Tester Jobs in Aberdeen

Tester
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Tester salary in Aberdeen is £38,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 29 33 26
Rank change year-on-year +4 -7 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 15 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 4.93% 1.59% 1.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.08% 2.08% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 14 3 2
10th Percentile - £27,950 -
25th Percentile £38,250 £28,625 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £31,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% +5.00% -32.85%
75th Percentile £40,000 £36,625 £32,500
90th Percentile £41,925 £38,650 -
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £39,971
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.33% -0.07%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Aberdeen

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Aberdeen. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Aberdeen with a recognized job title 295 144 121
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.04% 76.19% 93.80%
Number of salaries quoted 238 77 73
10th Percentile £25,750 £30,200 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -22.73% +22.22%
75th Percentile £58,750 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £70,600 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.

Job vacancy trend for Tester in Aberdeen

Tester
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Tester in Aberdeen.

Salary trend for Tester in Aberdeen

Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Tester job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Aberdeen region featuring Tester in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 15 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 12 (80.00%) Python
2 12 (80.00%) JavaScript
3 11 (73.33%) Manual Testing
4 10 (66.67%) System Testing
4 10 (66.67%) Regression Testing
4 10 (66.67%) C#
5 9 (60.00%) Java
5 9 (60.00%) Migration
5 9 (60.00%) SaaS
5 9 (60.00%) Business Case
6 4 (26.67%) QA
6 4 (26.67%) Cypress.io
7 3 (20.00%) Test Management
7 3 (20.00%) Acceptance Criteria
7 3 (20.00%) AngularJS
7 3 (20.00%) User Stories
7 3 (20.00%) User Experience
8 2 (13.33%) Social Skills
8 2 (13.33%) ISTQB
9 1 (6.67%) Degree
9 1 (6.67%) Computer Science
9 1 (6.67%) .NET
9 1 (6.67%) Test Scripting
9 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (6.67%) End-to-End Testing
9 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (6.67%) SDLC
9 1 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree

Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen 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:

Cloud Services
1 9 (60.00%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 4 (26.67%) Cypress.io
General
1 2 (13.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (20.00%) AngularJS
2 1 (6.67%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 15 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 11 (73.33%) Manual Testing
3 10 (66.67%) Regression Testing
3 10 (66.67%) System Testing
4 9 (60.00%) Business Case
4 9 (60.00%) Migration
5 3 (20.00%) Acceptance Criteria
5 3 (20.00%) Test Management
5 3 (20.00%) User Experience
5 3 (20.00%) User Stories
6 1 (6.67%) Computer Science
6 1 (6.67%) End-to-End Testing
6 1 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (6.67%) SDLC
6 1 (6.67%) Test Scripting
6 1 (6.67%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 12 (80.00%) JavaScript
1 12 (80.00%) Python
2 10 (66.67%) C#
3 9 (60.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (13.33%) ISTQB
2 1 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (6.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (26.67%) QA