Software Tester Jobs in the East of England

Software Tester
England > East of England

The median Software Tester salary in the East of England is £27,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 May 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
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 208 184 276
Rank change year-on-year -24 +92 -90
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 15 56 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 0.25% 1.06% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 1.26% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 14 3 7
10th Percentile - £28,700 £28,950
25th Percentile £26,250 £32,375 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -29.49% -8.24% -8.11%
75th Percentile £28,750 £46,000 £45,750
90th Percentile £37,500 £49,900 -
England median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% - +6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 5,747 4,440 6,110
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 84.04% 93.60%
Number of salaries quoted 4,387 2,227 2,886
10th Percentile £25,809 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,733 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £63,284 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,050 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Tester in the East of England

Software Tester
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Tester in the East of England.

Salary trend for Software Tester in the East of England

Software Tester
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Tester within the East of England region over the 6 months to 13 May 2024. 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
Suffolk - 7 £27,500 -
Hertfordshire -13 3 £27,500 -17.29%
Essex - 3 £27,500 - 1
Cambridgeshire +14 2 £37,500 -25.00%
Software Tester
England

Software Tester Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, Software 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 East of England region featuring Software Tester in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 9 (60.00%) Degree
2 9 (60.00%) Computer Science
3 7 (46.67%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (46.67%) SDLC
3 7 (46.67%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 5 (33.33%) Test Scripting
4 5 (33.33%) Test Automation
5 3 (20.00%) Android
5 3 (20.00%) JIRA
5 3 (20.00%) Customer Service
5 3 (20.00%) End-to-End Testing
5 3 (20.00%) Code Quality
5 3 (20.00%) Apple iOS
5 3 (20.00%) Mobile App
6 2 (13.33%) Product Ownership
6 2 (13.33%) Acceptance Criteria
6 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (13.33%) QA
6 2 (13.33%) Agile
6 2 (13.33%) Software Engineering
6 2 (13.33%) Back Office
6 2 (13.33%) Translating Business Requirements
6 2 (13.33%) Exploratory Testing
6 2 (13.33%) Context-Driven Testing
7 1 (6.67%) Manual Testing

Software Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Development Applications
1 3 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 7 (46.67%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Back Office
3 2 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (20.00%) Mobile App
2 2 (13.33%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 3 (20.00%) Android
1 3 (20.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 9 (60.00%) Computer Science
3 7 (46.67%) SDLC
4 5 (33.33%) Test Automation
4 5 (33.33%) Test Scripting
5 3 (20.00%) Code Quality
5 3 (20.00%) Customer Service
5 3 (20.00%) End-to-End Testing
6 2 (13.33%) Acceptance Criteria
6 2 (13.33%) Agile
6 2 (13.33%) Context-Driven Testing
6 2 (13.33%) Exploratory Testing
6 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (13.33%) Software Engineering
6 2 (13.33%) Translating Business Requirements
7 1 (6.67%) Manual Testing
Qualifications
1 9 (60.00%) Degree
2 7 (46.67%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (13.33%) QA