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 20 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 39 160
Rank change year-on-year -75 +121 -72
Permanent jobs citing Validation 161 303 193
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.29% 6.00% 1.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.85% 6.77% 1.72%
Number of salaries quoted 107 65 87
10th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £36,280
25th Percentile £32,500 £47,000 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -6.54%
75th Percentile £56,250 £71,250 £60,750
90th Percentile £68,750 - £67,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.51% +3.64% -12.00%

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 8,711 4,476 11,195
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.54% 88.69% 78.59%
Number of salaries quoted 6,107 2,564 7,752
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,750 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +2.63% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

Validation
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

Validation
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 20 June 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 20 June 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 -6 94 £43,250 -30.80% 56
East Midlands -85 65 £30,000 -39.70% 45
Validation
England

Validation
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:

Applications
1 17 (10.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (3.11%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.86%) Solid Edge
3 3 (1.86%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (1.24%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.24%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.62%) CATIA
5 1 (0.62%) PTC Creo
5 1 (0.62%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 3 (1.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.62%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.62%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.62%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 27 (16.77%) Power Platform
2 14 (8.70%) Azure
3 10 (6.21%) Serverless
4 8 (4.97%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (3.73%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (3.11%) Microsoft Copilot
7 4 (2.48%) AWS
7 4 (2.48%) SaaS
7 4 (2.48%) Tricentis Tosca
8 3 (1.86%) GCP
8 3 (1.86%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.86%) PowerApps
9 2 (1.24%) Datadog
9 2 (1.24%) dbt
9 2 (1.24%) Google Analytics
9 2 (1.24%) Google Tag Manager
9 2 (1.24%) PaaS
10 1 (0.62%) Amazon MSK
10 1 (0.62%) Amazon S3
10 1 (0.62%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.73%) Wireless
2 5 (3.11%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (2.48%) Bluetooth
3 4 (2.48%) Broadband
3 4 (2.48%) MQTT
3 4 (2.48%) ZigBee
4 3 (1.86%) Ethernet
5 2 (1.24%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (1.24%) Firewall
5 2 (1.24%) Modbus
5 2 (1.24%) SD-WAN
5 2 (1.24%) SMS
5 2 (1.24%) WAN
6 1 (0.62%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (0.62%) IPsec
6 1 (0.62%) Network Security
6 1 (0.62%) SNMP
6 1 (0.62%) VLAN
6 1 (0.62%) WebEx
6 1 (0.62%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (16.77%) Power BI
2 12 (7.45%) Tableau
3 7 (4.35%) Metadata
4 6 (3.73%) Power Query
5 4 (2.48%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (1.86%) SQL Server
7 2 (1.24%) BigQuery
7 2 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (1.24%) Looker
7 2 (1.24%) MySQL
8 1 (0.62%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.62%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.62%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.62%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.62%) DTS
8 1 (0.62%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.62%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (6.21%) Snyk
2 8 (4.97%) Jenkins
3 7 (4.35%) GitLab
4 6 (3.73%) Cucumber
4 6 (3.73%) Git
4 6 (3.73%) Selenium
5 5 (3.11%) JMeter
6 4 (2.48%) GDB
6 4 (2.48%) Robot Framework
6 4 (2.48%) SonarQube
7 3 (1.86%) Burp Suite
7 3 (1.86%) Cypress.io
7 3 (1.86%) Gatling
7 3 (1.86%) HP UFT
7 3 (1.86%) JIRA
7 3 (1.86%) LoadRunner
7 3 (1.86%) Postman
7 3 (1.86%) Rational DOORS
7 3 (1.86%) REST Assured
8 2 (1.24%) Locust
General
1 37 (22.98%) Social Skills
2 34 (21.12%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (13.04%) Finance
4 17 (10.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 15 (9.32%) Banking
5 15 (9.32%) Manufacturing
6 8 (4.97%) Public Sector
7 7 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (4.35%) Pharmaceutical
7 7 (4.35%) Retail
8 6 (3.73%) Games
9 5 (3.11%) Electronics
10 4 (2.48%) iGaming
10 4 (2.48%) Law
10 4 (2.48%) Marketing
11 3 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.24%) Automotive
12 2 (1.24%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.62%) Legal
13 1 (0.62%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (16.77%) Senior
2 26 (16.15%) Analyst
