Validation Jobs in England

Validation
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 164 178 200
Rank change year-on-year +14 +22 +33
Permanent jobs citing Validation 1,565 1,798 2,882
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.72% 2.14% 2.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.06% 2.24% 2.13%
Number of salaries quoted 715 570 987
10th Percentile £35,850 £37,232 £35,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +9.65% +3.64%
75th Percentile £72,250 £77,715 £80,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,086 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.41% +12.88% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 76,066 80,344 135,543
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 83.60% 95.49% 95.97%
Number of salaries quoted 55,107 48,707 73,448
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,294
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,250 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%

Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in England

Validation
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Validation in England

Validation
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for Validation in England

Validation
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the England region 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
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% 205
North of England +38 250 £50,000 -9.16% 129
Midlands -42 240 £50,000 -6.98% 143
North West +34 158 £50,000 -7.01% 80
West Midlands -71 133 £54,000 -1.82% 94
East of England -30 124 £55,000 -8.33% 143
East Midlands +39 107 £42,500 -10.53% 49
Yorkshire +21 82 £51,528 -6.39% 39
North East -5 10 £52,500 -32.26% 10
Validation
UK

Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 16 (1.02%) SAS
2 15 (0.96%) SharePoint
3 13 (0.83%) Documentum
4 11 (0.70%) Apache Spark
5 9 (0.58%) Confluence
5 9 (0.58%) IIS
6 8 (0.51%) Apache
6 8 (0.51%) CMS
7 5 (0.32%) Jupyter
7 5 (0.32%) Kinematics
8 3 (0.19%) Smallworld
9 1 (0.064%) WordPress
Applications
1 89 (5.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 63 (4.03%) Microsoft Office
3 46 (2.94%) Simulink
4 40 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 24 (1.53%) MS Visio
6 23 (1.47%) Stateflow
7 14 (0.89%) OrCAD
8 12 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
9 5 (0.32%) SOLIDWORKS
10 3 (0.19%) AutoCAD
11 2 (0.13%) Adobe After Effects
11 2 (0.13%) Adobe Premiere
11 2 (0.13%) Fusion 360
11 2 (0.13%) Photoshop
11 2 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
11 2 (0.13%) TargetLink
12 1 (0.064%) CATIA
12 1 (0.064%) Siemens NX
12 1 (0.064%) Trello
12 1 (0.064%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 16 (1.02%) TrackWise
2 14 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (0.89%) Salesforce CRM
3 10 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (0.51%) NetSuite
5 7 (0.45%) SAP QM
6 5 (0.32%) SAP CRM
7 4 (0.26%) SAP BPC
7 4 (0.26%) SAP CO
7 4 (0.26%) SAP FI
7 4 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.26%) SAP WM
8 3 (0.19%) NEC Housing
8 3 (0.19%) Q-Pulse
8 3 (0.19%) SAP PM
9 2 (0.13%) Teamcenter
10 1 (0.064%) Dynamics AX
10 1 (0.064%) Oracle Financials
10 1 (0.064%) SAP HCM
10 1 (0.064%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 157 (10.03%) Azure
2 120 (7.67%) AWS
3 74 (4.73%) Power Platform
4 44 (2.81%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
6 24 (1.53%) SaaS
7 23 (1.47%) GitHub
8 22 (1.41%) Cloud Computing
9 19 (1.21%) GCP
10 16 (1.02%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 15 (0.96%) Microsoft Purview
12 14 (0.89%) Azure Sentinel
13 13 (0.83%) PowerApps
14 12 (0.77%) OneDrive
15 11 (0.70%) OCI
15 11 (0.70%) Power Automate
15 11 (0.70%) ShareGate
16 10 (0.64%) Azure Data Factory
17 9 (0.58%) Dynamics 365
18 8 (0.51%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 228 (14.57%) VSAT
2 57 (3.64%) Firewall
3 39 (2.49%) WAN
