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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 227 212 237
Rank change year-on-year -15 +25 +18
Permanent jobs citing Validation 472 638 1,243
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.37% 1.60% 1.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.52% 1.67% 1.75%
Number of salaries quoted 281 223 378
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 £86,000 £86,220
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,293 £57,000
% change year-on-year -11.71% +9.29% +6.54%

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 31,100 38,207 71,189
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.53% 96.06% 97.13%
Number of salaries quoted 23,476 26,508 41,843
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,621 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.18% +4.37% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +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 28 May 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 (2.75%) Documentum
2 10 (2.12%) SAS
3 4 (0.85%) Apache
3 4 (0.85%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.64%) Confluence
5 2 (0.42%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.42%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.21%) CMS
6 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 23 (4.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.75%) OrCAD
3 11 (2.33%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.33%) Simulink
4 10 (2.12%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.06%) SOLIDWORKS
6 4 (0.85%) Stateflow
7 1 (0.21%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.21%) CATIA
7 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (2.75%) TrackWise
2 6 (1.27%) 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 (22.46%) Azure
2 89 (18.86%) AWS
3 22 (4.66%) Azure DevOps
4 21 (4.45%) Power Platform
5 19 (4.03%) GCP
6 16 (3.39%) Cloud Computing
7 13 (2.75%) Azure Sentinel
7 13 (2.75%) Microsoft 365
7 13 (2.75%) Microsoft Purview
8 12 (2.54%) GitHub
9 9 (1.91%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 7 (1.48%) Mavenlink
11 4 (0.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 4 (0.85%) dbt
11 4 (0.85%) Prefect
11 4 (0.85%) SaaS
11 4 (0.85%) Vertex AI
12 3 (0.64%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.64%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 2 (0.42%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 29 (6.14%) Firewall
2 20 (4.24%) Ethernet
2 20 (4.24%) TCP/IP
3 16 (3.39%) 5G
3 16 (3.39%) VPN
4 15 (3.18%) LAN
5 14 (2.97%) Network Security
5 14 (2.97%) WAN
5 14 (2.97%) Wireshark
6 12 (2.54%) RS-232
7 11 (2.33%) DHCP
7 11 (2.33%) DNS
8 10 (2.12%) Internet
9 6 (1.27%) IPv4
9 6 (1.27%) Wireless
10 5 (1.06%) Bluetooth
11 2 (0.42%) 4G
11 2 (0.42%) Cisco Nexus
12 1 (0.21%) Radio Access Network
12 1 (0.21%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (4.03%) Power BI
2 15 (3.18%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 9 (1.91%) Tableau
5 8 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.27%) Big Data
6 6 (1.27%) 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 (0.42%) Amazon Athena
10 2 (0.42%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.42%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.42%) Metadata
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
11 1 (0.21%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 87 (18.43%) JIRA
2 28 (5.93%) Rational DOORS
3 16 (3.39%) Git
4 14 (2.97%) Rational Rhapsody
5 11 (2.33%) Jenkins
6 10 (2.12%) Trac
7 8 (1.69%) Selenium
8 7 (1.48%) Visual Studio
9 5 (1.06%) GitLab
9 5 (1.06%) LabVIEW
9 5 (1.06%) Postman
10 4 (0.85%) Katalon Studio
11 3 (0.64%) Eclipse
11 3 (0.64%) Maven
12 2 (0.42%) Apache Continuum
12 2 (0.42%) Appium
12 2 (0.42%) Sonatype Nexus
12 2 (0.42%) Subversion
13 1 (0.21%) CircleCI
13 1 (0.21%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 140 (29.66%) Social Skills
2 83 (17.58%) Finance
3 78 (16.53%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (15.04%) Aerospace
5 44 (9.32%) Electronics
6 35 (7.42%) Manufacturing
7 28 (5.93%) Retail
8 26 (5.51%) Military
9 23 (4.87%) Pharmaceutical
9 23 (4.87%) Telecoms
10 20 (4.24%) Banking
11 19 (4.03%) Automotive
12 13 (2.75%) Games
12 13 (2.75%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (1.91%) Marketing
14 7 (1.48%) Aviation
14 7 (1.48%) Billing
14 7 (1.48%) Public Sector
15 6 (1.27%) Law
15 6 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 78 (16.53%) Lead
2 67 (14.19%) Analyst
3 63 (13.35%) Senior
4 57 (12.08%) DevOps Engineer
5 55 (11.65%) Systems Engineer
