Validation Jobs in the South East

Validation
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Validation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Validation over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 129 115 225
Rank change year-on-year -14 +110 -39
Permanent jobs citing Validation 338 420 289
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 2.04% 2.79% 1.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.40% 2.95% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 162 122 174
10th Percentile £34,750 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,100 £41,674
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.48% -0.48% +16.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £65,469
90th Percentile £77,375 £78,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +13.21%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Validation is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,075 14,250 18,615
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 84.77% 94.50% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 9,899 8,257 12,075
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £86,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the South East

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Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Validation in the South East.

Salary trend for Validation in the South East

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Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Validation in the South East

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Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the South East region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Thames Valley +9 170 £52,500 +5.00% 71
Berkshire +76 100 £52,500 -32.26% 31
Surrey -3 60 £46,750 -25.20% 17
Kent -21 52 £55,000 +22.77% 12
Oxfordshire +8 44 £54,500 +57.95% 28
Buckinghamshire -56 26 £40,000 -20.00% 12
West Sussex +11 21 £46,000 -16.36% 8
Hampshire -24 19 £62,500 - 36
Sussex - 8 £62,500 -
East Sussex +8 2 £70,000 +50.54% 2
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (2.96%) Documentum
2 9 (2.66%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.59%) Kinematics
4 1 (0.30%) Anypoint
Applications
1 27 (7.99%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (6.51%) Simulink
3 19 (5.62%) Microsoft Excel
4 18 (5.33%) Stateflow
5 15 (4.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 10 (2.96%) Microsoft Project
7 9 (2.66%) MS Visio
8 8 (2.37%) OrCAD
9 2 (0.59%) TargetLink
10 1 (0.30%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 10 (2.96%) TrackWise
2 7 (2.07%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (1.18%) SAP WM
4 3 (0.89%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.30%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 18 (5.33%) Azure
2 17 (5.03%) Power Platform
3 10 (2.96%) GitHub
3 10 (2.96%) SaaS
4 9 (2.66%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (2.66%) OneDrive
4 9 (2.66%) Power Automate
4 9 (2.66%) PowerApps
4 9 (2.66%) ShareGate
5 8 (2.37%) AWS
5 8 (2.37%) GCP
6 6 (1.78%) Mavenlink
7 5 (1.48%) OCI
8 2 (0.59%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (0.59%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.59%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 2 (0.59%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 1 (0.30%) Azure Functions
9 1 (0.30%) Serverless
9 1 (0.30%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 34 (10.06%) VSAT
2 17 (5.03%) 5G
2 17 (5.03%) Firewall
3 16 (4.73%) VPN
4 12 (3.55%) DNS
5 10 (2.96%) DHCP
6 8 (2.37%) Ethernet
7 7 (2.07%) J1939
7 7 (2.07%) TCP/IP
8 6 (1.78%) 4G
8 6 (1.78%) Bluetooth
8 6 (1.78%) IPv4
8 6 (1.78%) Wireless
9 3 (0.89%) Broadband
10 2 (0.59%) Internet
10 2 (0.59%) RFID
11 1 (0.30%) 3G
11 1 (0.30%) GPRS
11 1 (0.30%) SAN
11 1 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (7.69%) SQL Server
2 17 (5.03%) Power BI
3 13 (3.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 9 (2.66%) Relational Database
5 8 (2.37%) Crystal Reports
5 8 (2.37%) Tableau
6 5 (1.48%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.48%) Oracle Reports
6 5 (1.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (1.18%) Big Data
7 4 (1.18%) GIS
8 2 (0.59%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.30%) DTS
9 1 (0.30%) Metadata
9 1 (0.30%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 32 (9.47%) JIRA
2 13 (3.85%) Git
3 10 (2.96%) Jenkins
3 10 (2.96%) Trac
4 5 (1.48%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.89%) GitLab
5 3 (0.89%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.89%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.59%) Apache Continuum
7 1 (0.30%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.30%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.30%) Subversion
General
1 103 (30.47%) Social Skills
2 67 (19.82%) Analytical Skills
3 46 (13.61%) Manufacturing
4 40 (11.83%) Pharmaceutical
5 31 (9.17%) Electronics
6 28 (8.28%) Telecoms
7 24 (7.10%) Automotive
8 20 (5.92%) Finance
9 19 (5.62%) Aerospace
10 14 (4.14%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (3.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (3.25%) Influencing Skills
12 10 (2.96%) Legal
