Validation Job Trends in Runcorn

Validation
Cheshire > Runcorn

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Runcorn requiring Validation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Validation 3 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Runcorn 5.45% - 14.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.38% - 23.08%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £67,500
75th Percentile - - £71,250
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £60,250 £34,755 £60,000
% change year-on-year +73.36% -42.08% +34.83%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Runcorn

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 Runcorn.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32 21 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Runcorn 58.18% 91.30% 63.41%
Number of salaries quoted 14 2 15
10th Percentile £25,163 £51,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £52,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +29.41% -
75th Percentile £52,375 £57,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £64,900 £58,250 £53,250
Cheshire median annual salary £45,000 £48,306 £47,500
% change year-on-year -6.84% +1.70% -

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in Runcorn

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

Validation job vacancy trend in Runcorn

Validation
Salary Trend in Runcorn

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Runcorn citing Validation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Runcorn citing Validation