Validation Jobs with Work from Home Options

Validation
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 238 210 244
Rank change year-on-year -28 +34 +5
Permanent jobs citing Validation 470 625 1,253
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.35% 1.63% 1.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.50% 1.69% 1.74%
Number of salaries quoted 277 217 363
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £48,402 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +20.00%
75th Percentile £71,500 £77,715 £77,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,086 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.41% +12.88% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,322 36,922 72,167
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.16% 96.00% 97.15%
Number of salaries quoted 23,561 26,118 41,820
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Validation trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Validation.

Validation salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Validation over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Validation salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 13 (2.77%) Documentum
2 7 (1.49%) SAS
3 4 (0.85%) Apache
3 4 (0.85%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.64%) Confluence
4 3 (0.64%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.43%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.21%) CMS
6 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 23 (4.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.77%) OrCAD
3 12 (2.55%) Simulink
4 11 (2.34%) Microsoft Office
5 10 (2.13%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.06%) SOLIDWORKS
7 4 (0.85%) Stateflow
8 1 (0.21%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.21%) CATIA
8 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (2.77%) TrackWise
2 6 (1.28%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.85%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.21%) Lorenzo
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.21%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 106 (22.55%) Azure
2 89 (18.94%) AWS
3 22 (4.68%) Azure DevOps
4 21 (4.47%) Power Platform
5 16 (3.40%) Cloud Computing
5 16 (3.40%) GCP
6 13 (2.77%) Azure Sentinel
6 13 (2.77%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (2.77%) Microsoft Purview
7 12 (2.55%) GitHub
8 9 (1.91%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 7 (1.49%) Mavenlink
10 4 (0.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 4 (0.85%) dbt
10 4 (0.85%) Prefect
10 4 (0.85%) SaaS
11 3 (0.64%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.64%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 2 (0.43%) Amazon S3
12 2 (0.43%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 29 (6.17%) Firewall
2 20 (4.26%) Ethernet
2 20 (4.26%) TCP/IP
3 16 (3.40%) 5G
3 16 (3.40%) VPN
4 15 (3.19%) LAN
5 14 (2.98%) Network Security
5 14 (2.98%) WAN
5 14 (2.98%) Wireshark
6 12 (2.55%) RS-232
7 11 (2.34%) DHCP
7 11 (2.34%) DNS
8 10 (2.13%) Internet
9 6 (1.28%) IPv4
9 6 (1.28%) Wireless
10 5 (1.06%) Bluetooth
11 2 (0.43%) 4G
11 2 (0.43%) Cisco Nexus
12 1 (0.21%) Radio Access Network
12 1 (0.21%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (4.04%) Power BI
2 15 (3.19%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (2.13%) Tableau
5 8 (1.70%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.28%) Big Data
6 6 (1.28%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.06%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.85%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.64%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.64%) Qlik Sense
10 2 (0.43%) Amazon Athena
10 2 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.43%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.43%) Metadata
10 2 (0.43%) OLAP
10 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.21%) Data Vault
11 1 (0.21%) Metadata Repository
11 1 (0.21%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 88 (18.72%) JIRA
2 28 (5.96%) Rational DOORS
3 16 (3.40%) Git
4 14 (2.98%) Rational Rhapsody
5 11 (2.34%) Jenkins
6 10 (2.13%) Trac
7 7 (1.49%) Selenium
7 7 (1.49%) Visual Studio
8 5 (1.06%) GitLab
8 5 (1.06%) LabVIEW
8 5 (1.06%) Postman
9 4 (0.85%) Katalon Studio
10 3 (0.64%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.64%) Maven
11 2 (0.43%) Apache Continuum
11 2 (0.43%) Appium
11 2 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
11 2 (0.43%) Subversion
12 1 (0.21%) CircleCI
12 1 (0.21%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 140 (29.79%) Social Skills
2 79 (16.81%) Finance
3 77 (16.38%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (15.32%) Aerospace
5 44 (9.36%) Electronics
6 35 (7.45%) Manufacturing
7 27 (5.74%) Military
8 25 (5.32%) Retail
9 23 (4.89%) Pharmaceutical
9 23 (4.89%) Telecoms
10 19 (4.04%) Automotive
11 17 (3.62%) Banking
12 13 (2.77%) Games
13 12 (2.55%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (1.91%) Marketing
15 7 (1.49%) Aviation
15 7 (1.49%) Billing
15 7 (1.49%) Public Sector
16 6 (1.28%) Law
16 6 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 76 (16.17%) Lead
2 64 (13.62%) Analyst
3 60 (12.77%) Senior
