Verification and validation (V&V) jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Verification and validation (V&V) appears in 398 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Systems Engineer has the most postings mentioning Verification and validation (V&V), with demand down 17% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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Frequently asked questions about Verification and validation (V&V)
+Is Verification and validation (V&V) in demand in 2026?
Yes. Verification and validation (V&V) appears in 398 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 17% vs the prior 4 weeks. Systems Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Verification and validation (V&V) (30.7% of all postings mentioning Verification and validation (V&V)).
+What jobs require Verification and validation (V&V)?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Verification and validation (V&V) are Embedded Linux Engineer (50.0% of that role’s postings mention Verification and validation (V&V)), Flight Software Engineer (21.8% of that role’s postings mention Verification and validation (V&V)), Firmware Engineer (17.1% of that role’s postings mention Verification and validation (V&V)).
+What skills are commonly paired with Verification and validation (V&V)?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Verification and validation (V&V) most often appears alongside Python, Linux, C++, Rust, RTOS.
+Where is Verification and validation (V&V) most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Verification and validation (V&V) are El Segundo, Huntsville, Lone Tree, Colorado Springs, Costa Mesa, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Verification and validation (V&V) — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Verification and validation (V&V)
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded Linux Engineer | 12 | 50.0% |
| Flight Software Engineer | 22 | 21.8% |
| Firmware Engineer | 19 | 17.1% |
| Quality Test Engineer | 4 | 14.3% |
| Embedded Linux Software Engineer | 3 | 12.0% |
| Test Architect | 2 | 8.7% |
| Environmental Test Engineer | 2 | 8.0% |
| Spacecraft Systems Engineer | 2 | 7.7% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 54 | 5.6% |
| Systems Security Engineer | 4 | 5.6% |
Roles with the most Verification and validation (V&V) postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineer | 122 | 30.7% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 54 | 13.6% |
| Test Engineer | 37 | 9.3% |
| Flight Software Engineer | 22 | 5.5% |
| Firmware Engineer | 19 | 4.8% |
| Embedded Linux Engineer | 12 | 3.0% |
| Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer | 8 | 2.0% |
| Software Engineer | 5 | 1.3% |
| Ground & Flight Test Engineer | 4 | 1.0% |
| Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer | 4 | 1.0% |
Top metros hiring for Verification and validation (V&V)
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| El Segundo | 128 | 32.2% |
| Huntsville | 12 | 3.0% |
| Lone Tree | 12 | 3.0% |
| Colorado Springs | 6 | 1.5% |
| Costa Mesa | 6 | 1.5% |
| Louisville | 6 | 1.5% |
| Woburn | 6 | 1.5% |
| Dayton | 5 | 1.3% |
| McKinney | 5 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with Verification and validation (V&V)
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning Verification and validation (V&V) by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Verification and validation (V&V) postings by all Verification and validation (V&V) postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. 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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