Validation Engineer Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Validation Engineer
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Validation Engineer salary in Hertfordshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 - 73
Rank change year-on-year - - +67
Permanent jobs requiring a Validation Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 0.11% - 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +27.27%
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £55,000 - £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +27.27%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 810 1,322 741
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.73% 95.24% 97.12%
Number of salaries quoted 530 646 502
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,000 £25,050
25th Percentile £32,500 £43,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,375 £55,000 £53,250
Median % change year-on-year -13.86% +3.29% +1.43%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £75,675
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.46% -0.95% +5.00%

Validation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Validation Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Validation Engineer job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Validation Engineer
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Validation Engineer job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Validation Engineer job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Validation Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 20 October 2025, Validation Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Hertfordshire region featuring Validation Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Eclipse
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) MISRA
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation

Validation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Eclipse
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) MISRA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft