Test Strategy Jobs in England

Test Strategy
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Test Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Test Strategy over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 445 341 278
Rank change year-on-year -104 -63 +119
Permanent jobs citing Test Strategy 441 924 1,915
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.52% 0.99% 1.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.61% 1.04% 1.53%
Number of salaries quoted 347 539 827
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £49,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.40% +0.77% +8.33%
75th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £102,500 £91,250
UK median annual salary £58,700 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -9.69% +4.00% +8.70%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Test Strategy is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 72,814 89,178 125,034
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.85% 95.66% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 53,731 52,642 73,765
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,250 £33,327
25th Percentile £39,750 £46,000 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%

Test Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Test Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Test Strategy in England

Test Strategy
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Strategy in England.

Salary trend for Test Strategy in England

Test Strategy
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Strategy in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Test Strategy in England

Test Strategy
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Strategy within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
London -31 192 £85,000 +6.25% 52
South East -27 70 £47,500 -7.77% 29
Midlands +27 65 £50,000 -13.04% 20
West Midlands +46 55 £50,000 -23.08% 16
North of England -68 54 £50,837 -0.32% 22
South West -23 36 £58,700 -2.17% 13
North West -20 30 £51,674 -6.05% 13
Yorkshire -2 20 £41,000 -16.33% 6
East of England -20 20 £60,000 +17.65% 14
East Midlands -15 10 £49,329 -6.04% 4
North East -2 4 £55,000 +4.76% 3
Test Strategy
UK

