Validation Jobs in the Midlands

Validation
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 107 82 92
Rank change year-on-year -25 +10 +71
Permanent jobs citing Validation 265 371 380
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 2.23% 4.00% 3.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.72% 4.15% 3.70%
Number of salaries quoted 104 46 175
10th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £35,125
25th Percentile £43,375 £34,452 £37,450
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +19.57% -3.16%
75th Percentile £60,063 £72,500 £61,875
90th Percentile £67,500 £83,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,725 8,947 10,273
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.01% 96.53% 94.37%
Number of salaries quoted 7,160 4,518 6,934
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,357 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +7.87%
75th Percentile £62,200 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the Midlands

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Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Validation in the Midlands

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Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in the Midlands over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

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 8 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
West Midlands -62 140 £54,500 -0.91% 110
East Midlands +53 125 £42,500 -20.93% 48
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 12 (4.53%) IIS
2 7 (2.64%) CMS
3 1 (0.38%) Anypoint
3 1 (0.38%) Confluence
3 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 27 (10.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (8.30%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (7.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (3.77%) Simulink
5 1 (0.38%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (3.02%) Salesforce CRM
2 4 (1.51%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.38%) NEC Housing
3 1 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 20 (7.55%) Azure
2 12 (4.53%) Salesforce Service Cloud
3 5 (1.89%) Power Platform
4 4 (1.51%) GitHub
4 4 (1.51%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (1.51%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
5 3 (1.13%) Entra ID
6 2 (0.75%) AWS
6 2 (0.75%) Azure Data Factory
6 2 (0.75%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (0.75%) Intacct
7 1 (0.38%) Amazon S3
7 1 (0.38%) Asana
7 1 (0.38%) AWS IoT
7 1 (0.38%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.38%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.38%) OCI
7 1 (0.38%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.38%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 32 (12.08%) VSAT
2 17 (6.42%) Firewall
3 12 (4.53%) WAN
4 4 (1.51%) DHCP
4 4 (1.51%) DNS
4 4 (1.51%) TCP/IP
5 3 (1.13%) 802.11
5 3 (1.13%) VLAN
5 3 (1.13%) Wireshark
6 2 (0.75%) Ethernet
6 2 (0.75%) Network Security
7 1 (0.38%) GSM
7 1 (0.38%) Internet
7 1 (0.38%) LAN
7 1 (0.38%) Modbus
7 1 (0.38%) MQTT
7 1 (0.38%) VPN
7 1 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.38%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.28%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.89%) Power BI
3 2 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.75%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.38%) Amazon Athena
4 1 (0.38%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (0.38%) Big Data
4 1 (0.38%) BigQuery
4 1 (0.38%) Metadata
4 1 (0.38%) MS Access
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 1 (0.38%) Power Query
4 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (3.40%) JIRA
2 6 (2.26%) Selenium
3 5 (1.89%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.38%) Git
4 1 (0.38%) GitLab
General
1 58 (21.89%) Analytical Skills
2 57 (21.51%) Social Skills
3 40 (15.09%) Pharmaceutical
4 34 (12.83%) Automotive
5 33 (12.45%) Manufacturing
6 32 (12.08%) Finance
7 31 (11.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (7.55%) Electronics
9 13 (4.91%) Legal
10 12 (4.53%) Retail
11 6 (2.26%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (2.26%) Marketing
12 5 (1.89%) Aeronautics
12 5 (1.89%) Aviation
12 5 (1.89%) Billing
12 5 (1.89%) Military
13 3 (1.13%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.75%) Games
14 2 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.75%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 47 (17.74%) Lead
2 42 (15.85%) Architect
3 34 (12.83%) Analyst
4 32 (12.08%) Software Architect
5 29 (10.94%) Technical Leader
6 26 (9.81%) Senior
7 20 (7.55%) Systems Engineer
8 18 (6.79%) Research Analyst
9 12 (4.53%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 9 (3.40%) Administrator
