Data Validation Job Trends in Preston

Data Validation
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Data Validation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Data Validation 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 0.59% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.92% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £33,000 - £32,500

All Process & Methodology Skills
Preston

Data 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 Preston.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 109 103 154
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 64.12% 100.00% 88.00%
Number of salaries quoted 59 62 114
10th Percentile £29,000 £37,650 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,833 £47,683 £30,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +25.71% +2.94%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,563 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £76,300 £63,750
Lancashire median annual salary £47,683 £50,055 £47,000
% change year-on-year -4.74% +6.50% +0.97%

Data Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Data Validation job vacancy trend in Preston

Data Validation
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Data Validation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Data Validation

Data Validation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Compliance Officer
1 1 (100.00%) Data Compliance Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft