Validation Jobs in the UK excluding London

Validation
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 132 147 200
Rank change year-on-year +15 +53 -4
Permanent jobs citing Validation 1,518 1,408 1,420
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.15% 2.34% 2.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.56% 2.44% 2.12%
Number of salaries quoted 587 315 552
10th Percentile £34,750 £34,150 £33,370
25th Percentile £40,800 £43,067 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +15.79% -2.86%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,500 £63,000
90th Percentile £72,433 £85,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,266 57,626 66,862
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.13% 95.63% 94.05%
Number of salaries quoted 41,003 29,573 41,244
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the UK excluding London

Validation
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Validation in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Validation in the UK excluding London

Validation
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Validation in the UK excluding London

Validation
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 7 May 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
South East -5 349 £52,500 -4.55% 189
South West +45 299 £50,000 -28.29% 97
Midlands -28 265 £52,500 -4.55% 162
North of England +59 262 £51,528 -6.31% 114
North West +59 166 £50,000 -9.09% 73
West Midlands -58 140 £54,500 -0.91% 110
Scotland -3 135 £51,797 -11.93% 44
East Midlands +52 125 £42,500 -20.93% 51
East of England -32 117 £55,000 -8.33% 126
Yorkshire +48 88 £51,528 -18.21% 33
Wales +41 53 £50,000 +16.10% 16
Northern Ireland +57 41 - - 6
North East -3 8 £53,750 -30.65% 11
Validation
UK

Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 23 (1.52%) SAS
2 18 (1.19%) IIS
3 15 (0.99%) Apache
3 15 (0.99%) Apache Spark
4 14 (0.92%) SharePoint
5 13 (0.86%) Documentum
6 10 (0.66%) Anypoint
7 8 (0.53%) CMS
8 7 (0.46%) Confluence
9 5 (0.33%) Kinematics
10 1 (0.066%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.066%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Exchange
10 1 (0.066%) WordPress
Applications
1 104 (6.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 74 (4.87%) Microsoft Office
3 54 (3.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 42 (2.77%) Simulink
5 23 (1.52%) Stateflow
6 19 (1.25%) MS Visio
7 14 (0.92%) OrCAD
8 13 (0.86%) Microsoft Project
9 12 (0.79%) Sketch
10 5 (0.33%) SOLIDWORKS
11 2 (0.13%) EViews
11 2 (0.13%) Fusion 360
11 2 (0.13%) SPSS
11 2 (0.13%) TargetLink
12 1 (0.066%) Acrobat
12 1 (0.066%) Siemens NX
12 1 (0.066%) Spreadsheet
12 1 (0.066%) Trello
12 1 (0.066%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 16 (1.05%) Salesforce CRM
1 16 (1.05%) TrackWise
2 10 (0.66%) SAP QM
3 7 (0.46%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.26%) SAP WM
5 3 (0.20%) Q-Pulse
6 2 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.066%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.066%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.066%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.066%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.066%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 115 (7.58%) Azure
2 92 (6.06%) AWS
3 43 (2.83%) Power Platform
4 21 (1.38%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (1.19%) SaaS
5 18 (1.19%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 16 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
6 16 (1.05%) GitHub
7 14 (0.92%) GCP
8 13 (0.86%) Figma
8 13 (0.86%) OCI
9 12 (0.79%) Power Automate
9 12 (0.79%) PowerApps
10 11 (0.72%) OneDrive
10 11 (0.72%) ShareGate
11 9 (0.59%) BlazeMeter
11 9 (0.59%) Cloud Computing
12 8 (0.53%) Azure Data Factory
13 7 (0.46%) Amazon SageMaker
13 7 (0.46%) Mavenlink
Communications & Networking
1 344 (22.66%) VSAT
2 43 (2.83%) Firewall
3 40 (2.64%) WAN
4 32 (2.11%) 5G
5 22 (1.45%) Ethernet
6 21 (1.38%) TCP/IP
7 18 (1.19%) Internet
7 18 (1.19%) Network Security
7 18 (1.19%) Wireless
8 17 (1.12%) VPN
9 14 (0.92%) Bluetooth
9 14 (0.92%) DHCP
9 14 (0.92%) DNS
10 13 (0.86%) RS-232
11 12 (0.79%) LAN
12 11 (0.72%) SD-WAN
13 9 (0.59%) Wireshark
14 7 (0.46%) 4G
14 7 (0.46%) J1939
15 6 (0.40%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (3.49%) SQL Server
2 41 (2.70%) Power BI
3 24 (1.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 14 (0.92%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (0.92%) Relational Database
4 14 (0.92%) Tableau
5 9 (0.59%) GIS
5 9 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
6 8 (0.53%) Big Data
6 8 (0.53%) Crystal Reports
6 8 (0.53%) Power Query
7 7 (0.46%) Metadata
7 7 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.40%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.20%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
10 2 (0.13%) BigQuery
11 1 (0.066%) Electronic Patient Records
11 1 (0.066%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 128 (8.43%) JIRA
2 33 (2.17%) Rational DOORS
3 26 (1.71%) Visual Studio
4 23 (1.52%) Git
5 21 (1.38%) Jenkins
6 15 (0.99%) Rational Rhapsody
6 15 (0.99%) Selenium
7 14 (0.92%) Cucumber
8 11 (0.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 10 (0.66%) Trac
10 9 (0.59%) Cypress.io
10 9 (0.59%) Gradle
10 9 (0.59%) JMeter
10 9 (0.59%) LabVIEW
10 9 (0.59%) Maven
11 5 (0.33%) GitLab
12 4 (0.26%) Eclipse
12 4 (0.26%) Katalon Studio
12 4 (0.26%) Postman
13 2 (0.13%) Appium
General
1 376 (24.77%) Social Skills
2 246 (16.21%) Analytical Skills
3 183 (12.06%) Finance
4 145 (9.55%) Manufacturing
5 126 (8.30%) Pharmaceutical
6 121 (7.97%) Aerospace
7 120 (7.91%) Electronics
7 120 (7.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 73 (4.81%) Automotive
9 69 (4.55%) Marketing
9 69 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
10 67 (4.41%) Law
11 60 (3.95%) Banking
12 49 (3.23%) Retail
13 45 (2.96%) Influencing Skills
14 44 (2.90%) Telecoms
15 38 (2.50%) Organisational Skills
16 31 (2.04%) Legal
17 30 (1.98%) Military
18 26 (1.71%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 413 (27.21%) Architect
2 344 (22.66%) Software Architect
3 178 (11.73%) Lead
4 167 (11.00%) Senior
5 153 (10.08%) Systems Engineer
6 107 (7.05%) Software Engineer
7 102 (6.72%) Analyst
8 51 (3.36%) DevOps Engineer
9 44 (2.90%) Technical Leader
10 40 (2.64%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 39 (2.57%) Hardware Engineer
12 38 (2.50%) QA Manager
13 37 (2.44%) IT Manager
14 35 (2.31%) Solutions Architect
15 34 (2.24%) Senior Software Engineer
16 30 (1.98%) Validation Engineer
17 29 (1.91%) Developer
18 27 (1.78%) Embedded Engineer
