Verification and Validation Jobs in the South East

Verification and Validation
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Verification and Validation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Verification and Validation over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 298 337
Rank change year-on-year +237 +39 +81
Permanent jobs citing Verification and Validation 405 89 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.98% 0.52% 0.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.42% 0.63% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 98 56 14
10th Percentile £51,050 £35,500 £29,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £42,188 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,176 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -5.13% -
75th Percentile £68,000 £63,748 £63,438
90th Percentile £75,900 £78,750 £63,750
England median annual salary £52,600 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.36% -12.00% +13.64%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,162 14,128 11,486
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 89.97% 81.81% 95.04%
Number of salaries quoted 4,815 9,674 7,278
10th Percentile £28,100 £28,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -12.00% +4.17%

Verification and Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Verification and Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Verification and Validation in the South East

Verification and Validation
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Verification and Validation in the South East.

Salary trend for Verification and Validation in the South East

Verification and Validation
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Verification and Validation in the South East over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Verification and Validation in the South East

Verification and Validation
Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
Thames Valley +152 227 £65,000 +18.18% 13
Buckinghamshire +94 171 £60,000 +41.18% 4
Isle of Wight - 133 £60,000 - 2
Oxfordshire +82 50 - - 3
Hampshire +86 19 £75,900 -5.13% 12
West Sussex +30 11 £75,450 +64.02% 3
Kent +16 6 £43,250 +16.89% 2
Berkshire -3 6 £77,500 +40.92% 7
East Sussex - 5 - -
Surrey +45 2 £40,748 -18.50% 4
Sussex - 2 £75,000 - 3
Verification and Validation
England

Verification and Validation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 106 (26.17%) Simulink
2 101 (24.94%) Mathcad
Communications & Networking
1 217 (53.58%) 5G
1 217 (53.58%) Bluetooth
1 217 (53.58%) GSM
1 217 (53.58%) LTE
1 217 (53.58%) UMTS
1 217 (53.58%) Wi-Fi
1 217 (53.58%) Wireless
2 3 (0.74%) Software-Defined Radio
Development Applications
1 18 (4.44%) Git
2 9 (2.22%) Rational DOORS
3 5 (1.23%) Subversion
4 4 (0.99%) JIRA
5 1 (0.25%) LabVIEW
General
1 225 (55.56%) Electronics
2 21 (5.19%) Aerospace
3 10 (2.47%) Manufacturing
4 6 (1.48%) Social Skills
5 4 (0.99%) Aviation
6 3 (0.74%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (0.74%) Finance
7 2 (0.49%) Automotive
7 2 (0.49%) Law
7 2 (0.49%) Military
8 1 (0.25%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 255 (62.96%) Test Engineer
2 221 (54.57%) Electronics Engineer
3 217 (53.58%) Electronics Test Engineer
4 120 (29.63%) Senior
5 82 (20.25%) Mathematical Modeller
6 38 (9.38%) Senior Software Test Engineer
6 38 (9.38%) Senior Test Engineer
6 38 (9.38%) Software Test Engineer
7 8 (1.98%) Lead
7 8 (1.98%) Systems Engineer
8 7 (1.73%) Principal Engineer
9 6 (1.48%) Principal Systems Engineer
10 5 (1.23%) Requirements Engineer
10 5 (1.23%) Software Engineer
11 4 (0.99%) Senior Electronics Engineer
12 3 (0.74%) Engineering Manager
12 3 (0.74%) Firmware Engineer
12 3 (0.74%) Requirements Manager
13 2 (0.49%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 2 (0.49%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.21%) Qt
2 1 (0.25%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 217 (53.58%) Driving Licence
2 19 (4.69%) Algorithms
3 13 (3.21%) Embedded Systems
4 7 (1.73%) FPGA
4 7 (1.73%) Management Information System
5 4 (0.99%) CPLD
6 3 (0.74%) e-Learning
7 2 (0.49%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.49%) Life Science
7 2 (0.49%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 405 (100.00%) Validation
2 221 (54.57%) Customer Requirements
3 219 (54.07%) Mentoring
4 217 (53.58%) Coaching
4 217 (53.58%) Test Strategy
5 114 (28.15%) Systems Engineering
6 111 (27.41%) Mathematics
6 111 (27.41%) Problem-Solving
7 104 (25.68%) Mathematical Modelling
8 101 (24.94%) Performance Analysis
9 54 (13.33%) Software Testing
10 53 (13.09%) Test Automation
11 41 (10.12%) Agile
12 38 (9.38%) Configuration Management
13 37 (9.14%) UML
14 36 (8.89%) Computer Science
14 36 (8.89%) Waterfall
15 27 (6.67%) Integration Testing
16 24 (5.93%) System Integration Testing
16 24 (5.93%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 117 (28.89%) Python
2 107 (26.42%) MATLAB
3 22 (5.43%) C
4 21 (5.19%) C++
5 14 (3.46%) Ada
6 8 (1.98%) C#
7 1 (0.25%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 273 (67.41%) Degree
2 217 (53.58%) HND
3 132 (32.59%) BPSS Clearance
4 24 (5.93%) Computer Science Degree
4 24 (5.93%) Numerate Degree
5 9 (2.22%) SC Cleared
5 9 (2.22%) Security Cleared
6 6 (1.48%) DV Cleared
7 4 (0.99%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.25%) Chartered Engineer
8 1 (0.25%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (24.69%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 12 (2.96%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 3 (0.74%) GAMP
4 2 (0.49%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 2 (0.49%) GxP
5 1 (0.25%) AUTOSAR
5 1 (0.25%) NIST
5 1 (0.25%) NIST 800
System Software
1 9 (2.22%) Firmware
Vendors
1 101 (24.94%) MathWorks
2 4 (0.99%) Agilent
3 3 (0.74%) EMC
3 3 (0.74%) Xilinx
4 1 (0.25%) Rockwell
4 1 (0.25%) Siemens