Senior Validation Engineer Job Trends in the North of England

Senior Validation Engineer
England > North of England

The median Senior Validation Engineer salary in the North of England is £42,215 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 October 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 358 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Validation Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.021% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,215 - -
England median annual salary £82,500 - £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -17.24%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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.

6 months to
20 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 22,234 7,909 12,088
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.16% 87.64% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 16,182 4,363 6,499
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,853 £53,688 £57,500
% change year-on-year +11.48% -6.63% -4.17%

Senior Validation Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Senior Validation Engineer job vacancy trend in the North of England

Senior Validation Engineer Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Senior Validation Engineer job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Validation Engineer job vacancies in the North of England

Senior Validation Engineer Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Validation Engineer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 20 October 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
North West - 5 £42,215 -
Senior Validation Engineer
England

Senior Validation Engineer Skill Set Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 20 October 2026, Senior 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 North of England region featuring Senior Validation Engineer in the job title.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Validation100.0%5
1Verification and Validation100.0%5
3BPSS Clearance60.0%3
3Degree60.0%3
3Master's Degree60.0%3
3Prototyping60.0%3
3V-Model60.0%3

Senior Validation Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Integration Engineer100.0%5