Verification and Validation Job Trends in Edinburgh

Verification and Validation
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Verification and Validation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Verification and Validation 16 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 1.49% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.18% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £59,375 - -
90th Percentile £65,750 - -
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 £58,033 £59,017
% change year-on-year -18.15% -1.67% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 735 763 1,068
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 68.50% 93.97% 84.69%
Number of salaries quoted 455 363 759
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,929 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,851 £46,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £51,914 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.58% -13.48% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £98,474
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -18.18% -

Verification and Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Verification and Validation job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Verification and Validation
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Verification and Validation

Verification and Validation
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Verification and Validation in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 10 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Verification and Validation in Edinburgh

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

Applications
1 3 (18.75%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 3 (18.75%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 2 (12.50%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 3 (18.75%) Rational DOORS
General
1 13 (81.25%) Aerospace
1 13 (81.25%) Finance
1 13 (81.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 7 (43.75%) Social Skills
3 4 (25.00%) Telecoms
4 3 (18.75%) Electronics
4 3 (18.75%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (56.25%) Systems Engineer
2 6 (37.50%) Lead
2 6 (37.50%) Lead Systems Engineer
3 5 (31.25%) Radar Engineer
3 5 (31.25%) Senior
4 4 (25.00%) Consultant
4 4 (25.00%) Security Consultant
4 4 (25.00%) Senior Consultant
4 4 (25.00%) Senior Security Consultant
5 2 (12.50%) Hardware Engineer
6 1 (6.25%) Electronics Engineer
6 1 (6.25%) Senior Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 3 (18.75%) Algorithms
3 2 (12.50%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (100.00%) Validation
2 8 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
3 6 (37.50%) Agile
3 6 (37.50%) Change Management
3 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (37.50%) Signal Processing
4 5 (31.25%) Software Testing
5 4 (25.00%) Communications Security
5 4 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
5 4 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (25.00%) Information Security
5 4 (25.00%) Key Management
5 4 (25.00%) Mentoring
5 4 (25.00%) Open Source
5 4 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
5 4 (25.00%) Security Management
5 4 (25.00%) Threat Modelling
6 3 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (18.75%) Programme Delivery
6 3 (18.75%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 5 (31.25%) MATLAB
2 2 (12.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 12 (75.00%) Degree
3 10 (62.50%) SC Cleared
4 9 (56.25%) BPSS Clearance
4 9 (56.25%) DV Cleared
5 3 (18.75%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (56.25%) Accessibility
2 4 (25.00%) NCSC
2 4 (25.00%) NIST
2 4 (25.00%) NIST 800
3 2 (12.50%) JTAG
3 2 (12.50%) QA
System Software
1 7 (43.75%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (18.75%) IBM
1 3 (18.75%) Siemens
2 2 (12.50%) EMC