Validation Job Trends in the Midlands

Validation
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Validation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 45 164
Rank change year-on-year -55 +119 -81
Permanent jobs citing Validation 203 287 141
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.41% 4.99% 1.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.01% 5.87% 1.68%
Number of salaries quoted 139 68 63
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £36,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +15.79% -9.22%
75th Percentile £62,000 £67,500 £60,625
90th Percentile £75,500 £71,250 £69,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -7.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,095 4,890 8,375
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.88% 85.03% 77.85%
Number of salaries quoted 7,169 2,982 5,074
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,968 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,250 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Validation job vacancy trend in the Midlands

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Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Validation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Validation

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Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in the Midlands over the 6 months to 11 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Validation in the Midlands

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Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 August 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
West Midlands +5 111 £44,720 -22.23% 111
East Midlands -68 91 £42,500 - 75
Validation
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 3 (1.48%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 1 (0.49%) Apache
2 1 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (0.49%) Confluence
2 1 (0.49%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 15 (7.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (4.43%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.97%) SOLIDWORKS
4 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.48%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.99%) OrCAD
5 2 (0.99%) Simulink
5 2 (0.99%) Solid Edge
6 1 (0.49%) CATIA
6 1 (0.49%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.49%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 6 (2.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.48%) Oracle Applications
3 2 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.49%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.49%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.49%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.49%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.49%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 28 (13.79%) Power Platform
2 16 (7.88%) Azure
3 11 (5.42%) AWS
3 11 (5.42%) Azure DevOps
4 10 (4.93%) Serverless
5 7 (3.45%) GCP
6 6 (2.96%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (2.96%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (2.46%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (1.97%) Tricentis Tosca
9 3 (1.48%) Oracle CX
9 3 (1.48%) SaaS
10 2 (0.99%) Amazon EMR
10 2 (0.99%) Amazon Kinesis
10 2 (0.99%) Amazon S3
10 2 (0.99%) Datadog
10 2 (0.99%) GitHub
10 2 (0.99%) Google Analytics
10 2 (0.99%) Google Tag Manager
10 2 (0.99%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.45%) Wireless
2 6 (2.96%) Modbus
2 6 (2.96%) MQTT
2 6 (2.96%) Wi-Fi
2 6 (2.96%) ZigBee
3 5 (2.46%) Cisco IOS
3 5 (2.46%) Ethernet
3 5 (2.46%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.97%) Bluetooth
5 3 (1.48%) Broadband
6 2 (0.99%) LoRaWAN
6 2 (0.99%) SMS
6 2 (0.99%) VLAN
6 2 (0.99%) VPN
6 2 (0.99%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.49%) DNS
7 1 (0.49%) IPv4
7 1 (0.49%) Network Security
7 1 (0.49%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.49%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (13.79%) Power BI
2 14 (6.90%) Tableau
3 7 (3.45%) Metadata
4 6 (2.96%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (1.97%) Power Query
6 3 (1.48%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (1.48%) Crystal Reports
6 3 (1.48%) DTS
6 3 (1.48%) GIS
6 3 (1.48%) MySQL
6 3 (1.48%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 3 (1.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.99%) Amazon Athena
7 2 (0.99%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.99%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.99%) Looker
7 2 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.99%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.99%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (5.42%) Git
1 11 (5.42%) Jenkins
2 10 (4.93%) GitLab
2 10 (4.93%) Snyk
3 7 (3.45%) Selenium
4 6 (2.96%) Cucumber
4 6 (2.96%) GDB
4 6 (2.96%) JMeter
5 5 (2.46%) JIRA
6 4 (1.97%) Cypress.io
6 4 (1.97%) Postman
6 4 (1.97%) REST Assured
6 4 (1.97%) Robot Framework
7 3 (1.48%) Burp Suite
7 3 (1.48%) Gatling
7 3 (1.48%) HP UFT
7 3 (1.48%) LoadRunner
7 3 (1.48%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.99%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.99%) LabVIEW
General
1 54 (26.60%) Social Skills
2 44 (21.67%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (16.75%) Finance
4 26 (12.81%) Manufacturing
5 24 (11.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 21 (10.34%) Electronics
7 16 (7.88%) Banking
