Verification and Validation Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Verification and Validation
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire citing Verification and Validation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 31 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	89	51	84
Rank change year-on-year	-38	+33	-27
Permanent jobs citing Verification and Validation	17	15	2
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire	0.87%	2.21%	0.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	1.20%	2.53%	0.22%
Number of salaries quoted	11	0	2
10^th Percentile	£45,000	-	£46,625
25^th Percentile	£51,875	-	£47,188
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£62,500	-	£53,750
Median % change year-on-year	-	-	-12.72%
75^th Percentile	£86,250	-	£59,688
90^th Percentile	£90,000	-	£59,875
South East median annual salary	£70,000	£75,000	£52,500
% change year-on-year	-6.67%	+42.86%	+0.40%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Oxfordshire

Verification and Validation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Oxfordshire.

	6 months to 31 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills	1,413	594	896
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxfordshire	72.17%	87.61%	82.43%
Number of salaries quoted	1,118	359	471
10^th Percentile	£29,000	£27,250	£30,750
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£33,375	£41,491
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£56,000	£45,000	£54,500
Median % change year-on-year	+24.44%	-17.43%	-0.91%
75^th Percentile	£73,438	£65,000	£65,000
90^th Percentile	£90,000	£75,000	£78,750
South East median annual salary	£55,000	£47,500	£55,000
% change year-on-year	+15.79%	-13.64%	-

Verification and Validation Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Verification and Validation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Verification and Validation Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Verification and Validation.

Verification and Validation Salary Histogram in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Verification and Validation in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Verification and Validation in Oxfordshire

Verification and Validation Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Verification and Validation within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 31 October 2026. 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Witney	-	5	£55,000	-	3
Wallingford	-	4	£90,000	-
Oxford	-	4	£82,500	-	2
Banbury	-	2	-	-
Verification and Validation South East

Verification and Validation Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, job vacancies citing Verification and Validation also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Oxfordshire region citing Verification and Validation.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Validation	100.0%	17
2	Test Automation	52.9%	9
3	Software Testing	47.1%	8
4	Fuzz Testing	35.3%	6
4	Python	35.3%	6
6	Linux	29.4%	5
7	Problem-Solving	23.5%	4
7	SC Cleared	23.5%	4
7	Security Cleared	23.5%	4
10	Ada	17.6%	3
10	AI	17.6%	3
10	ISO 26262	17.6%	3
10	Monte Carlo Method	17.6%	3
10	QA	17.6%	3
10	Release Management	17.6%	3
10	Test Strategy	17.6%	3
17	Agile	11.8%	2
17	Benchmarking	11.8%	2
17	C++	11.8%	2
17	Degree	11.8%	2
17	Dependency Management	11.8%	2
17	Docker	11.8%	2
17	ECSS	11.8%	2
17	Functional Safety	11.8%	2
17	GDPR	11.8%	2
17	Git	11.8%	2
17	GitHub	11.8%	2
17	Go	11.8%	2
17	IEC 61508	11.8%	2
17	Logistics	11.8%	2

Verification and Validation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Validation	100.0%	17
2	Test Automation	52.9%	9
3	Software Testing	47.1%	8
4	Fuzz Testing	35.3%	6
5	Problem-Solving	23.5%	4
6	AI	17.6%	3
6	Monte Carlo Method	17.6%	3
6	Release Management	17.6%	3
6	Test Strategy	17.6%	3
10	Agile	11.8%	2
10	Benchmarking	11.8%	2
10	Dependency Management	11.8%	2
10	Logistics	11.8%	2
10	Performance Metrics	11.8%	2
10	SDLC	11.8%	2
16	Business Development	5.9%	1
16	Collaborative Culture	5.9%	1
16	Continuous Improvement	5.9%	1
16	Customer Engagement	5.9%	1
16	Customer Requirements	5.9%	1