13 8 (2.37%) Military
13 8 (2.37%) Public Sector
14 5 (1.48%) Aviation
14 5 (1.48%) Marketing
14 5 (1.48%) Retail
15 4 (1.18%) Banking
15 4 (1.18%) Games
Job Titles
1 56 (16.57%) Senior
2 54 (15.98%) Systems Engineer
3 35 (10.36%) Architect
4 34 (10.06%) Software Architect
5 28 (8.28%) Lead
5 28 (8.28%) QA Manager
6 27 (7.99%) IT Manager
6 27 (7.99%) Software Engineer
7 21 (6.21%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 19 (5.62%) Analyst
9 17 (5.03%) Consultant
9 17 (5.03%) Systems Manager
10 12 (3.55%) Electronics Engineer
10 12 (3.55%) Hardware Engineer
10 12 (3.55%) Senior Hardware Engineer
11 11 (3.25%) Embedded Engineer
11 11 (3.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 10 (2.96%) Data Integrity Manager
12 10 (2.96%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 9 (2.66%) Associate Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.96%) CSS
1 10 (2.96%) HTML
1 10 (2.96%) XML
2 9 (2.66%) .NET
2 9 (2.66%) JSON
3 4 (1.18%) Middleware
4 3 (0.89%) Unreal Engine
4 3 (0.89%) WPF
5 2 (0.59%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.59%) ASP.NET
5 2 (0.59%) ASP.NET MVC
5 2 (0.59%) Blazor
5 2 (0.59%) OpenCV
5 2 (0.59%) PyTorch
5 2 (0.59%) REST
5 2 (0.59%) scikit-learn
5 2 (0.59%) TensorFlow
5 2 (0.59%) Vue
6 1 (0.30%) OpenAPI
6 1 (0.30%) pyodbc
Miscellaneous
1 41 (12.13%) Management Information System
2 24 (7.10%) Algorithms
3 18 (5.33%) Embedded Systems
4 13 (3.85%) Life Science
5 12 (3.55%) IoT
6 11 (3.25%) FPGA
6 11 (3.25%) LIMS
6 11 (3.25%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (2.07%) PCIe
8 5 (1.48%) Biopharmaceutical
8 5 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.18%) Analogue Electronics
9 4 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.18%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.18%) PDA
10 3 (0.89%) Legacy Applications
10 3 (0.89%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (0.89%) Verilog
10 3 (0.89%) VLSI
11 2 (0.59%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 20 (5.92%) Linux
2 16 (4.73%) Windows
3 11 (3.25%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (22.49%) Verification and Validation
2 74 (21.89%) Problem-Solving
3 56 (16.57%) Actionable Insight
4 48 (14.20%) Requirements Management
5 47 (13.91%) Mentoring
6 43 (12.72%) Model Validation
7 42 (12.43%) Project Management
8 39 (11.54%) Decision-Making
8 39 (11.54%) Software Engineering
9 38 (11.24%) QMS
10 36 (10.65%) Systems Engineering
11 34 (10.06%) Network Architecture
11 34 (10.06%) Network Management
11 34 (10.06%) Technical Architecture
11 34 (10.06%) TOGAF
12 31 (9.17%) Continuous Improvement
13 30 (8.88%) Biotechnology
13 30 (8.88%) Business Intelligence
13 30 (8.88%) Change Control
13 30 (8.88%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 42 (12.43%) Python
2 39 (11.54%) SQL
3 32 (9.47%) MATLAB
4 29 (8.58%) C
5 19 (5.62%) C#
6 14 (4.14%) C++
7 13 (3.85%) PowerShell
8 6 (1.78%) Fortran
8 6 (1.78%) T-SQL
9 5 (1.48%) JavaScript
9 5 (1.48%) Perl
9 5 (1.48%) Tcl
10 4 (1.18%) Ada
10 4 (1.18%) R
11 2 (0.59%) SystemVerilog
11 2 (0.59%) XAML
12 1 (0.30%) Assembly Language
12 1 (0.30%) Java
12 1 (0.30%) Ruby
12 1 (0.30%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 126 (37.28%) Degree
2 50 (14.79%) Security Cleared
3 29 (8.58%) Master's Degree
3 29 (8.58%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.96%) Computer Science Degree
4 10 (2.96%) DBS Check
5 9 (2.66%) ITIL Certification
6 7 (2.07%) HND
6 7 (2.07%) PhD
7 6 (1.78%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.78%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.78%) HNC
8 4 (1.18%) CESG Certified Professional
8 4 (1.18%) EMC Certification
8 4 (1.18%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.18%) PMP
9 3 (0.89%) Numerate Degree
10 2 (0.59%) NVQ Level 4
11 1 (0.30%) MCAD
11 1 (0.30%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (17.46%) QA
2 31 (9.17%) GMP
3 12 (3.55%) ISO 26262
4 11 (3.25%) Automotive SPICE
5 10 (2.96%) Good Clinical Practice
5 10 (2.96%) GxP
6 7 (2.07%) GDPR
7 4 (1.18%) GLP
7 4 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.89%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.59%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 1 (0.30%) ECSS
10 1 (0.30%) IEC 61131
10 1 (0.30%) ISO 13485
10 1 (0.30%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.30%) JTAG
10 1 (0.30%) SLA
System Software
1 24 (7.10%) Virtual Machines
2 20 (5.92%) Active Directory
2 20 (5.92%) Firmware
3 16 (4.73%) Hyper-V
3 16 (4.73%) pfSense
4 10 (2.96%) Docker
4 10 (2.96%) NFS
5 4 (1.18%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 20 (5.92%) Functional Safety
2 16 (4.73%) Grafana
2 16 (4.73%) ZABBIX
3 10 (2.96%) Ansible
3 10 (2.96%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
3 10 (2.96%) SCDPM
4 1 (0.30%) IBM BigFix
Vendors
1 49 (14.50%) Microsoft
2 17 (5.03%) Salesforce
2 17 (5.03%) VMware
3 16 (4.73%) Fortinet
3 16 (4.73%) Juniper
4 13 (3.85%) EMC
5 10 (2.96%) McAfee
5 10 (2.96%) Veeam
6 9 (2.66%) Nintex
7 8 (2.37%) Google
7 8 (2.37%) SAP
8 6 (1.78%) Oracle
9 5 (1.48%) Alteryx
10 3 (0.89%) Atlassian
10 3 (0.89%) Facebook
10 3 (0.89%) Instagram
10 3 (0.89%) Synopsys
11 2 (0.59%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.59%) Thales
12 1 (0.30%) Vertica