Verification and Validation Job Trends

Verification and Validation
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Verification and Validation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 532 185 550
Rank change year-on-year -347 +365 +68
Permanent jobs citing Verification and Validation 257 892 250
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.24% 1.78% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 2.00% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 128 84 112
10th Percentile £42,215 £47,683 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,875 £52,156 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.81% +3.64% -7.95%
75th Percentile - £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +22.81% +3.64% -7.95%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 78,515 44,640 67,074
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.47% 89.25% 80.94%
Number of salaries quoted 54,079 25,322 43,171
10th Percentile £30,975 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,236 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -9.09%

Verification and Validation
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Verification and Validation job vacancy trend in the UK

Verification and Validation
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Verification and Validation

Verification and Validation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Verification and Validation over the 6 months to 16 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Verification and Validation in the UK

Verification and Validation
Top 15 Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 16 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
UK excluding London -296 250 £70,000 +22.81% 196
England -336 231 £70,000 +27.27% 184
South East -126 121 £70,000 +16.67% 62
Work from Home -17 49 £53,500 -6.14% 55
South West -63 34 £67,500 +28.33% 53
East of England -152 32 £47,500 -32.14% 25
North of England -61 28 £70,000 +30.23% 16
Scotland +15 23 £70,000 +20.62% 17
North West -7 23 £66,000 +30.14% 7
Midlands -166 10 £50,000 -3.85% 23
West Midlands -27 5 £50,000 - 15
Yorkshire -38 5 £70,000 +10.85% 3
London -57 5 £45,000 - 13
East Midlands -134 5 - - 8
Wales -66 2 £70,000 +30.23% 7

