforce