Validation Engineer
UK
The median Validation Engineer salary in the UK is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 411 | 872 | 938 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +461 | +66 | +248 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Validation Engineer | 302 | 30 | 45 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.58% | 0.030% | 0.043% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.64% | 0.032% | 0.047% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26 | 11 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £32,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61,500 | £35,875 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -18.18% | +54.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £75,000 | £66,563 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £73,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £67,500 | £43,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +56.98% | -21.82% | +54.93% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 46,967 | 93,227 | 95,240 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.30% | 94.63% | 91.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,330 | 66,890 | 59,886 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,900 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.70% | -11.83% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Validation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Validation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Validation Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Validation Engineer.
Validation Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation Engineer over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
Validation Engineer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +433 | 296 | £67,500 | +56.98% | 13 |
| England | +391 | 265 | £67,500 | +56.98% | 15 |
| Midlands | +214 | 179 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +151 | 117 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 62 | - | - | |
| South East | +134 | 30 | - | - | 5 |
| South West | - | 25 | £61,500 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 24 | - | - | 1 |
| North of England | - | 18 | - | - | |
| East of England | +54 | 13 | £42,500 | -21.66% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 12 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 7 | - | - | |
| North West | - | 6 | - | - |
Validation Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Validation Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Validation Engineer in the job title.
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Validation Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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