10 9 (3.40%) Salesforce Analyst
10 9 (3.40%) Test Engineer
11 8 (3.02%) Functional Analyst
11 8 (3.02%) QA Leader
12 7 (2.64%) Solutions Architect
12 7 (2.64%) Validation Engineer
13 6 (2.26%) Data Engineer
13 6 (2.26%) Hardware Engineer
13 6 (2.26%) QA Manager
13 6 (2.26%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.91%) REST
2 12 (4.53%) WebRTC
3 11 (4.15%) EDI
4 3 (1.13%) 802.1X
4 3 (1.13%) Lightning Web Components
4 3 (1.13%) Visualforce
5 1 (0.38%) .NET
5 1 (0.38%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.38%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.38%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.38%) ASP.NET MVC
5 1 (0.38%) HTML
5 1 (0.38%) HTML5
5 1 (0.38%) HTML5 Canvas
5 1 (0.38%) Kafka
5 1 (0.38%) POSIX
5 1 (0.38%) React
5 1 (0.38%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 45 (16.98%) Management Information System
2 18 (6.79%) Life Science
2 18 (6.79%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (6.04%) Taxonomies
4 12 (4.53%) Clustering
5 7 (2.64%) Product Ownership
6 6 (2.26%) Infotainment
7 4 (1.51%) CMDB
8 3 (1.13%) Algorithms
9 2 (0.75%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.75%) Embedded Systems
9 2 (0.75%) IoT
9 2 (0.75%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.75%) Pricing Data
9 2 (0.75%) SCADA
9 2 (0.75%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (0.75%) State Machine
9 2 (0.75%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.38%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.38%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 8 (3.02%) Linux
2 4 (1.51%) Windows
3 1 (0.38%) Android
3 1 (0.38%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (0.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (22.26%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (14.34%) Agile
2 38 (14.34%) Chemistry
3 37 (13.96%) Requirements Management
4 36 (13.58%) Network Architecture
5 35 (13.21%) Actionable Insight
6 33 (12.45%) Model Validation
6 33 (12.45%) TOGAF
7 32 (12.08%) Network Management
7 32 (12.08%) Technical Architecture
7 32 (12.08%) Verification and Validation
8 30 (11.32%) Business Strategy
9 29 (10.94%) Data Management
10 28 (10.57%) Continuous Improvement
10 28 (10.57%) Systems Engineering
11 27 (10.19%) Decision-Making
11 27 (10.19%) Process Improvement
12 26 (9.81%) Data Validation
13 24 (9.06%) Cybersecurity
13 24 (9.06%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (10.57%) SQL
2 22 (8.30%) MATLAB
3 13 (4.91%) Python
4 10 (3.77%) C
5 7 (2.64%) JavaScript
6 6 (2.26%) C++
7 5 (1.89%) Java
8 4 (1.51%) PowerShell
9 3 (1.13%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.38%) ABAP
10 1 (0.38%) C#
10 1 (0.38%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.38%) Lua
10 1 (0.38%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 100 (37.74%) Degree
2 36 (13.58%) SC Cleared
2 36 (13.58%) Security Cleared
3 14 (5.28%) DBS Check
4 7 (2.64%) CISM
4 7 (2.64%) CISSP
4 7 (2.64%) Master's Degree
5 6 (2.26%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.89%) CISA
6 5 (1.89%) PCI QSA
7 4 (1.51%) HND
8 3 (1.13%) CCNA
8 3 (1.13%) CCNP
8 3 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.13%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.38%) CBAP
9 1 (0.38%) IIBA
9 1 (0.38%) MBA
9 1 (0.38%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 1 (0.38%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (7.55%) GMP
1 20 (7.55%) QA
2 18 (6.79%) GLP
3 13 (4.91%) Def Stans
4 10 (3.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (3.02%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.89%) NIST
6 5 (1.89%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.51%) MISRA
7 4 (1.51%) MISRA C
7 4 (1.51%) SLA
8 2 (0.75%) Automotive SPICE
8 2 (0.75%) AUTOSAR
8 2 (0.75%) ISO 14001
8 2 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 2 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 1 (0.38%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.38%) JTAG
9 1 (0.38%) NCSC
9 1 (0.38%) TickIT
System Software
1 12 (4.53%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (2.64%) Firmware
3 5 (1.89%) Embedded Firmware
4 4 (1.51%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.38%) Docker
5 1 (0.38%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (1.13%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.38%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 38 (14.34%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.42%) Salesforce
3 13 (4.91%) CheckPoint
3 13 (4.91%) VMware
4 9 (3.40%) Databricks
5 6 (2.26%) Minitab
6 4 (1.51%) Apple
6 4 (1.51%) QNX
6 4 (1.51%) Quadient
6 4 (1.51%) Siemens
7 3 (1.13%) ANSYS
7 3 (1.13%) Cisco
7 3 (1.13%) Veeam
8 2 (0.75%) EMC
8 2 (0.75%) MathWorks
8 2 (0.75%) Oracle
8 2 (0.75%) Sage
9 1 (0.38%) Dell
9 1 (0.38%) IBM
9 1 (0.38%) SAP