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 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 405 170 526
Rank change year-on-year -235 +356 +93
Permanent jobs citing Verification and Validation 404 841 208
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.39% 1.95% 0.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.53% 2.19% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 243 45 88
10th Percentile £42,500 £47,683 £40,000
25th Percentile £56,000 £51,875 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £52,600
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% +4.56% -15.84%
75th Percentile - £76,250 £65,625
90th Percentile - £81,250 £76,125
UK median annual salary £70,000 £58,033 £52,600
% change year-on-year +20.62% +10.33% -4.36%

All Process & 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 76,581 38,469 54,071
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.57% 89.04% 82.44%
Number of salaries quoted 53,748 21,719 29,115
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £36,250 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.64%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

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 6 October 2026.

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 6 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -85 162 £70,000 -6.67% 149
South West -21 85 £70,000 +29.63% 91
East of England -124 59 £52,500 -22.22% 88
North of England -40 56 £70,000 +30.23% 47
North West -8 44 £70,000 +30.23% 25
Midlands -174 32 £61,250 - 65
East Midlands -123 19 - - 29
West Midlands -25 13 £61,250 - 36
London -73 10 £69,375 - 60
Yorkshire -32 9 £70,000 +10.85% 10
North East -63 3 £50,000 - 12
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 3 (0.74%) Artix
2 2 (0.50%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.25%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (5.94%) Simulink
2 5 (1.24%) Mathcad
2 5 (1.24%) Stateflow
3 3 (0.74%) AutoCAD
3 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.50%) OrCAD
4 2 (0.50%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.25%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 3 (0.74%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.25%) Maximo
2 1 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 3 (0.74%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (0.50%) GitHub
3 1 (0.25%) Azure
3 1 (0.25%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.21%) Modbus
2 9 (2.23%) Wireless
3 7 (1.73%) TCP/IP
4 5 (1.24%) Bluetooth
4 5 (1.24%) Ethernet
4 5 (1.24%) RS-485
5 4 (0.99%) PPP
5 4 (0.99%) RS-232
6 3 (0.74%) Gigabit Ethernet
6 3 (0.74%) GSM
6 3 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.74%) ZigBee
7 2 (0.50%) Cisco ISE
7 2 (0.50%) DHCP
7 2 (0.50%) DNS
7 2 (0.50%) Network Security
7 2 (0.50%) OSPF
7 2 (0.50%) VLAN
7 2 (0.50%) VPN
7 2 (0.50%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.50%) EDRMS
2 1 (0.25%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 37 (9.16%) Rational DOORS
2 18 (4.46%) LabVIEW
3 16 (3.96%) JIRA
4 9 (2.23%) Git
4 9 (2.23%) Rational Rhapsody
5 2 (0.50%) GitLab
5 2 (0.50%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.25%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.25%) Polyspace
6 1 (0.25%) VectorCAST
General
1 123 (30.45%) Aerospace
2 84 (20.79%) Electronics
3 67 (16.58%) Social Skills
4 60 (14.85%) Finance
5 40 (9.90%) Analytical Skills
6 28 (6.93%) Automotive
6 28 (6.93%) Manufacturing
7 20 (4.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (3.71%) Aviation
9 13 (3.22%) Military
10 12 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
10 12 (2.97%) Retail
11 10 (2.48%) Law
12 9 (2.23%) Organisational Skills
12 9 (2.23%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.73%) Swedish Language
14 3 (0.74%) Aeronautics
14 3 (0.74%) Avionics
14 3 (0.74%) Legal
14 3 (0.74%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 221 (54.70%) Systems Engineer
2 53 (13.12%) Senior
3 43 (10.64%) Principal Engineer
4 34 (8.42%) Test Engineer
5 31 (7.67%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 31 (7.67%) Validation Engineer