18 27 (1.78%) Test Engineer
19 25 (1.65%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (1.71%) HTML
2 22 (1.45%) React
3 21 (1.38%) CSS
4 20 (1.32%) REST
5 18 (1.19%) WebRTC
6 17 (1.12%) .NET
7 15 (0.99%) XML
8 13 (0.86%) PyTorch
8 13 (0.86%) TensorFlow
9 12 (0.79%) EDI
10 11 (0.72%) Qt
10 11 (0.72%) WPF
11 10 (0.66%) Lightning Web Components
11 10 (0.66%) Spring
11 10 (0.66%) Spring Boot
11 10 (0.66%) Yocto
12 9 (0.59%) Ext JS
12 9 (0.59%) JSON
12 9 (0.59%) Pandas
13 8 (0.53%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 120 (7.91%) Management Information System
2 68 (4.48%) Self-Motivation
3 64 (4.22%) Algorithms
4 42 (2.77%) Life Science
5 25 (1.65%) Taxonomies
6 24 (1.58%) Credit Risk
6 24 (1.58%) Robotics
7 23 (1.52%) FPGA
7 23 (1.52%) IoT
8 22 (1.45%) Analogue Electronics
8 22 (1.45%) Embedded Systems
9 21 (1.38%) Biopharmaceutical
9 21 (1.38%) Product Ownership
10 19 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
11 18 (1.19%) Clustering
12 17 (1.12%) Cloud Native
13 15 (0.99%) GNSS
13 15 (0.99%) LIMS
14 14 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
15 11 (0.72%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 126 (8.30%) Linux
2 35 (2.31%) Windows
3 11 (0.72%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.66%) Embedded Linux
5 9 (0.59%) Android
6 8 (0.53%) Debian
6 8 (0.53%) Ubuntu
7 6 (0.40%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.066%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 451 (29.71%) Actionable Insight
2 405 (26.68%) Model Validation
2 405 (26.68%) Requirements Management
3 365 (24.04%) TOGAF
4 353 (23.25%) Network Architecture
5 344 (22.66%) Network Management
5 344 (22.66%) Technical Architecture
6 285 (18.77%) Agile
7 271 (17.85%) Problem-Solving
8 244 (16.07%) Verification and Validation
9 150 (9.88%) Software Engineering
9 150 (9.88%) Systems Engineering
10 141 (9.29%) DevOps
11 135 (8.89%) Project Management
12 119 (7.84%) Continuous Improvement
13 115 (7.58%) SDLC
14 107 (7.05%) Computer Science
14 107 (7.05%) Mentoring
15 106 (6.98%) Decision-Making
16 104 (6.85%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 153 (10.08%) Python
2 140 (9.22%) SQL
3 94 (6.19%) C
4 71 (4.68%) MATLAB
5 70 (4.61%) C#
6 57 (3.75%) C++
7 38 (2.50%) JavaScript
8 32 (2.11%) PowerShell
9 28 (1.84%) R
10 24 (1.58%) Java
11 19 (1.25%) Bash
12 15 (0.99%) Perl
13 12 (0.79%) Ada
14 10 (0.66%) Embedded C
14 10 (0.66%) XAML
15 9 (0.59%) T-SQL
16 7 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 6 (0.40%) Apex Code
17 6 (0.40%) Fortran
18 5 (0.33%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 453 (29.84%) Degree
2 300 (19.76%) Security Cleared
3 121 (7.97%) SC Cleared
4 87 (5.73%) BPSS Clearance
5 65 (4.28%) DV Cleared
6 51 (3.36%) Master's Degree
7 28 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
7 28 (1.84%) DBS Check
8 19 (1.25%) CISSP
8 19 (1.25%) HNC
8 19 (1.25%) TOGAF Certification
9 18 (1.19%) HND
9 18 (1.19%) PhD
10 15 (0.99%) Cisco Certification
11 13 (0.86%) CISM
12 12 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
13 11 (0.72%) CISA
13 11 (0.72%) PCI QSA
14 10 (0.66%) Chartered Engineer
15 7 (0.46%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 137 (9.03%) QA
2 66 (4.35%) GMP
3 32 (2.11%) PMO
4 31 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 28 (1.84%) GLP
6 25 (1.65%) NIST
7 24 (1.58%) Data Quality
8 22 (1.45%) GxP
9 20 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 19 (1.25%) Good Clinical Practice
10 19 (1.25%) IFRS
10 19 (1.25%) IFRS 9
11 17 (1.12%) CRD IV
11 17 (1.12%) PCI DSS
12 13 (0.86%) Automotive SPICE
12 13 (0.86%) Def Stans
12 13 (0.86%) ISO 26262
13 9 (0.59%) Accessibility
13 9 (0.59%) MISRA
14 8 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 63 (4.15%) Docker
2 50 (3.29%) Firmware
3 30 (1.98%) Virtual Machines
4 26 (1.71%) Active Directory
5 22 (1.45%) VMware Infrastructure
6 16 (1.05%) Hyper-V
6 16 (1.05%) pfSense
7 10 (0.66%) Embedded Firmware
7 10 (0.66%) NFS
8 6 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
8 6 (0.40%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.26%) VMware Server
10 1 (0.066%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 61 (4.02%) Ansible
2 53 (3.49%) Kubernetes
3 52 (3.43%) Terraform
4 30 (1.98%) Functional Safety
5 16 (1.05%) Grafana
5 16 (1.05%) ZABBIX
6 10 (0.66%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
6 10 (0.66%) SCDPM
7 6 (0.40%) Microsoft Intune
7 6 (0.40%) Nmap
Vendors
1 141 (9.29%) Microsoft
2 51 (3.36%) Salesforce
3 40 (2.64%) VMware
4 31 (2.04%) SAP
5 25 (1.65%) EMC
6 21 (1.38%) Databricks
6 21 (1.38%) Google
7 20 (1.32%) Oracle
8 16 (1.05%) Fortinet
8 16 (1.05%) Juniper
9 15 (0.99%) IBM
10 13 (0.86%) CheckPoint
10 13 (0.86%) Veeam
11 12 (0.79%) ServiceNow
12 11 (0.72%) Nintex
13 10 (0.66%) McAfee
13 10 (0.66%) MuleSoft
14 9 (0.59%) TOWER Software
15 8 (0.53%) Cisco
16 6 (0.40%) Apple