Validation Jobs with Work from Home Options

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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 7 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 232 212 243
Rank change year-on-year -20 +31 +5
Permanent jobs citing Validation 479 623 1,277
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.36% 1.64% 1.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.51% 1.70% 1.75%
Number of salaries quoted 280 219 365
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 £85,250 £85,660
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,086 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.41% +12.88% +2.80%

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 31,671 36,595 73,127
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 89.78% 96.04% 97.13%
Number of salaries quoted 23,689 25,972 42,234
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 7 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 (2.71%) Documentum
2 8 (1.67%) SAS
3 4 (0.84%) Apache
3 4 (0.84%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.63%) Confluence
4 3 (0.63%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.42%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.21%) CMS
6 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 23 (4.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.71%) OrCAD
3 12 (2.51%) Simulink
4 11 (2.30%) Microsoft Office
5 10 (2.09%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.04%) SOLIDWORKS
7 4 (0.84%) Stateflow
8 1 (0.21%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.21%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.21%) CATIA
8 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (2.71%) TrackWise
2 6 (1.25%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.84%) 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
1 107 (22.34%) Azure
2 90 (18.79%) AWS
3 22 (4.59%) Power Platform
4 20 (4.18%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (3.55%) GCP
6 14 (2.92%) Cloud Computing
7 12 (2.51%) GitHub
8 11 (2.30%) Azure Sentinel
8 11 (2.30%) Microsoft 365
8 11 (2.30%) Microsoft Purview
9 9 (1.88%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 7 (1.46%) Mavenlink
11 5 (1.04%) SaaS
12 4 (0.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.84%) dbt
12 4 (0.84%) Prefect
13 3 (0.63%) Azure Data Factory
13 3 (0.63%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 2 (0.42%) Amazon S3
14 2 (0.42%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 27 (5.64%) Firewall
2 20 (4.18%) Ethernet
3 18 (3.76%) TCP/IP
4 16 (3.34%) 5G
4 16 (3.34%) VPN
5 13 (2.71%) LAN
6 12 (2.51%) Network Security
6 12 (2.51%) RS-232
6 12 (2.51%) WAN
6 12 (2.51%) Wireshark
7 11 (2.30%) DHCP
7 11 (2.30%) DNS
8 10 (2.09%) Internet
9 6 (1.25%) IPv4
9 6 (1.25%) Wireless
10 5 (1.04%) Bluetooth
11 2 (0.42%) 4G
12 1 (0.21%) Cisco Nexus
12 1 (0.21%) Radio Access Network
12 1 (0.21%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.18%) Power BI
2 16 (3.34%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (2.30%) Tableau
5 9 (1.88%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.25%) Big Data
6 6 (1.25%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.04%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.84%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.84%) Qlik Sense
9 3 (0.63%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.42%) Amazon Athena
10 2 (0.42%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.42%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.42%) Metadata
10 2 (0.42%) MySQL
10 2 (0.42%) OLAP
10 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.21%) Data Vault
11 1 (0.21%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 87 (18.16%) JIRA
2 28 (5.85%) Rational DOORS
3 17 (3.55%) Git
4 14 (2.92%) Rational Rhapsody
5 11 (2.30%) Jenkins
6 10 (2.09%) Trac
7 7 (1.46%) Selenium
7 7 (1.46%) Visual Studio
8 5 (1.04%) GitLab
8 5 (1.04%) LabVIEW
8 5 (1.04%) Postman
9 4 (0.84%) Katalon Studio
10 3 (0.63%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.63%) Maven
10 3 (0.63%) Subversion
11 2 (0.42%) Apache Continuum
11 2 (0.42%) Appium
12 1 (0.21%) CircleCI
12 1 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
12 1 (0.21%) Vagrant
General
1 141 (29.44%) Social Skills
2 79 (16.49%) Analytical Skills
3 76 (15.87%) Finance
4 73 (15.24%) Aerospace
5 44 (9.19%) Electronics
6 35 (7.31%) Manufacturing
7 27 (5.64%) Military
8 25 (5.22%) Retail
9 23 (4.80%) Telecoms
10 22 (4.59%) Pharmaceutical
11 19 (3.97%) Automotive
12 18 (3.76%) Banking
13 13 (2.71%) Games
14 11 (2.30%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.88%) Marketing
15 9 (1.88%) Public Sector
16 7 (1.46%) Aviation
16 7 (1.46%) Billing
17 6 (1.25%) Law
17 6 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 77 (16.08%) Lead
2 64 (13.36%) Analyst
3 61 (12.73%) Systems Engineer
4 59 (12.32%) Senior
5 57 (11.90%) DevOps Engineer
6 28 (5.85%) Software Engineer
7 22 (4.59%) Business Analyst
7 22 (4.59%) Hardware Engineer
