V-Model
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring V-Model skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited V-Model over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 686 824 764
Rank change year-on-year +138 -60 +354
Permanent jobs citing V-Model 43 59 197
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.077% 0.059% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.082% 0.069% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 30 47 37
10th Percentile £40,748 £41,538 £41,500
25th Percentile £41,998 £48,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,748 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.28% +8.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £48,750 £72,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £52,625 £77,000 £58,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,748 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.28% -1.82% +4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

V-Model 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 52,544 85,078 94,862
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.81% 85.26% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 26,695 59,840 55,939
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,071 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -9.09% +4.76%

V-Model
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing V-Model as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for V-Model in the UK

V-Model
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing V-Model.

Salary trend for V-Model in the UK

V-Model
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing V-Model over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for V-Model in the UK

V-Model
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing V-Model within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 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
UK excluding London +168 42 £45,748 -15.28% 106
England +117 42 £45,748 -22.46% 103
North of England +69 25 £45,748 - 16
North West +22 24 £43,248 - 7
South East +88 11 £47,500 -20.83% 30
South West +101 4 - - 22
Work from Home +98 4 - - 7
Midlands +60 2 £50,000 +1.36% 23
West Midlands +49 2 £50,000 - 15
North East - 1 £115,000 - 2

V-Model
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 3 (6.98%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 9 (20.93%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 21 (48.84%) eggPlant
1 21 (48.84%) JIRA
2 4 (9.30%) Rational DOORS
General
1 3 (6.98%) Aerospace
1 3 (6.98%) Automotive
1 3 (6.98%) Electronics
1 3 (6.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 3 (6.98%) Pharmaceutical
1 3 (6.98%) Public Sector
1 3 (6.98%) Social Skills
2 2 (4.65%) Agriculture
2 2 (4.65%) Avionics
3 1 (2.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (2.33%) Finance
Job Titles
1 32 (74.42%) Analyst
1 32 (74.42%) Test Analyst
2 24 (55.81%) Senior
3 22 (51.16%) Senior Analyst
3 22 (51.16%) Senior Test Analyst
4 21 (48.84%) Software Analyst
4 21 (48.84%) Software Test Analyst
5 11 (25.58%) Senior Software Test Analyst
6 5 (11.63%) Systems Engineer
7 4 (9.30%) Principal Engineer
7 4 (9.30%) Principal Systems Engineer
8 2 (4.65%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 1 (2.33%) Engineering Manager
9 1 (2.33%) Quality Manager
9 1 (2.33%) Requirements Engineer
9 1 (2.33%) Requirements Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.65%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (2.33%) e-Learning
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (83.72%) Agile
2 32 (74.42%) Waterfall
3 30 (69.77%) Test Automation
4 21 (48.84%) Acceptance Criteria
4 21 (48.84%) Scrum
4 21 (48.84%) Software Testing
5 12 (27.91%) Mentoring
6 11 (25.58%) Manual Testing
7 9 (20.93%) Systems Engineering
8 5 (11.63%) Project Delivery
9 3 (6.98%) PLM
9 3 (6.98%) Project Management
9 3 (6.98%) Requirements Management
9 3 (6.98%) Thought Leadership
9 3 (6.98%) Validation
10 2 (4.65%) Configuration Management
10 2 (4.65%) Creative Problem-Solving
10 2 (4.65%) Customer Requirements
10 2 (4.65%) Mechatronics
10 2 (4.65%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.98%) MATLAB
2 2 (4.65%) C
2 2 (4.65%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 21 (48.84%) BPSS Clearance
2 15 (34.88%) SC Cleared
2 15 (34.88%) Security Cleared
3 11 (25.58%) ISTQB
4 9 (20.93%) Degree
5 7 (16.28%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.33%) AQAP
1 1 (2.33%) ISO 9001
1 1 (2.33%) QA
1 1 (2.33%) Software Quality Assurance
Vendors
1 21 (48.84%) Keysight
2 4 (9.30%) IBM