3 16 (9.94%) Data Scientist
3 16 (9.94%) Developer
4 14 (8.70%) Junior
4 14 (8.70%) Statistician
5 12 (7.45%) Systems Engineer
6 10 (6.21%) Architect
6 10 (6.21%) Cloud Architect
6 10 (6.21%) Cloud Security Architect
6 10 (6.21%) Data Analyst
6 10 (6.21%) Security Architect
6 10 (6.21%) Senior Architect
6 10 (6.21%) Senior Cloud Architect
6 10 (6.21%) Senior Security Architect
7 9 (5.59%) Administrator
7 9 (5.59%) Lead
8 8 (4.97%) Junior Analyst
8 8 (4.97%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 7 (4.35%) Test Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.73%) Playwright
2 4 (2.48%) pytest
2 4 (2.48%) Unity DI Container
2 4 (2.48%) Yocto
3 3 (1.86%) PyTorch
3 3 (1.86%) TensorFlow
4 2 (1.24%) .NET
4 2 (1.24%) Gherkin
4 2 (1.24%) OpenCV
4 2 (1.24%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (1.24%) Pandas
4 2 (1.24%) REST
5 1 (0.62%) EDI
5 1 (0.62%) JSON
5 1 (0.62%) Node.js
5 1 (0.62%) RESTful
5 1 (0.62%) Spring
5 1 (0.62%) XML
5 1 (0.62%) XSLT
5 1 (0.62%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (6.83%) Data Centre
2 9 (5.59%) Management Information System
3 7 (4.35%) NHS
4 6 (3.73%) ARM Cortex
4 6 (3.73%) Embedded Systems
4 6 (3.73%) IoT
5 5 (3.11%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (2.48%) Device Driver
6 4 (2.48%) Driving Licence
7 3 (1.86%) Algorithms
7 3 (1.86%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.86%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.86%) Robotics
7 3 (1.86%) Security Posture
8 2 (1.24%) CSOC
8 2 (1.24%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (1.24%) Data Structures
8 2 (1.24%) Lidar
8 2 (1.24%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (1.24%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 9 (5.59%) Linux
2 4 (2.48%) Android
3 3 (1.86%) Kali Linux
3 3 (1.86%) Windows
4 2 (1.24%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.24%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.24%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (25.47%) Problem-Solving
2 39 (24.22%) AI
3 31 (19.25%) Continuous Improvement
4 29 (18.01%) Business Intelligence
5 28 (17.39%) Decision-Making
6 24 (14.91%) Actionable Insight
6 24 (14.91%) CI/CD
7 22 (13.66%) Computer Science
7 22 (13.66%) Risk Management
8 19 (11.80%) Collaborative Working
8 19 (11.80%) Data Science
8 19 (11.80%) Machine Learning
8 19 (11.80%) Statistics
9 18 (11.18%) Analytics
9 18 (11.18%) Data Analysis
9 18 (11.18%) Roadmaps
10 17 (10.56%) Agile
11 16 (9.94%) Deep Learning
11 16 (9.94%) Process Improvement
11 16 (9.94%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 41 (25.47%) SQL
2 37 (22.98%) Python
3 9 (5.59%) C++
4 7 (4.35%) C
4 7 (4.35%) Java
5 6 (3.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 4 (2.48%) Bash
6 4 (2.48%) T-SQL
7 3 (1.86%) VBA
8 2 (1.24%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (1.24%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.62%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.62%) Groovy
9 1 (0.62%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.62%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.62%) R
9 1 (0.62%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 31 (19.25%) Degree
2 12 (7.45%) Master's Degree
3 9 (5.59%) BPSS Clearance
4 8 (4.97%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (4.97%) Security Cleared
5 4 (2.48%) SC Cleared
6 3 (1.86%) CISA
6 3 (1.86%) HND
7 2 (1.24%) CompTIA CySA+
7 2 (1.24%) HNC
7 2 (1.24%) PhD
8 1 (0.62%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (13.66%) Data Quality
2 21 (13.04%) QA
3 10 (6.21%) GRC
4 9 (5.59%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 6 (3.73%) Accessibility
6 5 (3.11%) GDPR
7 4 (2.48%) JTAG
8 3 (1.86%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (1.86%) ISO 9001
9 2 (1.24%) IEC 61508
9 2 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (1.24%) MISRA
9 2 (1.24%) MISRA C
9 2 (1.24%) SLA
9 2 (1.24%) WCAG
10 1 (0.62%) AUTOSAR
10 1 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.62%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 1 (0.62%) PSD2
System Software
1 10 (6.21%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (2.48%) Firmware
3 3 (1.86%) Docker
4 2 (1.24%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (3.11%) Grafana
2 4 (2.48%) Terraform
3 3 (1.86%) HP Fortify
3 3 (1.86%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.24%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.62%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.62%) SCCM
Vendors
1 20 (12.42%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.21%) CrowdStrike
2 10 (6.21%) Palo Alto
2 10 (6.21%) Tenable
3 9 (5.59%) Oracle
4 6 (3.73%) SAP
5 5 (3.11%) Cisco
6 4 (2.48%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.86%) Veracode
8 2 (1.24%) Databricks
8 2 (1.24%) Fortinet
8 2 (1.24%) Google
8 2 (1.24%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.62%) Apple
9 1 (0.62%) Aruba
9 1 (0.62%) Ekahau
9 1 (0.62%) Juniper
9 1 (0.62%) Meraki
9 1 (0.62%) Sonatype