4 32 (2.04%) 5G
5 30 (1.92%) TCP/IP
6 26 (1.66%) Network Security
7 23 (1.47%) Ethernet
8 21 (1.34%) LAN
8 21 (1.34%) Wireless
9 20 (1.28%) Internet
10 18 (1.15%) DNS
10 18 (1.15%) Wireshark
11 17 (1.09%) VPN
12 16 (1.02%) DHCP
13 14 (0.89%) RS-232
14 11 (0.70%) Bluetooth
14 11 (0.70%) SD-WAN
15 7 (0.45%) 4G
15 7 (0.45%) Broadband
15 7 (0.45%) J1939
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (4.09%) Power BI
2 60 (3.83%) SQL Server
3 36 (2.30%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (1.73%) Tableau
5 21 (1.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 20 (1.28%) GIS
7 14 (0.89%) Big Data
8 13 (0.83%) Data Lake
8 13 (0.83%) Oracle Reports
8 13 (0.83%) Relational Database
9 11 (0.70%) Metadata
10 10 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 8 (0.51%) Amazon Redshift
11 8 (0.51%) Crystal Reports
11 8 (0.51%) Power Query
12 7 (0.45%) Amazon QuickSight
12 7 (0.45%) Data Mining
12 7 (0.45%) NoSQL
13 6 (0.38%) Qlik Sense
13 6 (0.38%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 124 (7.92%) JIRA
2 33 (2.11%) Rational DOORS
3 29 (1.85%) Git
4 22 (1.41%) Visual Studio
5 19 (1.21%) Jenkins
6 15 (0.96%) Rational Rhapsody
6 15 (0.96%) Selenium
7 11 (0.70%) GitLab
8 10 (0.64%) Trac
9 9 (0.58%) LabVIEW
10 8 (0.51%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 6 (0.38%) Postman
12 5 (0.32%) Cucumber
13 4 (0.26%) Eclipse
13 4 (0.26%) Katalon Studio
13 4 (0.26%) Subversion
14 3 (0.19%) Appium
14 3 (0.19%) ER Studio
14 3 (0.19%) ERwin
14 3 (0.19%) Maven
General
1 398 (25.43%) Social Skills
2 268 (17.12%) Analytical Skills
3 246 (15.72%) Finance
4 141 (9.01%) Pharmaceutical
5 138 (8.82%) Manufacturing
6 131 (8.37%) Aerospace
7 121 (7.73%) Electronics
8 97 (6.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 78 (4.98%) Automotive
10 56 (3.58%) Presentation Skills
11 55 (3.51%) Banking
12 51 (3.26%) Law
13 50 (3.19%) Influencing Skills
14 49 (3.13%) Telecoms
15 48 (3.07%) Marketing
16 43 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
17 42 (2.68%) Legal
18 39 (2.49%) Retail
19 34 (2.17%) Military
20 24 (1.53%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 296 (18.91%) Architect
2 228 (14.57%) Software Architect
3 201 (12.84%) Senior
4 192 (12.27%) Lead
5 163 (10.42%) Systems Engineer
6 139 (8.88%) Analyst
7 103 (6.58%) Software Engineer
8 57 (3.64%) DevOps Engineer
9 51 (3.26%) Technical Leader
10 47 (3.00%) IT Manager
11 42 (2.68%) Developer
12 41 (2.62%) Hardware Engineer
13 38 (2.43%) QA Manager
13 38 (2.43%) Senior Software Engineer
13 38 (2.43%) Senior Systems Engineer
14 36 (2.30%) Business Analyst
14 36 (2.30%) Validation Engineer
15 32 (2.04%) Consultant
16 30 (1.92%) Embedded Engineer
16 30 (1.92%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (2.36%) HTML
2 31 (1.98%) XML
3 30 (1.92%) CSS
4 24 (1.53%) .NET
5 21 (1.34%) JSON
6 16 (1.02%) Pandas
6 16 (1.02%) React
7 14 (0.89%) EDI
8 13 (0.83%) REST
9 12 (0.77%) .NET Core
10 11 (0.70%) WPF
10 11 (0.70%) Yocto
11 10 (0.64%) AngularJS
11 10 (0.64%) Lightning Web Components
11 10 (0.64%) Qt
12 9 (0.58%) Middleware
12 9 (0.58%) NumPy
12 9 (0.58%) Web Services
12 9 (0.58%) WebRTC
13 8 (0.51%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 124 (7.92%) Management Information System
2 66 (4.22%) Self-Motivation
3 64 (4.09%) Algorithms
4 44 (2.81%) Life Science
5 33 (2.11%) Product Ownership
6 29 (1.85%) Robotics
7 24 (1.53%) FPGA
8 23 (1.47%) IoT
9 22 (1.41%) Analogue Electronics
10 21 (1.34%) Embedded Systems
11 20 (1.28%) Cloud Native
12 19 (1.21%) Biopharmaceutical
12 19 (1.21%) Onboarding
13 18 (1.15%) Security Operations Centre
14 17 (1.09%) GNSS
15 16 (1.02%) NHS
15 16 (1.02%) PDA
16 15 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
16 15 (0.96%) LIMS
17 11 (0.70%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 134 (8.56%) Linux
2 42 (2.68%) Windows
3 17 (1.09%) Android
4 15 (0.96%) Apple iOS
5 11 (0.70%) Windows Server
6 9 (0.58%) Embedded Linux
7 8 (0.51%) Debian
