Verification and Validation Job Trends in England

Verification and Validation
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Verification and Validation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 497 526 599
Rank change year-on-year +29 +73 -149
Permanent jobs citing Verification and Validation 121 174 70
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.23% 0.35% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.28% 0.38% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 42 64 47
10th Percentile £47,715 £41,250 £46,250
25th Percentile £52,031 £45,000 £50,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £73,563 £70,625 £64,000
90th Percentile £84,750 £75,000 £70,875
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,600 £55,000
% change year-on-year +14.07% -4.36% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,943 45,267 40,075
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.87% 89.92% 93.54%
Number of salaries quoted 25,609 22,870 31,036
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,900 £80,100 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -3.23%

Verification and Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Verification and Validation job vacancy trend in England

Verification and Validation
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Verification and Validation

Verification and Validation
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Verification and Validation in England over the 6 months to 22 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Verification and Validation in England

Verification and Validation
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 22 December 2025. 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
South East -9 34 £65,000 +8.33% 54
North of England +30 26 £54,500 +14.30% 11
South West +9 25 £68,750 +30.70% 43
North West +41 22 £54,125 +13.51% 8
Midlands +30 20 £53,608 +3.09% 6
East of England +20 14 £57,500 -4.17% 27
West Midlands +39 11 £53,608 - 4
East Midlands -3 9 - - 2
Yorkshire -7 3 £63,150 +68.40% 3
London +40 1 £65,000 +49.43% 4
North East - 1 - -
Verification and Validation
UK

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

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.65%) CMS
2 1 (0.83%) Apache
Applications
1 10 (8.26%) Simulink
2 4 (3.31%) Fusion 360
2 4 (3.31%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.65%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.83%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.48%) Azure
1 3 (2.48%) GitHub
2 2 (1.65%) AWS
3 1 (0.83%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.48%) 5G
1 3 (2.48%) SD-WAN
1 3 (2.48%) WAN
2 2 (1.65%) 3GPP
2 2 (1.65%) Network Security
3 1 (0.83%) Software-Defined Radio
3 1 (0.83%) SpaceWire
3 1 (0.83%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.65%) GIS
2 1 (0.83%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 23 (19.01%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (4.96%) Git
3 5 (4.13%) JIRA
4 4 (3.31%) LabVIEW
5 3 (2.48%) Rational Rhapsody
6 2 (1.65%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.83%) JMeter
7 1 (0.83%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.83%) Redmine
7 1 (0.83%) Subversion
7 1 (0.83%) Visual Studio
General
1 24 (19.83%) Social Skills
2 14 (11.57%) Aerospace
3 11 (9.09%) Electronics
4 9 (7.44%) Manufacturing
5 7 (5.79%) Aviation
5 7 (5.79%) Avionics
6 6 (4.96%) Military
7 5 (4.13%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (4.13%) Finance
8 4 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (3.31%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (3.31%) Telecoms
9 3 (2.48%) Aeronautics
9 3 (2.48%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.65%) Advertising
10 2 (1.65%) Automotive
11 1 (0.83%) Games
11 1 (0.83%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.83%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 57 (47.11%) Systems Engineer
2 25 (20.66%) Test Engineer
3 24 (19.83%) Senior
4 20 (16.53%) Principal Engineer
5 13 (10.74%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 13 (10.74%) Verification Engineer
6 12 (9.92%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 10 (8.26%) Validation Engineer
8 8 (6.61%) Software Validation Engineer
8 8 (6.61%) Software Verification Engineer
9 7 (5.79%) Systems Test Engineer
10 6 (4.96%) Embedded Engineer
11 5 (4.13%) Junior
11 5 (4.13%) Junior Systems Engineer
11 5 (4.13%) Lead
11 5 (4.13%) Reliability Engineer
11 5 (4.13%) Safety Engineer
11 5 (4.13%) Software Test Engineer
11 5 (4.13%) Systems Safety Engineer
12 4 (3.31%) Senior Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.13%) OLE
2 3 (2.48%) pytest
3 1 (0.83%) .NET
3 1 (0.83%) Middleware
3 1 (0.83%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.96%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (3.31%) e-Learning
2 4 (3.31%) Life Science
3 3 (2.48%) Algorithms
3 3 (2.48%) CAN bus
3 3 (2.48%) FPGA
3 3 (2.48%) Self-Driving Car
4 2 (1.65%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (1.65%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 2 (1.65%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (1.65%) Management Information System
4 2 (1.65%) Operational Technology
4 2 (1.65%) SCADA
4 2 (1.65%) VHDL
5 1 (0.83%) ASIC
5 1 (0.83%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.83%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (0.83%) GNSS
5 1 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.83%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 6 (4.96%) Linux
2 5 (4.13%) Windows
3 3 (2.48%) Unix
4 2 (1.65%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.65%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (1.65%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.83%) Android
5 1 (0.83%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (100.00%) Validation
2 54 (44.63%) Systems Engineering
3 29 (23.97%) Problem-Solving
4 24 (19.83%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 24 (19.83%) Requirements Management
5 15 (12.40%) Cybersecurity
5 15 (12.40%) Mathematics
5 15 (12.40%) Physics
6 14 (11.57%) Collaborative Working
7 13 (10.74%) Innovative Thinking
7 13 (10.74%) Software Engineering
8 12 (9.92%) Test Automation
9 11 (9.09%) Agile
9 11 (9.09%) Technical Leadership
10 10 (8.26%) SysML
11 8 (6.61%) Enterprise Architecture
11 8 (6.61%) Mentoring
11 8 (6.61%) PRINCE2
11 8 (6.61%) Risk Analysis
11 8 (6.61%) UML
Programming Languages
1 15 (12.40%) MATLAB
2 8 (6.61%) Python
3 5 (4.13%) C
4 4 (3.31%) C++
5 2 (1.65%) Java
5 2 (1.65%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.83%) C#
6 1 (0.83%) Embedded C
6 1 (0.83%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.83%) SQL
6 1 (0.83%) VB
Qualifications
1 62 (51.24%) Degree
2 51 (42.15%) BPSS Clearance
3 24 (19.83%) Security Cleared
4 13 (10.74%) SC Cleared
5 9 (7.44%) Chartered Engineer
6 8 (6.61%) RIBA
7 6 (4.96%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (4.96%) HND
8 4 (3.31%) DV Cleared
8 4 (3.31%) HNC
8 4 (3.31%) Numerate Degree
8 4 (3.31%) PMI Certification
8 4 (3.31%) PMP
9 3 (2.48%) CCNA
9 3 (2.48%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (2.48%) Master's Degree
10 2 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (1.65%) Network+ Certification
10 2 (1.65%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.83%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (14.05%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 5 (4.13%) ARP4761
3 4 (3.31%) ISO 13485
4 3 (2.48%) QA
5 2 (1.65%) ECSS
5 2 (1.65%) MISRA
5 2 (1.65%) NCSC
5 2 (1.65%) NIST
6 1 (0.83%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (4.13%) Firmware
2 2 (1.65%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.65%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (1.65%) VMware ESXi
2 2 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.65%) vSphere
3 1 (0.83%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.65%) vCenter Server
2 1 (0.83%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 5 (4.13%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.48%) Cisco
3 2 (1.65%) MathWorks
3 2 (1.65%) VMware
4 1 (0.83%) EMC