6 22 (5.45%) Automation Engineer
7 20 (4.95%) Verification Engineer
8 18 (4.46%) Integration Engineer
8 18 (4.46%) Software Engineer
9 14 (3.47%) Senior Validation Engineer
10 13 (3.22%) Electronics Engineer
10 13 (3.22%) Lead
11 12 (2.97%) Analyst
11 12 (2.97%) Systems Integration Engineer
12 11 (2.72%) QA Analyst
12 11 (2.72%) Quality Analyst
13 10 (2.48%) Senior Systems Engineer
14 9 (2.23%) Principal Software Engineer
14 9 (2.23%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.74%) Flash
2 2 (0.50%) JSP
3 1 (0.25%) .NET
3 1 (0.25%) Node.js
3 1 (0.25%) pytest
3 1 (0.25%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.25%) Web Services
3 1 (0.25%) WinForms
3 1 (0.25%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.45%) SCADA
2 15 (3.71%) Analogue Electronics
2 15 (3.71%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (3.71%) Robotics
3 10 (2.48%) Driving Licence
4 9 (2.23%) IoT
5 7 (1.73%) Algorithms
5 7 (1.73%) PDA
5 7 (1.73%) VHDL
6 6 (1.49%) FPGA
6 6 (1.49%) PCIe
7 5 (1.24%) Management Information System
7 5 (1.24%) Renewable Energy
7 5 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (0.99%) Acoustics
9 3 (0.74%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.74%) Augmented Reality
9 3 (0.74%) Handset
9 3 (0.74%) MicroBlaze
9 3 (0.74%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.98%) Linux
2 7 (1.73%) Windows
3 2 (0.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 404 (100.00%) Validation
2 84 (20.79%) Systems Engineering
3 72 (17.82%) Problem-Solving
4 49 (12.13%) Software Engineering
5 47 (11.63%) Technical Leadership
6 35 (8.66%) Customer Requirements
7 34 (8.42%) Test Automation
8 32 (7.92%) Requirements Management
9 31 (7.67%) Continuous Improvement
10 30 (7.43%) Agile
11 29 (7.18%) Systems Thinking
12 26 (6.44%) Computer Science
13 23 (5.69%) Change Management
13 23 (5.69%) Software Testing
14 22 (5.45%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
15 21 (5.20%) Programme Delivery
16 20 (4.95%) Collaborative Working
16 20 (4.95%) Physics
17 19 (4.70%) Cybersecurity
17 19 (4.70%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 29 (7.18%) MATLAB
2 24 (5.94%) C++
3 21 (5.20%) C
3 21 (5.20%) Python
4 11 (2.72%) C#
5 6 (1.49%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.24%) Delphi
7 3 (0.74%) Bash
7 3 (0.74%) Embedded C
7 3 (0.74%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.50%) Go
8 2 (0.50%) Java
Qualifications
1 230 (56.93%) Security Cleared
2 204 (50.50%) SC Cleared
3 126 (31.19%) Degree
4 63 (15.59%) BPSS Clearance
5 30 (7.43%) Chartered Engineer
6 25 (6.19%) Master's Degree
7 16 (3.96%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.98%) HND
8 8 (1.98%) PhD
9 5 (1.24%) HNC
10 4 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.50%) CCNA
11 2 (0.50%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.50%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.50%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.45%) QA
2 15 (3.71%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 12 (2.97%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.73%) Def Stans
4 7 (1.73%) DO-178B
5 6 (1.49%) HAZOP
5 6 (1.49%) ISO 26262
6 5 (1.24%) DO-160
6 5 (1.24%) IEC 61508
7 4 (0.99%) DO-254
8 3 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 2 (0.50%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.25%) ARP4754
10 1 (0.25%) ARP4761
10 1 (0.25%) GDPR
10 1 (0.25%) IEC 62304
10 1 (0.25%) ISO 13485
10 1 (0.25%) MIL-STD-1553
10 1 (0.25%) MISRA
10 1 (0.25%) MISRA C
System Software
1 16 (3.96%) Firmware
2 4 (0.99%) Docker
2 4 (0.99%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (0.50%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.50%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.50%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (3.22%) Functional Safety
2 8 (1.98%) BMC PATROL
Vendors
1 20 (4.95%) EMC
2 18 (4.46%) Thales
3 9 (2.23%) IBM
4 6 (1.49%) Microsoft
5 4 (0.99%) Xilinx
6 2 (0.50%) AVEVA
6 2 (0.50%) Cisco
6 2 (0.50%) ServiceNow
6 2 (0.50%) SolarWinds
6 2 (0.50%) Veeam
6 2 (0.50%) VMware
7 1 (0.25%) Autodesk
7 1 (0.25%) Lattice Semiconductor
7 1 (0.25%) OpenAI
7 1 (0.25%) Sparx