Validation Jobs in Wales

Validation
UK > Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 70 103 107
Rank change year-on-year +33 +4 -34
Permanent jobs citing Validation 52 23 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 2.51% 1.38% 1.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.22% 1.43% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 17 7 14
10th Percentile £29,750 £38,340 £27,699
25th Percentile £31,250 - £35,745
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,067 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.10% +1.33% -13.09%
75th Percentile £52,884 - £54,063
90th Percentile £60,230 - £64,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +8.70% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

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 Wales with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,615 1,604 1,850
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 77.94% 96.28% 94.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,063 803 1,131
10th Percentile £26,750 £26,250 £31,475
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +10.47%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £75,000
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 Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in Wales

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Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Validation in Wales

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Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in Wales over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Validation in Wales

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Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the Wales region over the 6 months to 19 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 Wales +22 44 £47,500 +10.29% 11
West Wales - 7 £50,000 - 1
Validation
UK

Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 3 (5.77%) Apache
1 3 (5.77%) Apache Spark
1 3 (5.77%) SAS
2 1 (1.92%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 5 (9.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.85%) OCI
1 2 (3.85%) SaaS
2 1 (1.92%) AWS
2 1 (1.92%) Azure
2 1 (1.92%) GCP
2 1 (1.92%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 35 (67.31%) VSAT
2 3 (5.77%) Bluetooth
2 3 (5.77%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.85%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (3.85%) Oracle Reports
1 2 (3.85%) Tableau
2 1 (1.92%) Data Mining
2 1 (1.92%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (1.92%) GIS
2 1 (1.92%) Metadata
2 1 (1.92%) Power BI
2 1 (1.92%) Spatial Data
2 1 (1.92%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (7.69%) Git
1 4 (7.69%) Visual Studio
General
1 8 (15.38%) Social Skills
2 7 (13.46%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (11.54%) Finance
4 5 (9.62%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (7.69%) Electronics
6 3 (5.77%) Banking
6 3 (5.77%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (5.77%) Retail
7 2 (3.85%) Manufacturing
7 2 (3.85%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 35 (67.31%) Architect
1 35 (67.31%) Software Architect
2 4 (7.69%) Analyst
2 4 (7.69%) Senior
2 4 (7.69%) Software Engineer
3 3 (5.77%) Consultant
3 3 (5.77%) Senior Analyst
3 3 (5.77%) Software Support Engineer
3 3 (5.77%) Support Engineer
4 2 (3.85%) Cloud Consultant
4 2 (3.85%) Oracle Consultant
5 1 (1.92%) Applications Consultant
5 1 (1.92%) Data Analyst
5 1 (1.92%) Data Engineer
5 1 (1.92%) Developer
5 1 (1.92%) GIS Consultant
5 1 (1.92%) Senior Consultant
5 1 (1.92%) Senior GIS Consultant
5 1 (1.92%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.77%) .NET
1 3 (5.77%) COM
1 3 (5.77%) WinForms
2 1 (1.92%) PostGIS
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.69%) ARM Cortex
2 3 (5.77%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.77%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (67.31%) Model Validation
1 35 (67.31%) Network Architecture
1 35 (67.31%) Network Management
1 35 (67.31%) Requirements Management
1 35 (67.31%) Technical Architecture
1 35 (67.31%) TOGAF
2 31 (59.62%) Actionable Insight
3 8 (15.38%) Software Engineering
4 6 (11.54%) Analytics
5 5 (9.62%) Agile
5 5 (9.62%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (9.62%) Risk Management
6 4 (7.69%) Data Collection
6 4 (7.69%) DevOps
6 4 (7.69%) OO
6 4 (7.69%) Regulatory Compliance
6 4 (7.69%) SDLC
6 4 (7.69%) Test Automation
6 4 (7.69%) Time Management
6 4 (7.69%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 7 (13.46%) C#
2 5 (9.62%) Python
2 5 (9.62%) SQL
3 4 (7.69%) C
4 3 (5.77%) PowerShell
4 3 (5.77%) R
4 3 (5.77%) VB
Qualifications
1 6 (11.54%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.69%) MISRA
2 3 (5.77%) CRD IV
2 3 (5.77%) IFRS
2 3 (5.77%) IFRS 9
3 1 (1.92%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 4 (7.69%) Renesas
2 2 (3.85%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.85%) Oracle
3 1 (1.92%) ESRI
3 1 (1.92%) Google