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 requiring Verification and Validation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 29 89
Rank change year-on-year -52 +60 -23
Permanent jobs citing Verification and Validation 17 42 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 0.92% 6.20% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.28% 6.83% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 2
10th Percentile £49,500 - £46,625
25th Percentile £65,625 - £47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 - £53,750
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.79%
75th Percentile £88,125 - £59,688
90th Percentile £90,000 - £59,875
South East median annual salary £70,000 £75,000 £51,852
% change year-on-year -6.67% +44.64% +1.38%

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 requiring process or methodology skills in Oxfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,332 615 974
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 72.47% 90.84% 81.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1,059 337 528
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £35,854 £39,399
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £51,500 £51,121
Median % change year-on-year +8.74% +0.74% -11.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £78,500 £77,650
South East median annual salary £55,000 £49,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +12.24% -10.91% -

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 job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Verification and Validation
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

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

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 30 September 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 30 September 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Banbury - 7 - -
Wallingford - 4 £90,000 -
Oxford -33 3 £82,500 - 8
Witney - 1 £50,000 - 5
Verification and Validation
South East

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

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (11.76%) GitHub
Development Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Git
2 1 (5.88%) Polyspace
2 1 (5.88%) VectorCAST
General
1 10 (58.82%) Automotive
2 9 (52.94%) Aerospace
3 7 (41.18%) Electronics
4 4 (23.53%) Social Skills
5 3 (17.65%) Manufacturing
6 2 (11.76%) Finance
6 2 (11.76%) Legal
7 1 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (5.88%) Aviation
7 1 (5.88%) Avionics
7 1 (5.88%) Games
Job Titles
1 16 (94.12%) Verification Engineer
2 14 (82.35%) Validation Engineer
3 7 (41.18%) Lead
3 7 (41.18%) Lead Test Engineer
3 7 (41.18%) Senior
3 7 (41.18%) Senior Validation Engineer
3 7 (41.18%) Senior Verification Engineer
3 7 (41.18%) Test and Validation Engineer
3 7 (41.18%) Test Engineer
4 3 (17.65%) Robotics Engineer
4 3 (17.65%) Senior Robotics Engineer
5 2 (11.76%) Safety Engineer
6 1 (5.88%) Embedded Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 5 (29.41%) Robotics
2 2 (11.76%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (11.76%) Linux Command Line
3 1 (5.88%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 4 (23.53%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) Validation
2 5 (29.41%) Software Testing
2 5 (29.41%) Test Automation
3 3 (17.65%) AI
3 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (17.65%) Release Management
3 3 (17.65%) Test Strategy
4 2 (11.76%) Benchmarking
4 2 (11.76%) Dependency Management
4 2 (11.76%) Fuzz Testing
4 2 (11.76%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
4 2 (11.76%) Logistics
4 2 (11.76%) Performance Metrics
5 1 (5.88%) Computer Science
5 1 (5.88%) Machine Learning
5 1 (5.88%) Mathematics
5 1 (5.88%) Performance Testing
5 1 (5.88%) SDLC
5 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (5.88%) Static Code Analysis
Programming Languages
1 5 (29.41%) Python
2 2 (11.76%) C++
2 2 (11.76%) Go
3 1 (5.88%) Bash
Qualifications
1 1 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (5.88%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (17.65%) ISO 26262
1 3 (17.65%) QA
2 2 (11.76%) IEC 61508
3 1 (5.88%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (11.76%) Docker
2 1 (5.88%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (5.88%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (5.88%) Functional Safety