Validation Jobs in the South East

Validation
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 131 131 231
Rank change year-on-year 0 +100 -56
Permanent jobs citing Validation 367 335 306
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 2.06% 2.44% 1.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.48% 2.58% 1.57%
Number of salaries quoted 169 126 160
10th Percentile £34,750 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,490 £44,800 £41,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,625 £63,750
90th Percentile £73,500 £78,125 £73,875
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +9.65% +3.64%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,794 12,976 19,550
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 83.07% 94.36% 94.66%
Number of salaries quoted 10,162 7,675 11,832
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,396 £85,000 £82,500
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 South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the South East

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Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for Validation in the South East

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Salary Histogram in the South East

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

Salary histogram for Validation in the South East

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Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the South East 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
Thames Valley +44 192 £52,500 +5.00% 83
Berkshire +82 115 £52,500 -4.55% 34
Surrey -16 59 £45,500 -30.00% 23
Kent -23 57 £55,000 +22.77% 18
Oxfordshire +16 51 £54,500 +73.02% 35
Buckinghamshire -43 26 £40,000 -20.00% 14
West Sussex +21 24 £46,000 -16.36% 7
Hampshire -36 21 £60,000 - 36
Sussex - 8 £62,500 -
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 (3.54%) Documentum
2 12 (3.27%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.36%) Kinematics
Applications
1 33 (8.99%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (8.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (5.99%) Simulink
4 18 (4.90%) Stateflow
5 17 (4.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 11 (3.00%) MS Visio
7 10 (2.72%) Microsoft Project
8 9 (2.45%) OrCAD
9 2 (0.54%) TargetLink
10 1 (0.27%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 13 (3.54%) TrackWise
2 8 (2.18%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (1.09%) SAP WM
4 3 (0.82%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.27%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 20 (5.45%) Power Platform
2 19 (5.18%) Azure
3 14 (3.81%) AWS
3 14 (3.81%) SaaS
4 11 (3.00%) GCP
4 11 (3.00%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (3.00%) OneDrive
4 11 (3.00%) Power Automate
4 11 (3.00%) PowerApps
4 11 (3.00%) ShareGate
5 10 (2.72%) GitHub
6 6 (1.63%) Mavenlink
7 5 (1.36%) OCI
8 2 (0.54%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (0.54%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.54%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 2 (0.54%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 1 (0.27%) Azure Functions
9 1 (0.27%) Serverless
9 1 (0.27%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 34 (9.26%) VSAT
2 17 (4.63%) 5G
3 16 (4.36%) Firewall
3 16 (4.36%) VPN
4 10 (2.72%) DHCP
4 10 (2.72%) DNS
5 9 (2.45%) Ethernet
6 7 (1.91%) 4G
6 7 (1.91%) J1939
6 7 (1.91%) Wireless
7 6 (1.63%) Bluetooth
7 6 (1.63%) Internet
7 6 (1.63%) IPv4
7 6 (1.63%) TCP/IP
8 5 (1.36%) RFID
9 4 (1.09%) Broadband
10 1 (0.27%) GPRS
10 1 (0.27%) GSM
10 1 (0.27%) ISDN
10 1 (0.27%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (6.81%) SQL Server
2 20 (5.45%) Power BI
3 11 (3.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 8 (2.18%) Crystal Reports
4 8 (2.18%) Tableau
5 7 (1.91%) Big Data
5 7 (1.91%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.36%) GIS
6 5 (1.36%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.54%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.27%) DTS
9 1 (0.27%) Metadata
9 1 (0.27%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.27%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 33 (8.99%) JIRA
2 13 (3.54%) Git
3 10 (2.72%) Jenkins
3 10 (2.72%) Trac
4 4 (1.09%) GitLab
5 3 (0.82%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.82%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.54%) Apache Continuum
7 1 (0.27%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.27%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.27%) Subversion
General
1 114 (31.06%) Social Skills
2 70 (19.07%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (13.62%) Manufacturing
4 46 (12.53%) Pharmaceutical
5 37 (10.08%) Electronics
6 36 (9.81%) Telecoms
7 30 (8.17%) Finance
8 24 (6.54%) Automotive
9 20 (5.45%) Aerospace
10 14 (3.81%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (3.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 12 (3.27%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (2.45%) Legal
13 9 (2.45%) Military
14 7 (1.91%) Public Sector
15 6 (1.63%) Retail
