Verification and Validation Jobs in the South East

Verification and Validation
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Verification and Validation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Verification and Validation over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 304 325 432
Rank change year-on-year +21 +107 -85
Permanent jobs citing Verification and Validation 76 86 45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.46% 0.57% 0.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 0.60% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 56 11 28
10th Percentile £35,500 £47,500 -
25th Percentile £46,125 £49,500 £34,990
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,995 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.01% +4.76% -10.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £57,813
90th Percentile £78,750 - £61,288
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +15.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Verification and Validation is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,075 14,250 18,615
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 84.77% 94.50% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 9,899 8,257 12,075
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £86,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

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

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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 27 April 2024.

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 27 April 2024. 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 +24 41 £55,000 +10.00% 22
Berkshire +51 30 £54,995 - 9
Kent +11 13 £37,000 +23.33% 3
Surrey +9 12 £50,000 - 6
Oxfordshire +8 9 £66,250 +32.50% 8
West Sussex +23 6 £46,000 -24.90% 4
Hampshire -24 4 £80,000 +30.61% 17
Buckinghamshire -27 2 - - 5
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 4 (5.26%) Simulink
1 4 (5.26%) Stateflow
2 2 (2.63%) TargetLink
3 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.32%) OrCAD
3 1 (1.32%) Siemens NX
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.63%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.58%) Bluetooth
2 3 (3.95%) 4G
3 1 (1.32%) 3G
3 1 (1.32%) Ethernet
3 1 (1.32%) GPRS
3 1 (1.32%) Modbus
3 1 (1.32%) RS-232
3 1 (1.32%) RS-485
3 1 (1.32%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.26%) Tableau
2 3 (3.95%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (3.95%) Relational Database
2 3 (3.95%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 3 (3.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (2.63%) Big Data
4 1 (1.32%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 3 (3.95%) GitLab
1 3 (3.95%) JIRA
1 3 (3.95%) Rational DOORS
1 3 (3.95%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 3 (3.95%) Visual Studio
2 2 (2.63%) Apache Continuum
2 2 (2.63%) Git
3 1 (1.32%) Eclipse
3 1 (1.32%) Subversion
General
1 23 (30.26%) Electronics
2 17 (22.37%) Social Skills
3 15 (19.74%) Aerospace
4 8 (10.53%) Military
5 7 (9.21%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (7.89%) Automotive
7 5 (6.58%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (5.26%) Manufacturing
8 4 (5.26%) Telecoms
9 3 (3.95%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (2.63%) Finance
10 2 (2.63%) Marketing
10 2 (2.63%) Public Sector
10 2 (2.63%) Retail
11 1 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (36.84%) Systems Engineer
2 27 (35.53%) Software Engineer
3 25 (32.89%) Senior
4 12 (15.79%) Electronics Engineer
5 11 (14.47%) Embedded Engineer
6 10 (13.16%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 9 (11.84%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 7 (9.21%) Lead
8 7 (9.21%) Senior Electronics Engineer
9 6 (7.89%) Consultant
10 5 (6.58%) Development Engineer
10 5 (6.58%) Hardware Engineer
10 5 (6.58%) Integration Engineer
10 5 (6.58%) Senior Embedded Engineer
10 5 (6.58%) Senior Hardware Engineer
10 5 (6.58%) Senior Software Engineer
10 5 (6.58%) Software Development Engineer
10 5 (6.58%) Systems Integration Engineer
10 5 (6.58%) Validation Engineer
10 5 (6.58%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.95%) Unreal Engine
2 2 (2.63%) OpenCV
2 2 (2.63%) PyTorch
2 2 (2.63%) scikit-learn
2 2 (2.63%) TensorFlow
3 1 (1.32%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.89%) Management Information System
2 4 (5.26%) Algorithms
2 4 (5.26%) Embedded Systems
3 3 (3.95%) Analogue Electronics
4 2 (2.63%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.32%) Acoustics
5 1 (1.32%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (1.32%) FPGA
5 1 (1.32%) Genomics
5 1 (1.32%) IoT
5 1 (1.32%) Molecular Biology
5 1 (1.32%) NB-IoT
5 1 (1.32%) SystemC
5 1 (1.32%) Verilog
5 1 (1.32%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.26%) Linux
2 3 (3.95%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (100.00%) Validation
2 26 (34.21%) Software Engineering
3 20 (26.32%) Systems Engineering
4 12 (15.79%) Mathematics
4 12 (15.79%) Physics
5 11 (14.47%) Decision-Making
6 10 (13.16%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (13.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 8 (10.53%) Analytics
7 8 (10.53%) Mentoring
7 8 (10.53%) Project Delivery
8 7 (9.21%) Business Intelligence
8 7 (9.21%) Model Validation
8 7 (9.21%) Roadmaps
8 7 (9.21%) Software Architecture
8 7 (9.21%) Systems Thinking
9 6 (7.89%) Architectural Design
9 6 (7.89%) PLM
9 6 (7.89%) Project Management
9 6 (7.89%) Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
1 18 (23.68%) C
2 16 (21.05%) Python
3 8 (10.53%) C#
3 8 (10.53%) MATLAB
4 7 (9.21%) C++
5 4 (5.26%) Ada
5 4 (5.26%) R
6 3 (3.95%) JavaScript
6 3 (3.95%) PowerShell
6 3 (3.95%) SQL
6 3 (3.95%) T-SQL
7 1 (1.32%) Assembly Language
7 1 (1.32%) Bash
7 1 (1.32%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 37 (48.68%) Degree
2 19 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 7 (9.21%) HND
4 6 (7.89%) DV Cleared
4 6 (7.89%) Master's Degree
4 6 (7.89%) PhD
5 5 (6.58%) HNC
6 3 (3.95%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (3.95%) SC Cleared
7 2 (2.63%) DBS Check
7 2 (2.63%) NVQ Level 4
8 1 (1.32%) MCAD
8 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (1.32%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (1.32%) ECSS
2 1 (1.32%) IEC 61131
2 1 (1.32%) ISO 26262
2 1 (1.32%) JTAG
System Software
1 6 (7.89%) Firmware
2 4 (5.26%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (2.63%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 7 (9.21%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.26%) Alteryx
3 3 (3.95%) Atlassian
4 2 (2.63%) EMC
4 2 (2.63%) OpenAI
4 2 (2.63%) SAP
4 2 (2.63%) Thales
5 1 (1.32%) Autodesk
5 1 (1.32%) CA
5 1 (1.32%) NCR