Validation Jobs

Validation
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 162 172 192
Rank change year-on-year +10 +20 +13
Permanent jobs citing Validation 1,828 2,000 3,613
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.74% 2.11% 2.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.08% 2.21% 2.23%
Number of salaries quoted 768 648 1,059
10th Percentile £35,500 £37,500 £35,125
25th Percentile £42,000 £47,463 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,086 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.41% +12.88% -
75th Percentile £71,936 £77,715 £80,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,750 £94,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,043 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.62% +15.88% -1.45%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the UK

Validation
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Validation in the UK

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Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Validation in the UK

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Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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
England +14 1,565 £55,000 -12.00% 960
UK excluding London +10 1,492 £52,500 -4.62% 758
Work from Home -28 470 £55,000 -8.33% 298
South East 0 367 £52,500 -4.55% 215
South West +29 301 £50,000 -28.00% 105
London -37 278 £75,000 +7.14% 209
North of England +38 250 £50,000 -9.16% 130
Midlands -42 240 £50,000 -6.98% 143
North West +34 158 £50,000 -7.01% 81
West Midlands -71 133 £54,000 -1.82% 93
Scotland -12 126 £52,067 -11.47% 40
East of England -30 124 £55,000 -8.33% 143
East Midlands +39 107 £42,500 -10.53% 50
Yorkshire +21 82 £51,528 -6.39% 39
Wales +32 47 £45,000 +4.49% 12
Northern Ireland +45 39 - - 4
North East -5 10 £52,500 -32.26% 10
Isle of Man - 1 - -

