Verification and Validation jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-07-02, Verification and Validation appears in 224 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Systems Engineer roles, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-02

Postings · last 90 days
224
Demand vs prior month
down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 32% require it
Top hiring metro
Costa Mesa

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Frequently asked questions about Verification and Validation

+Is Verification and Validation in demand in 2026?

Yes. Verification and Validation appears in 224 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-02, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Systems Engineer roles (32% of Systems Engineer postings list it).

+What jobs require Verification and Validation?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-02, the job titles most likely to require Verification and Validation are Systems Engineer (32% of postings list Verification and Validation), Software Engineer (10% of postings list Verification and Validation), Test Engineer (4% of postings list Verification and Validation).

+What skills are commonly paired with Verification and Validation?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-02), Verification and Validation most often appears alongside systems engineering, Python, C++, Data analysis, requirements management.

+Where is Verification and Validation most in demand?

As of 2026-07-02, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Verification and Validation are Costa Mesa, San Diego, Mountain View, San Francisco, Tewksbury, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring Verification and Validation — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Job titles most likely to require Verification and Validation

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Systems Engineer7232.1%
Software Engineer229.8%
Test Engineer94.0%
Spacecraft Systems Engineer73.1%
Applied Perception Engineering Lead52.2%
Systems Test Engineer52.2%
Cyber Security Engineer41.8%
Engineering Manager41.8%
Program Manager41.8%
Embedded Software Engineer31.3%

Top metros hiring for Verification and Validation

NamePostingsShare
Costa Mesa94.0%
San Diego83.6%
Mountain View62.7%
San Francisco62.7%
Tewksbury52.2%
Atlanta41.8%
Irvine41.8%
Munich41.8%
Ann Arbor31.3%

Skills commonly paired with Verification and Validation

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-02. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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data_as_of
2026-07-02
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90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index