8 20 (4.18%) Developer
8 20 (4.18%) Validation Engineer
9 17 (3.55%) Consultant
10 16 (3.34%) Integration Engineer
10 16 (3.34%) IT Manager
11 15 (3.13%) Verification Engineer
12 14 (2.92%) Data Scientist
12 14 (2.92%) Design Engineer
12 14 (2.92%) QA Manager
12 14 (2.92%) Systems Integration Engineer
12 14 (2.92%) Systems Manager
13 13 (2.71%) Data Integrity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.09%) HTML
2 7 (1.46%) XML
3 6 (1.25%) .NET
3 6 (1.25%) CSS
3 6 (1.25%) Middleware
3 6 (1.25%) Pandas
3 6 (1.25%) Vue
3 6 (1.25%) XGBoost
4 5 (1.04%) Kafka
4 5 (1.04%) Oracle Fusion
5 4 (0.84%) Gherkin
5 4 (0.84%) PySpark
5 4 (0.84%) PyTorch
5 4 (0.84%) TensorFlow
5 4 (0.84%) Web Services
5 4 (0.84%) XSLT
6 3 (0.63%) Lightning Web Components
6 3 (0.63%) React
6 3 (0.63%) Spring
6 3 (0.63%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 27 (5.64%) Management Information System
2 25 (5.22%) Self-Motivation
3 22 (4.59%) Algorithms
4 16 (3.34%) Life Science
5 14 (2.92%) FPGA
6 13 (2.71%) LIMS
7 12 (2.51%) Analytical Mindset
8 11 (2.30%) Analogue Electronics
8 11 (2.30%) Security Operations Centre
9 10 (2.09%) Data Structures
9 10 (2.09%) Product Ownership
10 9 (1.88%) Credit Risk
11 8 (1.67%) PCIe
12 7 (1.46%) IoT
13 6 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (1.25%) Robotics
14 4 (0.84%) Augmented Reality
14 4 (0.84%) Greenfield Project
14 4 (0.84%) NHS
14 4 (0.84%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 89 (18.58%) Linux
2 22 (4.59%) Windows
3 13 (2.71%) Android
4 11 (2.30%) Apple iOS
5 10 (2.09%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.21%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (34.45%) Agile
2 115 (24.01%) Verification and Validation
3 95 (19.83%) DevOps
4 90 (18.79%) Systems Engineering
5 88 (18.37%) Problem-Solving
6 73 (15.24%) CI/CD
7 70 (14.61%) Actionable Insight
8 69 (14.41%) Scrum
9 68 (14.20%) SDLC
10 66 (13.78%) Continuous Integration
11 60 (12.53%) Decision-Making
12 58 (12.11%) Kanban
13 57 (11.90%) Continuous Deployment
13 57 (11.90%) Data Validation
14 56 (11.69%) Software Engineering
15 54 (11.27%) Collaborative Working
15 54 (11.27%) Project Management
16 48 (10.02%) Mentoring
17 40 (8.35%) Continuous Improvement
18 39 (8.14%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 77 (16.08%) Python
2 61 (12.73%) SQL
3 34 (7.10%) C#
4 27 (5.64%) MATLAB
5 22 (4.59%) C
5 22 (4.59%) PowerShell
6 19 (3.97%) JavaScript
7 15 (3.13%) Java
7 15 (3.13%) R
8 8 (1.67%) C++
9 7 (1.46%) Ada
9 7 (1.46%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.84%) Groovy
10 4 (0.84%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.63%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.63%) Julia
11 3 (0.63%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.63%) PHP
11 3 (0.63%) VBA
12 2 (0.42%) Go
Qualifications
1 199 (41.54%) Security Cleared
2 126 (26.30%) Degree
3 83 (17.33%) BPSS Clearance
4 71 (14.82%) DV Cleared
5 52 (10.86%) SC Cleared
6 14 (2.92%) Cisco Certification
7 12 (2.51%) CCSP
7 12 (2.51%) SANS
8 11 (2.30%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 11 (2.30%) CEH
8 11 (2.30%) CISSP
8 11 (2.30%) SSCP
9 8 (1.67%) ISEB
10 7 (1.46%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.46%) PMI Certification
11 6 (1.25%) DBS Check
11 6 (1.25%) PhD
11 6 (1.25%) PMP
12 5 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (1.04%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.43%) QA
2 15 (3.13%) GxP
3 14 (2.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (2.71%) Data Quality
4 13 (2.71%) GMP
4 13 (2.71%) Good Clinical Practice
4 13 (2.71%) NIST
5 11 (2.30%) PCI DSS
6 7 (1.46%) IFRS
6 7 (1.46%) IFRS 9
7 3 (0.63%) Def Stans
8 2 (0.42%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.42%) AUTOSAR
8 2 (0.42%) ECSS
8 2 (0.42%) ISO 14001
8 2 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.42%) NCSC
8 2 (0.42%) PMO
9 1 (0.21%) GAMP
9 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 70 (14.61%) Docker
2 17 (3.55%) Virtual Machines
3 16 (3.34%) Firmware
3 16 (3.34%) Hyper-V
3 16 (3.34%) pfSense
4 11 (2.30%) Virtual Desktop
5 10 (2.09%) Active Directory
5 10 (2.09%) NFS
6 4 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (0.84%) VMware Server
7 1 (0.21%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 67 (13.99%) Ansible
2 63 (13.15%) Terraform
3 59 (12.32%) Kubernetes
4 16 (3.34%) Grafana
4 16 (3.34%) ZABBIX
5 12 (2.51%) Nmap
6 11 (2.30%) Microsoft Intune
7 10 (2.09%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 10 (2.09%) SCDPM
8 2 (0.42%) 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 51 (10.65%) Microsoft
2 24 (5.01%) Salesforce
3 22 (4.59%) VMware
4 19 (3.97%) Google
5 16 (3.34%) Fortinet
5 16 (3.34%) Juniper
6 13 (2.71%) EMC
7 11 (2.30%) Databricks
7 11 (2.30%) Qualys
7 11 (2.30%) Rapid7
7 11 (2.30%) Splunk
7 11 (2.30%) Thycotic
8 10 (2.09%) McAfee
8 10 (2.09%) Veeam
9 9 (1.88%) IBM
10 8 (1.67%) Oracle
11 5 (1.04%) Alteryx
12 4 (0.84%) OpenAI
12 4 (0.84%) Quadient
13 3 (0.63%) RedGate