16 5 (1.36%) Aviation
16 5 (1.36%) Marketing
17 4 (1.09%) Banking
17 4 (1.09%) Games
Job Titles
1 63 (17.17%) Systems Engineer
2 61 (16.62%) Senior
3 34 (9.26%) Architect
3 34 (9.26%) Software Architect
4 31 (8.45%) IT Manager
4 31 (8.45%) QA Manager
5 30 (8.17%) Software Engineer
6 29 (7.90%) Lead
7 25 (6.81%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 24 (6.54%) Analyst
9 21 (5.72%) Systems Manager
10 17 (4.63%) Consultant
11 14 (3.81%) Embedded Engineer
11 14 (3.81%) Hardware Engineer
11 14 (3.81%) Senior Hardware Engineer
12 13 (3.54%) Data Integrity Manager
12 13 (3.54%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 12 (3.27%) Electronics Engineer
14 11 (3.00%) Associate Director
14 11 (3.00%) Validation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.27%) CSS
1 12 (3.27%) HTML
2 11 (3.00%) XML
3 10 (2.72%) JSON
4 8 (2.18%) .NET
5 6 (1.63%) WPF
6 4 (1.09%) Middleware
7 3 (0.82%) Unreal Engine
7 3 (0.82%) Vue
8 2 (0.54%) OpenCV
8 2 (0.54%) PyTorch
8 2 (0.54%) REST
8 2 (0.54%) scikit-learn
8 2 (0.54%) TensorFlow
9 1 (0.27%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.27%) ASP.NET Web API
9 1 (0.27%) Blazor
9 1 (0.27%) HTML5 Canvas
9 1 (0.27%) Pandas
9 1 (0.27%) pyodbc
Miscellaneous
1 45 (12.26%) Management Information System
2 24 (6.54%) Algorithms
3 18 (4.90%) Embedded Systems
4 16 (4.36%) Life Science
5 15 (4.09%) IoT
6 14 (3.81%) LIMS
7 13 (3.54%) FPGA
7 13 (3.54%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (2.18%) PCIe
9 6 (1.63%) Biopharmaceutical
10 5 (1.36%) GNSS
10 5 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.09%) Analogue Electronics
11 4 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (1.09%) PDA
12 3 (0.82%) Driving Licence
12 3 (0.82%) Mobile App
12 3 (0.82%) Renewable Energy
12 3 (0.82%) Verilog
12 3 (0.82%) VLSI
Operating Systems
1 21 (5.72%) Linux
2 14 (3.81%) Windows
3 10 (2.72%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (22.89%) Verification and Validation
2 77 (20.98%) Problem-Solving
3 52 (14.17%) Actionable Insight
3 52 (14.17%) Mentoring
4 51 (13.90%) Requirements Management
5 47 (12.81%) Project Management
6 44 (11.99%) QMS
7 43 (11.72%) Software Engineering
8 42 (11.44%) Decision-Making
8 42 (11.44%) Model Validation
9 41 (11.17%) Continuous Improvement
10 40 (10.90%) Systems Engineering
11 35 (9.54%) Biotechnology
12 34 (9.26%) Network Architecture
12 34 (9.26%) Network Management
12 34 (9.26%) Technical Architecture
12 34 (9.26%) TOGAF
13 33 (8.99%) Change Control
14 32 (8.72%) Mathematics
15 31 (8.45%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 44 (11.99%) Python
2 42 (11.44%) SQL
3 34 (9.26%) C
4 33 (8.99%) MATLAB
5 23 (6.27%) C#
6 20 (5.45%) C++
7 11 (3.00%) PowerShell
8 6 (1.63%) Fortran
8 6 (1.63%) JavaScript
9 5 (1.36%) Ada
9 5 (1.36%) Perl
9 5 (1.36%) Tcl
9 5 (1.36%) XAML
10 4 (1.09%) R
10 4 (1.09%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.54%) SystemVerilog
11 2 (0.54%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.27%) Bash
12 1 (0.27%) Java
12 1 (0.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 141 (38.42%) Degree
2 56 (15.26%) Security Cleared
3 32 (8.72%) Master's Degree
4 30 (8.17%) SC Cleared
5 11 (3.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (3.00%) DV Cleared
5 11 (3.00%) ITIL Certification
6 10 (2.72%) DBS Check
7 8 (2.18%) HNC
7 8 (2.18%) HND
8 7 (1.91%) PhD
9 6 (1.63%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (1.09%) CESG Certified Professional
10 4 (1.09%) EMC Certification
10 4 (1.09%) PMI Certification
10 4 (1.09%) PMP
11 3 (0.82%) Numerate Degree
12 2 (0.54%) NVQ Level 4
13 1 (0.27%) CBAP
13 1 (0.27%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (18.26%) QA
2 34 (9.26%) GMP
3 14 (3.81%) GxP
4 13 (3.54%) Good Clinical Practice
5 12 (3.27%) ISO 26262
6 11 (3.00%) Automotive SPICE
7 7 (1.91%) GDPR
8 4 (1.09%) GLP
8 4 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.82%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.54%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 1 (0.27%) ECSS
11 1 (0.27%) IEC 61131
11 1 (0.27%) ISO 13485
11 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.27%) JTAG
11 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.27%) SLA
System Software
1 24 (6.54%) Firmware
2 23 (6.27%) Virtual Machines
3 21 (5.72%) Active Directory
4 16 (4.36%) Hyper-V
4 16 (4.36%) pfSense
5 11 (3.00%) Docker
6 10 (2.72%) NFS
7 4 (1.09%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 20 (5.45%) Functional Safety
2 16 (4.36%) Grafana
2 16 (4.36%) ZABBIX
3 10 (2.72%) Ansible
3 10 (2.72%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
3 10 (2.72%) SCDPM
4 1 (0.27%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 51 (13.90%) Microsoft
2 17 (4.63%) Salesforce
3 16 (4.36%) Fortinet
3 16 (4.36%) Juniper
3 16 (4.36%) VMware
4 14 (3.81%) EMC
5 11 (3.00%) Google
5 11 (3.00%) Nintex
6 10 (2.72%) McAfee
6 10 (2.72%) Veeam
7 8 (2.18%) SAP
8 6 (1.63%) Oracle
9 5 (1.36%) Alteryx
9 5 (1.36%) Remedy
10 3 (0.82%) Atlassian
10 3 (0.82%) Facebook
10 3 (0.82%) Instagram
10 3 (0.82%) Synopsys
11 2 (0.54%) RedGate
11 2 (0.54%) Thales