8 14 (6.90%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (6.40%) Pharmaceutical
9 13 (6.40%) Retail
10 10 (4.93%) Public Sector
11 6 (2.96%) Games
12 5 (2.46%) Law
12 5 (2.46%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.97%) Aerospace
13 4 (1.97%) iGaming
13 4 (1.97%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (1.48%) Automotive
14 3 (1.48%) Marketing
14 3 (1.48%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 31 (15.27%) Senior
2 26 (12.81%) Analyst
3 19 (9.36%) Developer
3 19 (9.36%) Lead
4 17 (8.37%) Data Scientist
5 14 (6.90%) Statistician
6 13 (6.40%) QA Specialist
6 13 (6.40%) Validation Specialist
7 11 (5.42%) Architect
8 10 (4.93%) Cloud Architect
8 10 (4.93%) Cloud Security Architect
8 10 (4.93%) Data Analyst
8 10 (4.93%) Security Architect
8 10 (4.93%) Senior Architect
8 10 (4.93%) Senior Cloud Architect
8 10 (4.93%) Senior Security Architect
8 10 (4.93%) Software Engineer
9 9 (4.43%) Business Analyst
9 9 (4.43%) Junior
9 9 (4.43%) Performance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.45%) XML
2 6 (2.96%) Playwright
2 6 (2.96%) Yocto
3 5 (2.46%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (1.97%) pytest
4 4 (1.97%) Unity DI Container
5 3 (1.48%) EDI
5 3 (1.48%) RESTful
6 2 (0.99%) .NET
6 2 (0.99%) Gherkin
6 2 (0.99%) Matplotlib
6 2 (0.99%) Pandas
6 2 (0.99%) PyTorch
6 2 (0.99%) REST
6 2 (0.99%) scikit-learn
6 2 (0.99%) Seaborn
6 2 (0.99%) TensorFlow
7 1 (0.49%) Blazor
7 1 (0.49%) Lightning Web Components
7 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 20 (9.85%) Management Information System
2 12 (5.91%) Data Centre
3 11 (5.42%) IoT
4 10 (4.93%) NHS
5 8 (3.94%) ARM Cortex
5 8 (3.94%) Embedded Systems
5 8 (3.94%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (3.94%) SCADA
6 7 (3.45%) Driving Licence
7 6 (2.96%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (2.96%) Device Driver
8 4 (1.97%) Client/Server
9 3 (1.48%) Data Structures
9 3 (1.48%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.48%) Robotics
9 3 (1.48%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.99%) Analogue Electronics
10 2 (0.99%) CSOC
10 2 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
10 2 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 15 (7.39%) Linux
2 6 (2.96%) Android
2 6 (2.96%) Windows
3 3 (1.48%) Kali Linux
4 2 (0.99%) Embedded Linux
4 2 (0.99%) FreeRTOS
5 1 (0.49%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
2 48 (23.65%) Continuous Improvement
3 37 (18.23%) AI
4 35 (17.24%) Business Intelligence
5 34 (16.75%) Decision-Making
6 28 (13.79%) Computer Science
6 28 (13.79%) Risk Management
6 28 (13.79%) Test Automation
7 27 (13.30%) Agile
7 27 (13.30%) CI/CD
8 25 (12.32%) Actionable Insight
9 24 (11.82%) Analytics
9 24 (11.82%) Cybersecurity
10 23 (11.33%) Collaborative Working
11 21 (10.34%) Data Analysis
12 20 (9.85%) Data Science
12 20 (9.85%) Statistics
13 19 (9.36%) CRM
13 19 (9.36%) ERP
13 19 (9.36%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 43 (21.18%) SQL
2 40 (19.70%) Python
3 14 (6.90%) C
4 11 (5.42%) Java
5 10 (4.93%) C++
6 4 (1.97%) Bash
6 4 (1.97%) Embedded C
6 4 (1.97%) MATLAB
7 3 (1.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (1.48%) PL/SQL
7 3 (1.48%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.99%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.99%) VBA
9 1 (0.49%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.49%) C#
9 1 (0.49%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.49%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.49%) R
9 1 (0.49%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 59 (29.06%) Degree
2 15 (7.39%) Security Cleared
3 13 (6.40%) Master's Degree
4 12 (5.91%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (5.42%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.97%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (1.97%) HND
7 3 (1.48%) CISA
7 3 (1.48%) HNC
7 3 (1.48%) Oracle Certification
8 2 (0.99%) CompTIA CySA+
8 2 (0.99%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.99%) SAP Certification
9 1 (0.49%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (13.79%) QA
2 27 (13.30%) Data Quality
3 10 (4.93%) GRC
4 6 (2.96%) Accessibility
4 6 (2.96%) GDPR
4 6 (2.96%) ISO 9001
4 6 (2.96%) JTAG
5 3 (1.48%) Actionable Recommendations
5 3 (1.48%) IEC 61508
5 3 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 3 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.99%) ISO 26262
6 2 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 2 (0.99%) MISRA
6 2 (0.99%) MISRA C
6 2 (0.99%) SLA
6 2 (0.99%) WCAG
7 1 (0.49%) AUTOSAR
7 1 (0.49%) NIST
7 1 (0.49%) PSD2
System Software
1 16 (7.88%) Firmware
2 10 (4.93%) Embedded Firmware
2 10 (4.93%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (1.97%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (2.46%) Grafana
2 4 (1.97%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.48%) Functional Safety
3 3 (1.48%) HP Fortify
3 3 (1.48%) Terraform
4 1 (0.49%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.49%) SCCM
Vendors
1 26 (12.81%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.42%) Oracle
3 10 (4.93%) CrowdStrike
3 10 (4.93%) Palo Alto
3 10 (4.93%) Tenable
4 9 (4.43%) SAP
5 7 (3.45%) Cisco
6 5 (2.46%) Google
7 4 (1.97%) EMC
7 4 (1.97%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.48%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.48%) Veracode
9 1 (0.49%) Allen-Bradley
9 1 (0.49%) ANSYS
9 1 (0.49%) Apple
9 1 (0.49%) Databricks
9 1 (0.49%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.49%) Meraki