Validation
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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (0.98%) SAS
2 15 (0.82%) SharePoint
3 13 (0.71%) Documentum
3 13 (0.71%) IIS
4 11 (0.60%) Apache Spark
5 10 (0.55%) Confluence
6 8 (0.44%) Apache
6 8 (0.44%) CMS
7 5 (0.27%) Jupyter
7 5 (0.27%) Kinematics
8 3 (0.16%) Smallworld
9 1 (0.055%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.055%) WordPress
Applications
1 100 (5.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 70 (3.83%) Microsoft Office
3 47 (2.57%) Simulink
4 43 (2.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 25 (1.37%) MS Visio
6 23 (1.26%) Stateflow
7 14 (0.77%) OrCAD
8 12 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
8 12 (0.66%) Sketch
9 5 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
10 3 (0.16%) AutoCAD
11 2 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
11 2 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
11 2 (0.11%) Fusion 360
11 2 (0.11%) Photoshop
11 2 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
11 2 (0.11%) TargetLink
12 1 (0.055%) Siemens NX
12 1 (0.055%) Trello
12 1 (0.055%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 21 (1.15%) Salesforce CRM
2 16 (0.88%) TrackWise
3 14 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
4 10 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
5 8 (0.44%) NetSuite
6 7 (0.38%) SAP QM
7 5 (0.27%) SAP CRM
7 5 (0.27%) Teamcenter
8 4 (0.22%) SAP BPC
8 4 (0.22%) SAP CO
8 4 (0.22%) SAP FI
8 4 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
8 4 (0.22%) SAP WM
9 3 (0.16%) NEC Housing
9 3 (0.16%) Q-Pulse
9 3 (0.16%) SAP PM
10 1 (0.055%) Lorenzo
10 1 (0.055%) SAP MDG
10 1 (0.055%) SAP MDG-BP
10 1 (0.055%) SAP MDG-F
Cloud Services
1 166 (9.08%) Azure
2 129 (7.06%) AWS
3 80 (4.38%) Power Platform
4 44 (2.41%) Microsoft 365
5 31 (1.70%) Azure DevOps
6 26 (1.42%) SaaS
7 23 (1.26%) GitHub
7 23 (1.26%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 22 (1.20%) Cloud Computing
9 21 (1.15%) GCP
10 15 (0.82%) Microsoft Purview
11 14 (0.77%) Azure Sentinel
11 14 (0.77%) PowerApps
12 13 (0.71%) Figma
12 13 (0.71%) OCI
13 12 (0.66%) OneDrive
14 11 (0.60%) Power Automate
14 11 (0.60%) ShareGate
15 10 (0.55%) Azure Data Factory
16 9 (0.49%) Amazon SageMaker
Communications & Networking
1 392 (21.44%) VSAT
2 57 (3.12%) Firewall
3 43 (2.35%) WAN
4 32 (1.75%) 5G
5 30 (1.64%) TCP/IP
6 26 (1.42%) Network Security
7 23 (1.26%) Ethernet
8 21 (1.15%) LAN
8 21 (1.15%) Wireless
9 20 (1.09%) Internet
10 18 (0.98%) DNS
10 18 (0.98%) Wireshark
11 17 (0.93%) VPN
12 16 (0.88%) DHCP
13 14 (0.77%) Bluetooth
13 14 (0.77%) RS-232
14 11 (0.60%) SD-WAN
15 7 (0.38%) 4G
15 7 (0.38%) Broadband
15 7 (0.38%) J1939
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (3.83%) Power BI
2 66 (3.61%) SQL Server
3 38 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
4 29 (1.59%) Tableau
5 21 (1.15%) GIS
5 21 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 16 (0.88%) Metadata
7 15 (0.82%) Oracle Reports
8 14 (0.77%) Big Data
8 14 (0.77%) Relational Database
9 13 (0.71%) Data Lake
10 11 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 9 (0.49%) Power Query
12 8 (0.44%) Amazon Redshift
12 8 (0.44%) Crystal Reports
12 8 (0.44%) Data Mining
13 7 (0.38%) Amazon QuickSight
13 7 (0.38%) NoSQL
14 6 (0.33%) Qlik Sense
14 6 (0.33%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 149 (8.15%) JIRA
2 37 (2.02%) Git
3 33 (1.81%) Rational DOORS
4 28 (1.53%) Jenkins
5 26 (1.42%) Visual Studio
6 16 (0.88%) Selenium
7 15 (0.82%) Rational Rhapsody
8 14 (0.77%) Cucumber
9 12 (0.66%) Maven
10 11 (0.60%) Cypress.io
10 11 (0.60%) GitLab
11 10 (0.55%) JMeter
11 10 (0.55%) Trac
12 9 (0.49%) Gradle
12 9 (0.49%) LabVIEW
13 8 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
14 7 (0.38%) Postman
15 4 (0.22%) Eclipse
15 4 (0.22%) Katalon Studio
15 4 (0.22%) Subversion
General
1 422 (23.09%) Social Skills
2 293 (16.03%) Finance
3 291 (15.92%) Analytical Skills
4 148 (8.10%) Manufacturing
5 147 (8.04%) Pharmaceutical
6 131 (7.17%) Aerospace
7 129 (7.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 125 (6.84%) Electronics
9 81 (4.43%) Law
10 79 (4.32%) Marketing
11 78 (4.27%) Automotive
12 62 (3.39%) Banking
13 60 (3.28%) Presentation Skills
14 52 (2.84%) Influencing Skills
15 50 (2.74%) Retail
16 49 (2.68%) Telecoms
17 46 (2.52%) Legal
18 43 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
19 34 (1.86%) Military
20 24 (1.31%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 464 (25.38%) Architect
2 393 (21.50%) Software Architect
3 213 (11.65%) Senior
4 209 (11.43%) Lead
5 171 (9.35%) Systems Engineer
6 153 (8.37%) Analyst
7 123 (6.73%) Software Engineer
8 57 (3.12%) DevOps Engineer
9 51 (2.79%) Technical Leader
10 49 (2.68%) Developer
11 47 (2.57%) IT Manager
12 42 (2.30%) Senior Systems Engineer
13 41 (2.24%) Hardware Engineer
14 38 (2.08%) QA Manager
14 38 (2.08%) Senior Software Engineer
15 37 (2.02%) Business Analyst
15 37 (2.02%) Validation Engineer
16 35 (1.91%) Consultant
17 30 (1.64%) Embedded Engineer
17 30 (1.64%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (2.35%) HTML
2 34 (1.86%) XML
3 33 (1.81%) CSS