Verification and Validation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (1.56%) Confluence
2 3 (1.17%) Artix
3 2 (0.78%) SharePoint
Applications
1 18 (7.00%) Simulink
2 5 (1.95%) Mathcad
3 3 (1.17%) Stateflow
4 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.39%) OrCAD
5 1 (0.39%) PTC Creo
5 1 (0.39%) Solid Edge
5 1 (0.39%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.39%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 6 (2.33%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 3 (1.17%) AWS
1 3 (1.17%) GitHub
1 3 (1.17%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (0.78%) AWS CodePipeline
2 2 (0.78%) Azure
3 1 (0.39%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.50%) Wireless
2 7 (2.72%) TCP/IP
3 5 (1.95%) RS-485
4 4 (1.56%) Ethernet
4 4 (1.56%) RS-232
5 3 (1.17%) Bluetooth
5 3 (1.17%) Gigabit Ethernet
5 3 (1.17%) GSM
5 3 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (1.17%) ZigBee
6 2 (0.78%) Cisco ISE
6 2 (0.78%) DHCP
6 2 (0.78%) DNS
6 2 (0.78%) Modbus
6 2 (0.78%) Network Security
6 2 (0.78%) OSPF
6 2 (0.78%) VLAN
6 2 (0.78%) VoIP
6 2 (0.78%) VPN
6 2 (0.78%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.78%) EDRMS
2 1 (0.39%) GIS
Development Applications
1 35 (13.62%) Rational DOORS
2 12 (4.67%) JIRA
3 9 (3.50%) Git
4 6 (2.33%) LabVIEW
4 6 (2.33%) Rational Rhapsody
5 3 (1.17%) GitLab
5 3 (1.17%) Polyspace
5 3 (1.17%) VectorCAST
6 2 (0.78%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.39%) Bitbucket
General
1 103 (40.08%) Aerospace
2 71 (27.63%) Finance
3 58 (22.57%) Electronics
4 34 (13.23%) Social Skills
5 28 (10.89%) Analytical Skills
6 27 (10.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 23 (8.95%) Automotive
8 20 (7.78%) Manufacturing
9 16 (6.23%) Aviation
10 11 (4.28%) Military
10 11 (4.28%) Telecoms
11 7 (2.72%) Swedish Language
12 5 (1.95%) Law
12 5 (1.95%) Wearables
13 3 (1.17%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (1.17%) Legal
14 2 (0.78%) Environmental Health
14 2 (0.78%) Marketing
14 2 (0.78%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 128 (49.81%) Systems Engineer
2 47 (18.29%) Senior
3 43 (16.73%) Test Engineer
4 38 (14.79%) Principal Engineer
5 31 (12.06%) Validation Engineer
6 29 (11.28%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 22 (8.56%) Lead
8 20 (7.78%) Verification Engineer
9 18 (7.00%) Integration Engineer
10 14 (5.45%) Systems Test Engineer
11 13 (5.06%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 13 (5.06%) Senior Validation Engineer
12 12 (4.67%) Software Engineer
12 12 (4.67%) Systems Integration Engineer
13 11 (4.28%) Senior Integration Engineer
14 10 (3.89%) Test and Validation Engineer
15 8 (3.11%) Embedded Engineer
15 8 (3.11%) Lead Systems Engineer
15 8 (3.11%) Lead Test Engineer
15 8 (3.11%) Software Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.17%) Flash
1 3 (1.17%) OLE
1 3 (1.17%) pytest
2 2 (0.78%) JSP
3 1 (0.39%) .NET
3 1 (0.39%) JSON
3 1 (0.39%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.39%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (5.84%) Robotics
2 12 (4.67%) Embedded Systems
3 10 (3.89%) Algorithms
4 9 (3.50%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.50%) VHDL
5 8 (3.11%) SCADA
6 7 (2.72%) Driving Licence
6 7 (2.72%) IoT
7 6 (2.33%) PCIe
8 5 (1.95%) FPGA
8 5 (1.95%) Renewable Energy
9 4 (1.56%) Analogue Electronics
9 4 (1.56%) ASIC
9 4 (1.56%) Verilog
10 3 (1.17%) Acoustics
10 3 (1.17%) Handset
10 3 (1.17%) MicroBlaze
11 2 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (0.78%) Linux Command Line
11 2 (0.78%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 6 (2.33%) Windows
2 4 (1.56%) Linux
3 2 (0.78%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 257 (100.00%) Validation
2 77 (29.96%) Systems Engineering
3 60 (23.35%) Problem-Solving
4 49 (19.07%) Software Engineering
5 36 (14.01%) Technical Leadership
6 31 (12.06%) Software Testing
7 30 (11.67%) Change Management
8 28 (10.89%) Agile
9 27 (10.51%) Continuous Improvement
10 24 (9.34%) Requirements Management
10 24 (9.34%) Systems Thinking
10 24 (9.34%) Test Automation
11 18 (7.00%) V-Model
12 17 (6.61%) AI
13 16 (6.23%) Mentoring
14 15 (5.84%) Collaborative Working
15 14 (5.45%) Computer Science
15 14 (5.45%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
15 14 (5.45%) Physics
16 13 (5.06%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (10.12%) Python
2 23 (8.95%) MATLAB
3 15 (5.84%) C
3 15 (5.84%) C++
4 7 (2.72%) C#
5 6 (2.33%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.95%) Bash
6 5 (1.95%) Embedded C
6 5 (1.95%) PowerShell
7 3 (1.17%) Delphi
8 2 (0.78%) Go
8 2 (0.78%) Java
9 1 (0.39%) Ladder Logic
9 1 (0.39%) SQL
Qualifications
1 110 (42.80%) Security Cleared
2 88 (34.24%) SC Cleared
3 87 (33.85%) Degree
4 77 (29.96%) BPSS Clearance
5 32 (12.45%) Chartered Engineer
6 25 (9.73%) DV Cleared
7 15 (5.84%) Master's Degree
8 7 (2.72%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (2.33%) PhD
10 3 (1.17%) HNC
10 3 (1.17%) RIBA
11 2 (0.78%) CCNA
11 2 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.39%) APMP
12 1 (0.39%) HND
12 1 (0.39%) PMI Certification
12 1 (0.39%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (7.39%) Accessibility
1 19 (7.39%) QA
2 9 (3.50%) ISO 26262
3 8 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 7 (2.72%) Def Stans
4 7 (2.72%) IEC 61508
5 6 (2.33%) DO-254
6 4 (1.56%) DO-178B
6 4 (1.56%) HAZOP
6 4 (1.56%) NCSC
6 4 (1.56%) NIST
6 4 (1.56%) NIST 800
7 3 (1.17%) DO-160
7 3 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 2 (0.78%) ARP4761
8 2 (0.78%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.78%) JTAG
9 1 (0.39%) ARP4754
9 1 (0.39%) GDPR
9 1 (0.39%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 17 (6.61%) Firmware
2 4 (1.56%) Docker
3 3 (1.17%) Embedded Firmware
4 2 (0.78%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (3.89%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 7 (2.72%) IBM
1 7 (2.72%) Microsoft
2 6 (2.33%) EMC
3 4 (1.56%) Xilinx
4 3 (1.17%) Siemens
5 2 (0.78%) Cisco
5 2 (0.78%) SolarWinds
5 2 (0.78%) Veeam
5 2 (0.78%) VMware
6 1 (0.39%) Lattice Semiconductor
6 1 (0.39%) OpenAI