Validation Jobs in the South West

Validation
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 79 115 120
Rank change year-on-year +36 +5 +51
Permanent jobs citing Validation 298 172 233
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 3.17% 2.56% 2.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.83% 2.71% 2.96%
Number of salaries quoted 85 45 58
10th Percentile £36,875 £48,750 £35,228
25th Percentile £37,500 £61,180 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £69,447 £45,041
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% +54.19% -29.35%
75th Percentile £62,500 £78,750 £54,500
90th Percentile £64,500 £95,000 £80,650
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £58,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +6.84% +7.34%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

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 West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,778 6,353 7,863
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 82.84% 94.50% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 5,600 3,517 5,034
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,500 £30,538
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.77% +6.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,750 £66,188
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
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 West

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in the South West

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Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Validation in the South West

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Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Validation in the South West over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Validation in the South West

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Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the South West region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
Bristol +35 103 £55,000 -21.43% 46
Wiltshire +19 59 £35,000 -48.15% 14
Dorset +9 49 £40,000 -41.82% 4
Gloucestershire -14 46 £47,500 -40.63% 5
Devon +21 34 £42,500 -11.46% 15
Somerset 0 5 £47,500 -5.00% 17
Cornwall -16 1 £46,890 -
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Applications
1 19 (6.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (4.03%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (3.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.68%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.68%) OrCAD
4 5 (1.68%) SOLIDWORKS
5 4 (1.34%) Simulink
5 4 (1.34%) Stateflow
6 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (3.02%) SAP QM
2 3 (1.01%) Q-Pulse
Cloud Services
1 53 (17.79%) AWS
2 36 (12.08%) Azure
3 5 (1.68%) OCI
4 3 (1.01%) Power Platform
4 3 (1.01%) SaaS
4 3 (1.01%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 35 (11.74%) VSAT
2 12 (4.03%) RS-232
2 12 (4.03%) WAN
3 11 (3.69%) 5G
3 11 (3.69%) Ethernet
3 11 (3.69%) SD-WAN
4 3 (1.01%) Broadband
4 3 (1.01%) Internet
5 1 (0.34%) LAN
5 1 (0.34%) Network Security
5 1 (0.34%) SAN
5 1 (0.34%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.01%) Power BI
1 3 (1.01%) Qlik Sense
1 3 (1.01%) Tableau
2 2 (0.67%) Relational Database
2 2 (0.67%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.34%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 34 (11.41%) JIRA
2 16 (5.37%) Rational DOORS
3 14 (4.70%) Visual Studio
4 7 (2.35%) Rational Rhapsody
5 5 (1.68%) LabVIEW
6 4 (1.34%) Cucumber
6 4 (1.34%) Selenium
7 3 (1.01%) Git
8 1 (0.34%) Subversion
General
1 87 (29.19%) Social Skills
2 71 (23.83%) Aerospace
3 48 (16.11%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (11.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 33 (11.07%) Finance
5 33 (11.07%) Manufacturing
6 31 (10.40%) Law
7 28 (9.40%) Organisational Skills
7 28 (9.40%) Presentation Skills
8 26 (8.72%) Electronics
9 25 (8.39%) Banking
10 24 (8.05%) Influencing Skills
11 23 (7.72%) Investment Banking
12 19 (6.38%) Marketing
13 14 (4.70%) Pharmaceutical
14 10 (3.36%) Military