4 57 (12.13%) DevOps Engineer
4 57 (12.13%) Systems Engineer
5 28 (5.96%) Software Engineer
6 23 (4.89%) Business Analyst
7 22 (4.68%) Hardware Engineer
8 19 (4.04%) Developer
9 17 (3.62%) Consultant
9 17 (3.62%) Validation Engineer
10 16 (3.40%) IT Manager
11 14 (2.98%) Design Engineer
11 14 (2.98%) Integration Engineer
11 14 (2.98%) QA Manager
11 14 (2.98%) Systems Manager
12 13 (2.77%) Data Integrity Manager
12 13 (2.77%) Data Scientist
12 13 (2.77%) Security Engineer
12 13 (2.77%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.91%) HTML
2 6 (1.28%) .NET
2 6 (1.28%) Middleware
2 6 (1.28%) Pandas
2 6 (1.28%) XGBoost
2 6 (1.28%) XML
3 5 (1.06%) CSS
3 5 (1.06%) Kafka
3 5 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
3 5 (1.06%) Vue
4 4 (0.85%) Gherkin
4 4 (0.85%) PySpark
4 4 (0.85%) PyTorch
4 4 (0.85%) TensorFlow
4 4 (0.85%) Web Services
4 4 (0.85%) XSLT
5 3 (0.64%) Lightning Web Components
5 3 (0.64%) Spring
5 3 (0.64%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.43%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.96%) Management Information System
2 24 (5.11%) Self-Motivation
3 20 (4.26%) Algorithms
4 16 (3.40%) Life Science
5 14 (2.98%) FPGA
6 13 (2.77%) LIMS
6 13 (2.77%) Security Operations Centre
7 12 (2.55%) Analytical Mindset
8 11 (2.34%) Analogue Electronics
9 10 (2.13%) Product Ownership
10 9 (1.91%) Data Structures
11 8 (1.70%) Credit Risk
11 8 (1.70%) PCIe
12 7 (1.49%) IoT
13 6 (1.28%) Robotics
14 5 (1.06%) Greenfield Project
14 5 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
15 4 (0.85%) Augmented Reality
15 4 (0.85%) NHS
15 4 (0.85%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 88 (18.72%) Linux
2 24 (5.11%) Windows
3 15 (3.19%) Android
4 13 (2.77%) Apple iOS
5 10 (2.13%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.21%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (35.53%) Agile
2 111 (23.62%) Verification and Validation
3 97 (20.64%) DevOps
4 88 (18.72%) Systems Engineering
5 87 (18.51%) Problem-Solving
6 73 (15.53%) CI/CD
7 70 (14.89%) Actionable Insight
8 69 (14.68%) Scrum
9 68 (14.47%) SDLC
10 66 (14.04%) Continuous Integration
11 59 (12.55%) Kanban
12 58 (12.34%) Decision-Making
13 57 (12.13%) Continuous Deployment
14 54 (11.49%) Collaborative Working
14 54 (11.49%) Data Validation
14 54 (11.49%) Project Management
14 54 (11.49%) Software Engineering
15 44 (9.36%) Mentoring
16 39 (8.30%) Continuous Improvement
16 39 (8.30%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 74 (15.74%) Python
2 57 (12.13%) SQL
3 34 (7.23%) C#
4 25 (5.32%) MATLAB
5 24 (5.11%) PowerShell
6 22 (4.68%) C
7 16 (3.40%) JavaScript
8 14 (2.98%) Java
9 13 (2.77%) R
10 8 (1.70%) C++
11 7 (1.49%) Ada
12 5 (1.06%) TypeScript
13 4 (0.85%) Groovy
13 4 (0.85%) T-SQL
14 3 (0.64%) Apex Code
14 3 (0.64%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.64%) PHP
14 3 (0.64%) VBA
15 2 (0.43%) Julia
15 2 (0.43%) Rust
Qualifications
1 194 (41.28%) Security Cleared
2 122 (25.96%) Degree
3 81 (17.23%) BPSS Clearance
4 69 (14.68%) DV Cleared
5 50 (10.64%) SC Cleared
6 16 (3.40%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (2.98%) CCSP
7 14 (2.98%) SANS
8 13 (2.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 13 (2.77%) CEH
8 13 (2.77%) CISSP
8 13 (2.77%) SSCP
9 8 (1.70%) ISEB
10 7 (1.49%) PMI Certification
11 6 (1.28%) DBS Check
11 6 (1.28%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.28%) PhD
11 6 (1.28%) PMP
12 5 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (0.85%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.53%) QA
2 16 (3.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (3.19%) GxP
3 15 (3.19%) NIST
4 13 (2.77%) Data Quality
4 13 (2.77%) GMP
4 13 (2.77%) Good Clinical Practice
4 13 (2.77%) PCI DSS
5 7 (1.49%) IFRS
5 7 (1.49%) IFRS 9
6 3 (0.64%) Def Stans
7 2 (0.43%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.43%) AUTOSAR
7 2 (0.43%) ECSS
7 2 (0.43%) ISO 14001
7 2 (0.43%) PMO
8 1 (0.21%) Basel III
8 1 (0.21%) GAMP
8 1 (0.21%) JTAG
8 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 69 (14.68%) Docker
2 18 (3.83%) Virtual Machines
3 16 (3.40%) Hyper-V
3 16 (3.40%) pfSense
4 15 (3.19%) Firmware
5 13 (2.77%) Virtual Desktop
6 10 (2.13%) Active Directory
6 10 (2.13%) NFS
7 4 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
7 4 (0.85%) VMware Server
8 1 (0.21%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 67 (14.26%) Ansible
2 64 (13.62%) Terraform
3 59 (12.55%) Kubernetes
4 16 (3.40%) Grafana
4 16 (3.40%) ZABBIX
5 14 (2.98%) Nmap
6 13 (2.77%) Microsoft Intune
7 10 (2.13%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 10 (2.13%) SCDPM
8 2 (0.43%) Functional Safety
9 1 (0.21%) Consul
9 1 (0.21%) OpenNMS
9 1 (0.21%) Packer
9 1 (0.21%) Podman
9 1 (0.21%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.21%) Puppet
9 1 (0.21%) Salt
Vendors
1 53 (11.28%) Microsoft
2 24 (5.11%) Salesforce
3 23 (4.89%) VMware
4 18 (3.83%) Google
5 16 (3.40%) Fortinet
5 16 (3.40%) Juniper
6 13 (2.77%) Qualys
6 13 (2.77%) Rapid7
6 13 (2.77%) Splunk
6 13 (2.77%) Thycotic
7 12 (2.55%) EMC
8 11 (2.34%) Databricks
9 10 (2.13%) McAfee
9 10 (2.13%) Veeam
10 9 (1.91%) IBM
11 8 (1.70%) Oracle
12 5 (1.06%) Alteryx
13 4 (0.85%) Cisco
13 4 (0.85%) OpenAI
13 4 (0.85%) Quadient