4 31 (1.70%) .NET
5 26 (1.42%) React
6 21 (1.15%) JSON
7 19 (1.04%) Pandas
8 17 (0.93%) REST
9 15 (0.82%) PyTorch
10 14 (0.77%) EDI
10 14 (0.77%) TensorFlow
11 13 (0.71%) Spring
11 13 (0.71%) Spring Boot
11 13 (0.71%) WebRTC
12 12 (0.66%) .NET Core
12 12 (0.66%) Web Services
13 11 (0.60%) AngularJS
13 11 (0.60%) Middleware
13 11 (0.60%) WPF
13 11 (0.60%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 138 (7.55%) Management Information System
2 72 (3.94%) Algorithms
3 67 (3.67%) Self-Motivation
4 46 (2.52%) Life Science
5 34 (1.86%) Product Ownership
6 29 (1.59%) Robotics
7 24 (1.31%) FPGA
8 23 (1.26%) IoT
9 22 (1.20%) Analogue Electronics
9 22 (1.20%) Onboarding
10 21 (1.15%) Embedded Systems
10 21 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
11 20 (1.09%) Cloud Native
12 19 (1.04%) Biopharmaceutical
13 18 (0.98%) Security Operations Centre
14 17 (0.93%) GNSS
15 16 (0.88%) NHS
15 16 (0.88%) PDA
16 15 (0.82%) Analytical Mindset
16 15 (0.82%) LIMS
Operating Systems
1 136 (7.44%) Linux
2 49 (2.68%) Windows
3 17 (0.93%) Android
4 15 (0.82%) Apple iOS
5 11 (0.60%) Windows Server
6 9 (0.49%) Embedded Linux
7 8 (0.44%) Debian
7 8 (0.44%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.16%) Unix
9 1 (0.055%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 456 (24.95%) Actionable Insight
1 456 (24.95%) Model Validation
2 455 (24.89%) Requirements Management
3 406 (22.21%) TOGAF
4 401 (21.94%) Network Architecture
5 394 (21.55%) Technical Architecture
6 393 (21.50%) Network Management
7 351 (19.20%) Agile
8 311 (17.01%) Problem-Solving
9 285 (15.59%) Verification and Validation
10 187 (10.23%) Project Management
11 180 (9.85%) Software Engineering
12 176 (9.63%) Systems Engineering
13 164 (8.97%) DevOps
14 151 (8.26%) Continuous Improvement
15 144 (7.88%) Mentoring
16 143 (7.82%) Computer Science
17 136 (7.44%) SDLC
18 135 (7.39%) Collaborative Working
19 128 (7.00%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 213 (11.65%) Python
2 196 (10.72%) SQL
3 101 (5.53%) C
4 87 (4.76%) C#
5 80 (4.38%) MATLAB
6 69 (3.77%) C++
7 53 (2.90%) JavaScript
8 45 (2.46%) Java
9 42 (2.30%) PowerShell
10 32 (1.75%) R
11 22 (1.20%) Bash
12 17 (0.93%) Perl
13 15 (0.82%) T-SQL
14 12 (0.66%) Ada
15 10 (0.55%) Embedded C
15 10 (0.55%) XAML
16 8 (0.44%) TypeScript
17 7 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
18 6 (0.33%) Apex Code
18 6 (0.33%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 507 (27.74%) Degree
2 315 (17.23%) Security Cleared
3 126 (6.89%) SC Cleared
4 89 (4.87%) BPSS Clearance
5 73 (3.99%) DV Cleared
6 59 (3.23%) Master's Degree
7 39 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
8 37 (2.02%) CISSP
9 32 (1.75%) DBS Check
10 29 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
11 22 (1.20%) HNC
12 20 (1.09%) CCSP
12 20 (1.09%) HND
12 20 (1.09%) PhD
13 19 (1.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 18 (0.98%) CISM
15 17 (0.93%) TOGAF Certification
16 16 (0.88%) SANS
17 15 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
18 14 (0.77%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 157 (8.59%) QA
2 66 (3.61%) GMP
3 55 (3.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 52 (2.84%) Data Quality
5 47 (2.57%) NIST
6 39 (2.13%) PMO
7 29 (1.59%) PCI DSS
8 28 (1.53%) GLP
9 23 (1.26%) Good Clinical Practice
9 23 (1.26%) GxP
10 20 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 19 (1.04%) Def Stans
12 18 (0.98%) GDPR
13 15 (0.82%) Accessibility
14 14 (0.77%) Automotive SPICE
14 14 (0.77%) ISO 26262
15 11 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
15 11 (0.60%) ISO 9001
16 10 (0.55%) IFRS
16 10 (0.55%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 72 (3.94%) Docker
2 47 (2.57%) Firmware
3 32 (1.75%) Active Directory
3 32 (1.75%) Virtual Machines
4 19 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
5 16 (0.88%) Hyper-V
5 16 (0.88%) pfSense
6 14 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
7 10 (0.55%) Embedded Firmware
7 10 (0.55%) NFS
8 4 (0.22%) VMware NSX
8 4 (0.22%) VMware Server
9 1 (0.055%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.055%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 69 (3.77%) Ansible
2 66 (3.61%) Terraform
3 62 (3.39%) Kubernetes
4 30 (1.64%) Functional Safety
5 17 (0.93%) Grafana
6 16 (0.88%) ZABBIX
7 15 (0.82%) Nmap
8 14 (0.77%) Microsoft Intune
9 10 (0.55%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 10 (0.55%) SCDPM
10 5 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.11%) Kibana
12 1 (0.055%) Consul
12 1 (0.055%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.055%) OpenNMS
12 1 (0.055%) Packer
12 1 (0.055%) Podman
12 1 (0.055%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.055%) Puppet
12 1 (0.055%) Salt
Vendors
1 172 (9.41%) Microsoft
2 52 (2.84%) Salesforce
3 48 (2.63%) SAP
4 40 (2.19%) VMware
5 33 (1.81%) Oracle
6 32 (1.75%) Google
7 28 (1.53%) Databricks
8 25 (1.37%) EMC
9 19 (1.04%) IBM
10 16 (0.88%) Fortinet
10 16 (0.88%) Juniper
11 15 (0.82%) Cisco
11 15 (0.82%) ServiceNow
11 15 (0.82%) Splunk
12 14 (0.77%) Qualys
12 14 (0.77%) Rapid7
12 14 (0.77%) Thycotic
12 14 (0.77%) Veeam
13 11 (0.60%) Nintex
14 10 (0.55%) Alteryx