7 8 (0.51%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.19%) Unix
9 1 (0.064%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 314 (20.06%) Actionable Insight
2 306 (19.55%) Agile
3 291 (18.59%) Requirements Management
4 289 (18.47%) Model Validation
5 283 (18.08%) Problem-Solving
6 267 (17.06%) Verification and Validation
7 248 (15.85%) TOGAF
8 237 (15.14%) Network Architecture
9 236 (15.08%) Technical Architecture
10 229 (14.63%) Network Management
11 184 (11.76%) Project Management
12 173 (11.05%) Systems Engineering
13 155 (9.90%) Software Engineering
14 146 (9.33%) DevOps
15 141 (9.01%) Computer Science
16 135 (8.63%) Collaborative Working
17 131 (8.37%) Mentoring
18 130 (8.31%) Continuous Improvement
19 122 (7.80%) Decision-Making
20 116 (7.41%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 199 (12.72%) Python
2 164 (10.48%) SQL
3 93 (5.94%) C
4 79 (5.05%) MATLAB
5 75 (4.79%) C#
6 66 (4.22%) C++
7 40 (2.56%) JavaScript
8 36 (2.30%) PowerShell
9 33 (2.11%) Java
10 30 (1.92%) R
11 22 (1.41%) Bash
12 17 (1.09%) Perl
13 14 (0.89%) T-SQL
14 12 (0.77%) Ada
15 10 (0.64%) XAML
16 9 (0.58%) Embedded C
17 8 (0.51%) TypeScript
18 7 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
19 6 (0.38%) Apex Code
19 6 (0.38%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 493 (31.50%) Degree
2 305 (19.49%) Security Cleared
3 116 (7.41%) SC Cleared
4 89 (5.69%) BPSS Clearance
5 73 (4.66%) DV Cleared
6 56 (3.58%) Master's Degree
7 37 (2.36%) CISSP
7 37 (2.36%) Computer Science Degree
8 32 (2.04%) DBS Check
9 28 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
10 22 (1.41%) HNC
11 20 (1.28%) HND
12 19 (1.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 19 (1.21%) CCSP
12 19 (1.21%) PhD
13 18 (1.15%) CISM
14 17 (1.09%) TOGAF Certification
15 16 (1.02%) SANS
16 14 (0.89%) CISA
16 14 (0.89%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 141 (9.01%) QA
2 66 (4.22%) GMP
3 55 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 51 (3.26%) Data Quality
5 47 (3.00%) NIST
6 39 (2.49%) PMO
7 29 (1.85%) PCI DSS
8 28 (1.79%) GLP
9 23 (1.47%) Good Clinical Practice
9 23 (1.47%) GxP
10 19 (1.21%) Def Stans
11 18 (1.15%) GDPR
12 17 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 14 (0.89%) Automotive SPICE
13 14 (0.89%) ISO 26262
14 13 (0.83%) Accessibility
15 11 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
15 11 (0.70%) ISO 9001
16 10 (0.64%) NIST 800
17 8 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 71 (4.54%) Docker
2 47 (3.00%) Firmware
3 31 (1.98%) Active Directory
4 30 (1.92%) Virtual Machines
5 16 (1.02%) Hyper-V
5 16 (1.02%) pfSense
6 15 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
7 14 (0.89%) Virtual Desktop
8 10 (0.64%) Embedded Firmware
8 10 (0.64%) NFS
9 4 (0.26%) VMware Server
10 1 (0.064%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.064%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 69 (4.41%) Ansible
2 64 (4.09%) Terraform
3 61 (3.90%) Kubernetes
4 30 (1.92%) Functional Safety
5 17 (1.09%) Grafana
6 16 (1.02%) ZABBIX
7 15 (0.96%) Nmap
8 14 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
9 10 (0.64%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 10 (0.64%) SCDPM
10 5 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.13%) Kibana
12 1 (0.064%) Consul
12 1 (0.064%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.064%) OpenNMS
12 1 (0.064%) Packer
12 1 (0.064%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.064%) Prometheus
12 1 (0.064%) Puppet
12 1 (0.064%) Salt
Vendors
1 162 (10.35%) Microsoft
2 45 (2.88%) Salesforce
3 44 (2.81%) SAP
4 34 (2.17%) VMware
5 29 (1.85%) Oracle
6 26 (1.66%) Google
7 25 (1.60%) EMC
8 20 (1.28%) Databricks
9 19 (1.21%) IBM
10 16 (1.02%) Fortinet
10 16 (1.02%) Juniper
11 15 (0.96%) Splunk
12 14 (0.89%) Qualys
12 14 (0.89%) Rapid7
12 14 (0.89%) Thycotic
12 14 (0.89%) Veeam
13 13 (0.83%) Cisco
14 11 (0.70%) Nintex
15 10 (0.64%) Alteryx
15 10 (0.64%) CheckPoint