Validation Job Trends in Plymouth

Validation
Devon > Plymouth

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Plymouth requiring Validation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 11 34
Rank change year-on-year -11 +23 -
Permanent jobs citing Validation 1 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Plymouth 0.61% 1.56% 1.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.77% 2.08% 2.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,215 £61,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -31.36% +44.71% -
75th Percentile - - £43,750
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median annual salary £42,215 £70,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -39.69% +64.71% -22.73%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Plymouth

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 Plymouth.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 130 48 94
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Plymouth 78.79% 75.00% 81.03%
Number of salaries quoted 78 21 91
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,600 £45,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.00% -8.16% +8.89%
75th Percentile £70,938 £62,500 £54,588
90th Percentile £80,375 £65,272 £57,500
Devon median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% - +12.50%

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth

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

Validation job vacancy trend in Plymouth

Validation
Salary Trend in Plymouth

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing Validation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing Validation

Validation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Plymouth 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) e-Learning
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance