Verification and Validation Job Trends in Devon

Verification and Validation
South West > Devon

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Devon requiring Verification and Validation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Verification and Validation 9 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 0.82% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.27% - -
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
South West median annual salary £70,000 £52,600 £60,000
% change year-on-year +33.08% -12.33% -11.11%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Devon

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 Devon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 711 375 550
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 64.99% 88.24% 68.49%
Number of salaries quoted 511 265 338
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,000 £27,598
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £33,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +49.25% -25.56% +4.35%
75th Percentile £60,125 £45,000 £60,073
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £67,875
South West median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -

Verification and Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Verification and Validation job vacancy trend in Devon

Verification and Validation
Salary Trend in Devon

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Verification and Validation

Verification and Validation
Job Locations in Devon

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 Devon region over the 6 months to 12 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
Plymouth - 5 £70,000 - 2
Exeter - 4 £70,000 -
Verification and Validation
South West

Verification and Validation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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:

Job Titles
1 9 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 9 (100.00%) Security Cleared