6 28 (5.93%) Software Engineer
7 23 (4.87%) Business Analyst
8 22 (4.66%) Hardware Engineer
9 19 (4.03%) Developer
10 16 (3.39%) Consultant
10 16 (3.39%) IT Manager
10 16 (3.39%) Validation Engineer
11 14 (2.97%) Design Engineer
11 14 (2.97%) QA Manager
11 14 (2.97%) Systems Manager
12 13 (2.75%) Data Integrity Manager
12 13 (2.75%) Data Scientist
12 13 (2.75%) Integration Engineer
12 13 (2.75%) Security Engineer
12 13 (2.75%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.91%) HTML
2 6 (1.27%) .NET
2 6 (1.27%) Middleware
2 6 (1.27%) Pandas
2 6 (1.27%) XGBoost
2 6 (1.27%) 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 (0.42%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 27 (5.72%) Management Information System
2 24 (5.08%) Self-Motivation
3 20 (4.24%) Algorithms
4 16 (3.39%) Life Science
5 14 (2.97%) FPGA
6 13 (2.75%) LIMS
6 13 (2.75%) Security Operations Centre
7 12 (2.54%) Analytical Mindset
8 11 (2.33%) Analogue Electronics
8 11 (2.33%) Credit Risk
9 10 (2.12%) Product Ownership
10 9 (1.91%) Data Structures
11 8 (1.69%) PCIe
12 7 (1.48%) IoT
13 6 (1.27%) Greenfield Project
13 6 (1.27%) Robotics
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 (18.64%) Linux
2 24 (5.08%) Windows
3 15 (3.18%) Android
4 13 (2.75%) Apple iOS
5 10 (2.12%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.21%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (36.02%) Agile
2 110 (23.31%) Verification and Validation
3 96 (20.34%) DevOps
4 87 (18.43%) Problem-Solving
4 87 (18.43%) Systems Engineering
5 73 (15.47%) CI/CD
6 70 (14.83%) Actionable Insight
7 69 (14.62%) Scrum
8 68 (14.41%) SDLC
9 66 (13.98%) Continuous Integration
10 61 (12.92%) Decision-Making
11 59 (12.50%) Kanban
12 57 (12.08%) Continuous Deployment
13 55 (11.65%) Data Validation
14 54 (11.44%) Collaborative Working
14 54 (11.44%) Software Engineering
15 53 (11.23%) Project Management
16 47 (9.96%) Mentoring
17 39 (8.26%) Continuous Improvement
17 39 (8.26%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 76 (16.10%) Python
2 61 (12.92%) SQL
3 34 (7.20%) C#
4 24 (5.08%) MATLAB
4 24 (5.08%) PowerShell
5 22 (4.66%) C
6 16 (3.39%) JavaScript
7 14 (2.97%) Java
8 13 (2.75%) R
9 8 (1.69%) C++
10 7 (1.48%) Ada
11 5 (1.06%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.85%) Groovy
12 4 (0.85%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.64%) Apex Code
13 3 (0.64%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.64%) PHP
13 3 (0.64%) VBA
14 2 (0.42%) Julia
14 2 (0.42%) Rust
Qualifications
1 191 (40.47%) Security Cleared
2 119 (25.21%) Degree
3 81 (17.16%) BPSS Clearance
4 67 (14.19%) DV Cleared
5 48 (10.17%) SC Cleared
6 16 (3.39%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (2.97%) CCSP
7 14 (2.97%) SANS
8 13 (2.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 13 (2.75%) CEH
8 13 (2.75%) CISSP
8 13 (2.75%) SSCP
9 8 (1.69%) ISEB
10 7 (1.48%) PMI Certification
11 6 (1.27%) DBS Check
11 6 (1.27%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.27%) PhD
11 6 (1.27%) PMP
12 5 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (0.85%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (5.72%) QA
2 16 (3.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (3.18%) GxP
3 15 (3.18%) NIST
4 13 (2.75%) GMP
4 13 (2.75%) Good Clinical Practice
4 13 (2.75%) PCI DSS
5 12 (2.54%) Data Quality
6 7 (1.48%) IFRS
6 7 (1.48%) IFRS 9
7 3 (0.64%) CRD IV
7 3 (0.64%) 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%) PMO
9 1 (0.21%) Basel III
9 1 (0.21%) GAMP
9 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 69 (14.62%) Docker
2 18 (3.81%) Virtual Machines
3 16 (3.39%) Hyper-V
3 16 (3.39%) pfSense
4 15 (3.18%) Firmware
5 13 (2.75%) Virtual Desktop
6 10 (2.12%) Active Directory
6 10 (2.12%) NFS
7 4 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
7 4 (0.85%) VMware Server
8 1 (0.21%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 67 (14.19%) Ansible
2 64 (13.56%) Terraform
3 59 (12.50%) Kubernetes
4 16 (3.39%) Grafana
4 16 (3.39%) ZABBIX
5 14 (2.97%) Nmap
6 13 (2.75%) Microsoft Intune
7 10 (2.12%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 10 (2.12%) 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 53 (11.23%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.87%) Salesforce
2 23 (4.87%) VMware
3 21 (4.45%) Google
4 16 (3.39%) Fortinet
4 16 (3.39%) Juniper
5 13 (2.75%) Qualys
5 13 (2.75%) Rapid7
5 13 (2.75%) Splunk
5 13 (2.75%) Thycotic
6 12 (2.54%) Databricks
6 12 (2.54%) EMC
7 10 (2.12%) McAfee
7 10 (2.12%) Veeam
8 9 (1.91%) IBM
9 8 (1.69%) Oracle
10 5 (1.06%) Alteryx
11 4 (0.85%) Cisco
11 4 (0.85%) OpenAI
11 4 (0.85%) Quadient