Verification and Validation Job Trends in the South East

Verification and Validation
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Verification and Validation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 212 84 262
Rank change year-on-year -128 +178 +33
Permanent jobs citing Verification and Validation 111 282 81
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.66% 3.24% 0.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.92% 3.67% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 41 29 38
10th Percentile £43,000 £49,800 £35,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £36,309
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £81,250 £69,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -12.00%

All Process & 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 12,058 7,680 11,218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.68% 88.16% 80.83%
Number of salaries quoted 8,595 4,144 7,358
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,349
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.49% -4.82%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%

Verification and Validation
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Verification and Validation job vacancy trend in the South East

Verification and Validation
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Verification and Validation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Verification and Validation

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 7 August 2026.

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 7 August 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
Hampshire -16 40 £58,000 -30.08% 35
Thames Valley -120 28 £55,000 -22.81% 22
West Sussex -9 17 £56,465 -24.71% 1
Oxfordshire -45 16 £68,750 - 13
Surrey -5 15 £77,500 - 8
Berkshire +20 12 £55,000 -29.03% 6
Kent -17 8 £52,500 +41.89% 2
Isle of Wight -11 3 £66,300 +15.30% 2
Verification and Validation
England

Verification and Validation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 4 (3.60%) Confluence
2 3 (2.70%) Artix
Applications
1 5 (4.50%) Mathcad
2 4 (3.60%) Simulink
3 1 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.90%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 2 (1.80%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.80%) AWS
1 2 (1.80%) AWS CodePipeline
1 2 (1.80%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 7 (6.31%) Wireless
2 5 (4.50%) RS-485
3 4 (3.60%) Ethernet
3 4 (3.60%) RS-232
4 3 (2.70%) Bluetooth
4 3 (2.70%) Gigabit Ethernet
4 3 (2.70%) GSM
4 3 (2.70%) TCP/IP
4 3 (2.70%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (2.70%) ZigBee
5 2 (1.80%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (1.80%) DHCP
5 2 (1.80%) DNS
5 2 (1.80%) Network Security
5 2 (1.80%) OSPF
5 2 (1.80%) VLAN
5 2 (1.80%) VPN
5 2 (1.80%) Wireshark
Development Applications
1 24 (21.62%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (5.41%) JIRA
3 4 (3.60%) Git
3 4 (3.60%) LabVIEW
3 4 (3.60%) Rational Rhapsody
4 3 (2.70%) Polyspace
4 3 (2.70%) VectorCAST
5 2 (1.80%) Jenkins
General
1 60 (54.05%) Aerospace
2 43 (38.74%) Finance
3 36 (32.43%) Electronics
4 16 (14.41%) Automotive
5 14 (12.61%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (9.91%) Aviation
7 10 (9.01%) Manufacturing
8 9 (8.11%) Social Skills
9 7 (6.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (3.60%) Military
11 3 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (2.70%) Wearables
12 2 (1.80%) Legal
Job Titles
1 63 (56.76%) Systems Engineer
2 31 (27.93%) Principal Engineer
3 27 (24.32%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 27 (24.32%) Test Engineer
4 20 (18.02%) Senior
5 16 (14.41%) Validation Engineer
5 16 (14.41%) Verification Engineer
6 13 (11.71%) Lead
7 11 (9.91%) Systems Test Engineer
8 8 (7.21%) Lead Test Engineer
8 8 (7.21%) Test and Validation Engineer
9 6 (5.41%) Senior Software Engineer
9 6 (5.41%) Software Engineer
10 5 (4.50%) Automation Engineer
10 5 (4.50%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 5 (4.50%) Support Engineer
10 5 (4.50%) Technical Engineer
10 5 (4.50%) Technical Support
10 5 (4.50%) Technical Support Engineer
11 4 (3.60%) FPGA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.70%) Flash
1 3 (2.70%) OLE
1 3 (2.70%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 6 (5.41%) PCIe
2 5 (4.50%) Algorithms
2 5 (4.50%) Driving Licence
2 5 (4.50%) FPGA
2 5 (4.50%) Renewable Energy
2 5 (4.50%) Robotics
2 5 (4.50%) SCADA
2 5 (4.50%) VHDL
3 4 (3.60%) ASIC
3 4 (3.60%) Embedded Systems
4 3 (2.70%) Analogue Electronics
4 3 (2.70%) Handset
4 3 (2.70%) IoT
4 3 (2.70%) MicroBlaze
5 2 (1.80%) Acoustics
5 2 (1.80%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (1.80%) Linux Command Line
5 2 (1.80%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.90%) Optoelectronics
6 1 (0.90%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.60%) Linux
1 4 (3.60%) Windows
2 2 (1.80%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (100.00%) Validation
2 38 (34.23%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (29.73%) Systems Engineering
4 28 (25.23%) Software Engineering
5 27 (24.32%) Technical Leadership
6 22 (19.82%) Change Management
7 20 (18.02%) Systems Thinking
8 16 (14.41%) Requirements Management
9 11 (9.91%) Risk Management
10 10 (9.01%) Collaborative Working
11 9 (8.11%) Asset Management
11 9 (8.11%) Continuous Improvement
11 9 (8.11%) Mentoring
11 9 (8.11%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
11 9 (8.11%) Software Testing
12 8 (7.21%) Design for Manufacturing
12 8 (7.21%) Regulatory Compliance
12 8 (7.21%) Test Automation
12 8 (7.21%) UML
13 7 (6.31%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 13 (11.71%) Python
2 8 (7.21%) C++
3 7 (6.31%) MATLAB
4 6 (5.41%) C
5 3 (2.70%) Bash
6 2 (1.80%) Go
7 1 (0.90%) C#
7 1 (0.90%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 45 (40.54%) Degree
2 43 (38.74%) BPSS Clearance
3 26 (23.42%) Chartered Engineer
4 16 (14.41%) Security Cleared
5 13 (11.71%) SC Cleared
6 11 (9.91%) DV Cleared
7 7 (6.31%) Master's Degree
8 4 (3.60%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (3.60%) PhD
9 2 (1.80%) CCNA
9 2 (1.80%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (8.11%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 7 (6.31%) ISO 26262
2 7 (6.31%) QA
3 6 (5.41%) Accessibility
3 6 (5.41%) Def Stans
3 6 (5.41%) IEC 61508
4 4 (3.60%) DO-178B
5 3 (2.70%) HAZOP
5 3 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 1 (0.90%) ARP4754
6 1 (0.90%) ARP4761
6 1 (0.90%) GDPR
System Software
1 7 (6.31%) Firmware
2 4 (3.60%) Docker
3 2 (1.80%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.80%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (1.80%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (1.80%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (7.21%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 4 (3.60%) Xilinx
2 2 (1.80%) Cisco
2 2 (1.80%) SolarWinds
2 2 (1.80%) Veeam
2 2 (1.80%) VMware
3 1 (0.90%) EMC
3 1 (0.90%) Lattice Semiconductor
3 1 (0.90%) Microsoft