Validation Jobs in the East Midlands

Validation
England > East Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands 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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 73 131 110
Rank change year-on-year +58 -21 -13
Permanent jobs citing Validation 124 46 92
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 2.76% 1.65% 2.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.47% 1.72% 2.89%
Number of salaries quoted 26 5 51
10th Percentile £36,875 £38,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.17% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £53,000 £70,000 £63,000
90th Percentile - £85,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East Midlands

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 East Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,571 2,675 3,183
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 79.44% 95.91% 91.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,514 1,253 2,033
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,000 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,050 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.90% +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £56,238 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £68,750 £76,250 £73,750
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 East Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the East Midlands

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Salary Trend in the East Midlands

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

Salary trend for Validation in the East Midlands

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Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Validation in the East Midlands

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Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 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
Leicestershire +29 69 - - 18
Derbyshire +32 39 £45,000 +12.50% 7
Lincolnshire -7 9 £42,500 -39.29% 4
Nottinghamshire -27 5 £40,000 -42.86% 6
Northamptonshire -10 1 - - 10
Rutland - 1 - -
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 4 (3.23%) CMS
Applications
1 18 (14.52%) Microsoft Excel
1 18 (14.52%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (13.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.42%) Azure
1 3 (2.42%) Entra ID
1 3 (2.42%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 32 (25.81%) VSAT
2 3 (2.42%) 802.11
2 3 (2.42%) DHCP
2 3 (2.42%) DNS
2 3 (2.42%) Firewall
2 3 (2.42%) TCP/IP
2 3 (2.42%) VLAN
2 3 (2.42%) Wireshark
3 1 (0.81%) Modbus
Development Applications
1 5 (4.03%) Rational DOORS
General
1 47 (37.90%) Analytical Skills
2 40 (32.26%) Pharmaceutical
3 31 (25.00%) Social Skills
4 27 (21.77%) Manufacturing
5 18 (14.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (8.06%) Retail
7 6 (4.84%) Influencing Skills
7 6 (4.84%) Legal
8 5 (4.03%) Military
9 1 (0.81%) Automotive
9 1 (0.81%) Back Office
9 1 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.81%) Electronics
9 1 (0.81%) Finance
9 1 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 37 (29.84%) Architect
2 32 (25.81%) Software Architect
3 22 (17.74%) Lead
4 20 (16.13%) Technical Leader
5 18 (14.52%) Analyst
5 18 (14.52%) Research Analyst
6 6 (4.84%) QA Manager
7 5 (4.03%) Solutions Architect
8 4 (3.23%) Administrator
8 4 (3.23%) Change and Release Manager
8 4 (3.23%) Change Manager
8 4 (3.23%) Release Manager
9 3 (2.42%) Data Engineer
9 3 (2.42%) Network Administrator
9 3 (2.42%) Systems Administrator
10 2 (1.61%) QA Leader
11 1 (0.81%) Data Administrator
11 1 (0.81%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 1 (0.81%) Performance Engineer
11 1 (0.81%) Validation Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.42%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 24 (19.35%) Management Information System
2 18 (14.52%) Life Science
3 16 (12.90%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (12.90%) Taxonomies
4 4 (3.23%) CMDB
5 2 (1.61%) SCADA
6 1 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.81%) Industry 4.0
6 1 (0.81%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.81%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.42%) Linux
1 3 (2.42%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (30.65%) Chemistry
2 35 (28.23%) Network Architecture
3 32 (25.81%) Model Validation
3 32 (25.81%) Network Management
3 32 (25.81%) Requirements Management
3 32 (25.81%) Technical Architecture
3 32 (25.81%) TOGAF
4 29 (23.39%) Actionable Insight
5 24 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
6 19 (15.32%) Data Management
7 18 (14.52%) Acceptance Criteria
8 17 (13.71%) Process Improvement
9 16 (12.90%) Data Cleansing
9 16 (12.90%) Data Validation
9 16 (12.90%) Decision-Making
9 16 (12.90%) E-Commerce
9 16 (12.90%) Electronic Trading
9 16 (12.90%) Information Management
9 16 (12.90%) PDM
9 16 (12.90%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (8.06%) MATLAB
2 6 (4.84%) Python
3 5 (4.03%) Java
3 5 (4.03%) JavaScript
4 4 (3.23%) SQL
5 3 (2.42%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.81%) ABAP
6 1 (0.81%) C
6 1 (0.81%) Lua
Qualifications
1 50 (40.32%) Degree
2 11 (8.87%) SC Cleared
2 11 (8.87%) Security Cleared
3 3 (2.42%) CCNA
3 3 (2.42%) CCNP
3 3 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (2.42%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (0.81%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.81%) MBA
4 1 (0.81%) Six Sigma Green Belt
4 1 (0.81%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (16.13%) GMP
2 18 (14.52%) GLP
3 11 (8.87%) QA
4 4 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (3.23%) SLA
5 1 (0.81%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.81%) JTAG
5 1 (0.81%) TickIT
System Software
1 3 (2.42%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.81%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.81%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (0.81%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 20 (16.13%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.84%) Minitab
3 4 (3.23%) Apple
3 4 (3.23%) Siemens
4 3 (2.42%) Cisco
4 3 (2.42%) Veeam
5 1 (0.81%) AVEVA
5 1 (0.81%) Rockwell
5 1 (0.81%) SAP