Validation Jobs in Preston

Validation
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring Validation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Validation over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 34 47
Rank change year-on-year +18 +13 -7
Permanent jobs citing Validation 47 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 12.40% 1.38% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.43% 1.50% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 30 3 0
10th Percentile £46,665 - -
25th Percentile - £33,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £35,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +36.24% - -
75th Percentile - £43,750 -
90th Percentile £51,240 £48,100 -
Lancashire median annual salary £47,683 £35,000 £25,500
% change year-on-year +36.24% +37.25% -38.37%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Preston

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 378 200 246
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 99.74% 91.74% 91.79%
Number of salaries quoted 250 160 148
10th Percentile - £26,125 £28,701
25th Percentile £47,683 £32,375 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £47,000 £42,833
Median % change year-on-year +6.50% +9.73% +12.72%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £49,696
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £62,813
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +0.11% +5.26% +7.95%

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in Preston

Validation
Salary Trend in Preston

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

Salary trend for Validation in Preston

Validation
Salary Histogram in Preston

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in Preston over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Validation in Preston

Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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:

Applications
1 22 (46.81%) Simulink
2 3 (6.38%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 15 (31.91%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (2.13%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (57.45%) Systems Engineer
2 10 (21.28%) Requirements Manager
3 9 (19.15%) Engineering Manager
4 7 (14.89%) Principal Engineer
4 7 (14.89%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 6 (12.77%) Integration Engineer
5 6 (12.77%) System Verification Engineer
5 6 (12.77%) Systems Integration Engineer
5 6 (12.77%) Validation Engineer
6 5 (10.64%) Electronics Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) Service Manager
7 3 (6.38%) Test Manager
7 3 (6.38%) Test Validation Manager
8 1 (2.13%) Requirements Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.13%) Management Information System
1 1 (2.13%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (91.49%) Systems Engineering
2 38 (80.85%) Verification and Validation
3 36 (76.60%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 28 (59.57%) Mathematics
5 22 (46.81%) Digital Twin
5 22 (46.81%) Software Engineering
5 22 (46.81%) SysML
6 16 (34.04%) Requirements Management
7 9 (19.15%) Stakeholder Management
8 6 (12.77%) Coaching
8 6 (12.77%) Physics
8 6 (12.77%) Requirements Gathering
9 5 (10.64%) Data Analysis
10 3 (6.38%) ITIL
10 3 (6.38%) ITSM
10 3 (6.38%) Service Management
10 3 (6.38%) Test Scripting
11 2 (4.26%) Agile
12 1 (2.13%) Business Analysis
12 1 (2.13%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 22 (46.81%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 35 (74.47%) Degree
2 27 (57.45%) HNC
2 27 (57.45%) HND
3 11 (23.40%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (6.38%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 3 (6.38%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.13%) Atlassian