15 6 (2.01%) Games
15 6 (2.01%) Telecoms
16 5 (1.68%) Aviation
17 4 (1.34%) French Language
Job Titles
1 76 (25.50%) Architect
2 51 (17.11%) Systems Engineer
3 50 (16.78%) Lead
4 35 (11.74%) Software Architect
5 34 (11.41%) DevOps Engineer
6 30 (10.07%) Senior
7 23 (7.72%) Senior Software Engineer
7 23 (7.72%) Software Engineer
8 17 (5.70%) Solutions Architect
9 16 (5.37%) Technical Architect
10 11 (3.69%) Project Leader
10 11 (3.69%) Technical Leader
10 11 (3.69%) Technical Project Leader
11 9 (3.02%) Technologist
12 8 (2.68%) Analyst
12 8 (2.68%) Linux Engineer
12 8 (2.68%) Linux Systems Engineer
12 8 (2.68%) RF Engineer
12 8 (2.68%) Software Project Leader
13 7 (2.35%) Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.69%) Qt
2 9 (3.02%) Yocto
3 8 (2.68%) CSS
3 8 (2.68%) HTML
3 8 (2.68%) React
4 4 (1.34%) Gherkin
4 4 (1.34%) PyTorch
4 4 (1.34%) TensorFlow
5 2 (0.67%) Middleware
5 2 (0.67%) Pandas
5 2 (0.67%) wxWidgets
5 2 (0.67%) XGBoost
Miscellaneous
1 29 (9.73%) Self-Motivation
2 16 (5.37%) Cloud Native
3 15 (5.03%) Algorithms
4 12 (4.03%) GNSS
4 12 (4.03%) Robotics
5 11 (3.69%) Analogue Electronics
5 11 (3.69%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (3.69%) Management Information System
6 9 (3.02%) Biopharmaceutical
6 9 (3.02%) Device Driver
7 8 (2.68%) FPGA
7 8 (2.68%) Product Ownership
8 7 (2.35%) Taxonomies
9 6 (2.01%) NHS
10 3 (1.01%) Data Structures
10 3 (1.01%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.67%) AS400
11 2 (0.67%) Cyberattack
11 2 (0.67%) Embedded Systems
11 2 (0.67%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 74 (24.83%) Linux
2 9 (3.02%) Embedded Linux
3 8 (2.68%) Debian
3 8 (2.68%) Ubuntu
4 2 (0.67%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (33.89%) Actionable Insight
2 89 (29.87%) Agile
3 70 (23.49%) Problem-Solving
4 68 (22.82%) Requirements Management
5 67 (22.48%) Model Validation
6 65 (21.81%) Collaborative Working
7 59 (19.80%) DevOps
8 54 (18.12%) TOGAF
9 49 (16.44%) SDLC
10 48 (16.11%) Verification and Validation
11 47 (15.77%) Requirements Analysis
12 45 (15.10%) Computer Science
13 41 (13.76%) Scrum
14 39 (13.09%) Coaching
15 36 (12.08%) Kanban
15 36 (12.08%) Network Architecture
16 35 (11.74%) Network Management
16 35 (11.74%) Systems Engineering
16 35 (11.74%) Technical Architecture
17 34 (11.41%) Continuous Deployment
Programming Languages
1 29 (9.73%) Python
2 25 (8.39%) C++
3 19 (6.38%) Bash
4 14 (4.70%) C
5 12 (4.03%) Perl
6 9 (3.02%) SQL
7 8 (2.68%) JavaScript
8 7 (2.35%) MATLAB
9 5 (1.68%) Java
10 2 (0.67%) C#
10 2 (0.67%) Embedded C
10 2 (0.67%) Embedded C++
10 2 (0.67%) R
11 1 (0.34%) Julia
11 1 (0.34%) Scala
Qualifications
1 126 (42.28%) Security Cleared
2 108 (36.24%) Degree
3 39 (13.09%) DV Cleared
4 34 (11.41%) SC Cleared
5 33 (11.07%) BPSS Clearance
6 17 (5.70%) TOGAF Certification
7 9 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (2.01%) Chartered Engineer
9 5 (1.68%) PhD
10 4 (1.34%) HNC
11 3 (1.01%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.67%) FFIEC
12 2 (0.67%) MBA
13 1 (0.34%) CCNP
13 1 (0.34%) Cisco Certification
13 1 (0.34%) HND
13 1 (0.34%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (10.40%) PMO
2 25 (8.39%) QA
3 9 (3.02%) GMP
4 8 (2.68%) Accessibility
5 7 (2.35%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 5 (1.68%) IEC 61508
7 5 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 3 (1.01%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.01%) JTAG
8 3 (1.01%) NIST
9 1 (0.34%) ECSS
9 1 (0.34%) GAMP
9 1 (0.34%) GxP
System Software
1 34 (11.41%) Docker
2 15 (5.03%) Firmware
3 7 (2.35%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.34%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.34%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 35 (11.74%) Terraform
2 34 (11.41%) Ansible
2 34 (11.41%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.67%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 11 (3.69%) IBM
1 11 (3.69%) Microsoft
1 11 (3.69%) SAP
2 7 (2.35%) Oracle
3 4 (1.34%) OpenAI
4 3 (1.01%) Allen-Bradley
5 1 (0.34%) Cisco
5 1 (0.34%) VMware