Test Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 23 (5.22%) Confluence
2 3 (0.68%) CMS
2 3 (0.68%) WordPress
3 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.23%) Apache
4 1 (0.23%) IIS
4 1 (0.23%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (1.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 7 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.91%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.45%) Simulink
5 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.23%) Sketch
5 1 (0.23%) UXPin
5 1 (0.23%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 5 (1.13%) Distributed Ledger
1 5 (1.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.68%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 68 (15.42%) SaaS
2 57 (12.93%) AWS
2 57 (12.93%) Azure
3 19 (4.31%) Azure DevOps
4 18 (4.08%) GCP
5 17 (3.85%) Google Analytics
6 13 (2.95%) Dynamics 365
6 13 (2.95%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (1.81%) Azure Data Factory
7 8 (1.81%) GitHub
8 7 (1.59%) GitHub Actions
9 6 (1.36%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 6 (1.36%) Power Platform
10 5 (1.13%) PaaS
11 4 (0.91%) BrowserStack
11 4 (0.91%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (0.91%) IaaS
12 3 (0.68%) Datadog
12 3 (0.68%) Google Ads
13 2 (0.45%) CloudBees
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.36%) Ethernet
1 6 (1.36%) RS-232
2 4 (0.91%) Bluetooth
2 4 (0.91%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (0.91%) ZigBee
3 2 (0.45%) Firewall
3 2 (0.45%) HTTP
3 2 (0.45%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.23%) 3G
4 1 (0.23%) DHCP
4 1 (0.23%) DNS
4 1 (0.23%) Multicast
4 1 (0.23%) SMS
4 1 (0.23%) VLAN
4 1 (0.23%) VPN
4 1 (0.23%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.27%) Looker
2 8 (1.81%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.36%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.36%) Power BI
4 5 (1.13%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.13%) MongoDB
4 5 (1.13%) NoSQL
4 5 (1.13%) SAP BW
4 5 (1.13%) SAP HANA
5 4 (0.91%) Big Data
5 4 (0.91%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.91%) MySQL
6 3 (0.68%) Redis
6 3 (0.68%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.45%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.45%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.45%) OLTP
8 1 (0.23%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.23%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.23%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 91 (20.63%) Selenium
2 75 (17.01%) Cucumber
3 70 (15.87%) Postman
4 65 (14.74%) JIRA
5 57 (12.93%) Jenkins
6 29 (6.58%) Cypress.io
7 26 (5.90%) Git
8 23 (5.22%) JUnit
9 15 (3.40%) JMeter
9 15 (3.40%) Visual Studio
10 11 (2.49%) Subversion
11 10 (2.27%) WebDriver
12 9 (2.04%) Appium
12 9 (2.04%) SoapUI
13 8 (1.81%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 8 (1.81%) LoadRunner
13 8 (1.81%) TeamCity
14 5 (1.13%) GitLab
15 4 (0.91%) SpecFlow
15 4 (0.91%) Zephyr
General
1 135 (30.61%) Social Skills
2 82 (18.59%) Analytical Skills
3 78 (17.69%) Finance
4 46 (10.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 34 (7.71%) Organisational Skills
6 32 (7.26%) Electronics
7 17 (3.85%) Manufacturing
8 16 (3.63%) Banking
9 14 (3.17%) Law
9 14 (3.17%) Public Sector
10 12 (2.72%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (2.49%) Retail
12 10 (2.27%) Legal
12 10 (2.27%) Marketing
13 8 (1.81%) Aerospace
13 8 (1.81%) Financial Institution
14 5 (1.13%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.91%) Automotive
15 4 (0.91%) International Banking
15 4 (0.91%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 103 (23.36%) Lead
2 61 (13.83%) Senior
3 47 (10.66%) Analyst
4 45 (10.20%) Test Manager
5 33 (7.48%) Test Engineer
6 31 (7.03%) Test Leader
7 29 (6.58%) QA Engineer
7 29 (6.58%) Tester
8 24 (5.44%) Test Analyst
9 22 (4.99%) QA Leader
10 15 (3.40%) Engineering Manager
11 13 (2.95%) Developer
11 13 (2.95%) Test Automation Engineer
12 12 (2.72%) Architect
12 12 (2.72%) Software Engineer
13 11 (2.49%) Penetration Tester
13 11 (2.49%) QA Analyst
13 11 (2.49%) QA Automation Engineer
13 11 (2.49%) QA Manager
13 11 (2.49%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (13.61%) REST
2 29 (6.58%) .NET
3 18 (4.08%) React
4 17 (3.85%) JSON
5 16 (3.63%) .NET Framework
6 15 (3.40%) WebdriverIO
7 13 (2.95%) Web Services
8 11 (2.49%) Gherkin
8 11 (2.49%) Qt
9 10 (2.27%) Spring
9 10 (2.27%) Spring Boot
10 8 (1.81%) Apache Thrift
10 8 (1.81%) HTML
11 7 (1.59%) Playwright
11 7 (1.59%) RESTful
12 6 (1.36%) CSS
13 5 (1.13%) Node.js
13 5 (1.13%) Smart Contracts
14 4 (0.91%) SOAP
14 4 (0.91%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 44 (9.98%) Product Ownership
2 36 (8.16%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (3.85%) IoT
4 16 (3.63%) Mobile App
4 16 (3.63%) Robotics
5 13 (2.95%) Analogue Electronics
5 13 (2.95%) Distributed Systems
6 11 (2.49%) Algorithms
6 11 (2.49%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (1.81%) Security Posture
8 7 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.36%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.36%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.36%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.13%) Blockchain
10 5 (1.13%) Embedded Systems
10 5 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.13%) SCADA
11 4 (0.91%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 31 (7.03%) Windows
2 26 (5.90%) Linux
3 11 (2.49%) Ubuntu
3 11 (2.49%) Windows 10
4 6 (1.36%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.13%) Android
6 4 (0.91%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.23%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 224 (50.79%) Test Automation
2 186 (42.18%) Agile
3 141 (31.97%) Software Testing
4 103 (23.36%) CI/CD
5 80 (18.14%) API Testing
5 80 (18.14%) Problem-Solving
6 77 (17.46%) SDET
7 73 (16.55%) Mentoring
8 70 (15.87%) Test Management
9 68 (15.42%) Test Scripting
10 66 (14.97%) Continuous Improvement
11 64 (14.51%) BDD
12 62 (14.06%) User Acceptance Testing
13 57 (12.93%) Functional Testing
13 57 (12.93%) Project Management
14 54 (12.24%) DevOps
15 51 (11.56%) Computer Science
16 50 (11.34%) Regression Testing
17 48 (10.88%) Scrum
17 48 (10.88%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 88 (19.95%) Java
2 42 (9.52%) SQL
3 41 (9.30%) Python
4 40 (9.07%) JavaScript
5 24 (5.44%) C#
6 22 (4.99%) C
7 14 (3.17%) C++
8 11 (2.49%) TypeScript
9 6 (1.36%) T-SQL
10 5 (1.13%) Scala
11 4 (0.91%) Bash
11 4 (0.91%) MATLAB
11 4 (0.91%) PowerShell
12 3 (0.68%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.68%) Ruby
13 2 (0.45%) COBOL
13 2 (0.45%) PHP
13 2 (0.45%) REXX
13 2 (0.45%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.45%) VB
Qualifications
1 90 (20.41%) Degree
2 53 (12.02%) ISTQB
3 38 (8.62%) Security Cleared
4 29 (6.58%) ISEB
5 28 (6.35%) Computer Science Degree
6 27 (6.12%) SC Cleared
7 11 (2.49%) OSCP
8 7 (1.59%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (1.59%) DV Cleared
8 7 (1.59%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.36%) CSPO
9 6 (1.36%) IIBA
10 5 (1.13%) CAPM
10 5 (1.13%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 5 (1.13%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 5 (1.13%) PMI Certification
10 5 (1.13%) PMP
11 3 (0.68%) CEH
11 3 (0.68%) GIAC
11 3 (0.68%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 193 (43.76%) QA
2 11 (2.49%) Accessibility
2 11 (2.49%) GRC
3 9 (2.04%) Data Quality
4 7 (1.59%) NIST
5 3 (0.68%) COBIT
5 3 (0.68%) GDPR
5 3 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.45%) AUTOSAR
7 1 (0.23%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.23%) WCAG
System Software
1 7 (1.59%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.36%) Docker
3 3 (0.68%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (1.36%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.13%) HP ALM
3 3 (0.68%) Terraform
3 3 (0.68%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.45%) Ansible
5 1 (0.23%) Consul
5 1 (0.23%) Grafana
5 1 (0.23%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.23%) Iperf
5 1 (0.23%) Kibana
5 1 (0.23%) Nmap
5 1 (0.23%) Packer
5 1 (0.23%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 42 (9.52%) Microsoft
2 29 (6.58%) Google
3 12 (2.72%) Salesforce
4 7 (1.59%) ServiceNow
5 5 (1.13%) HP
5 5 (1.13%) SAP
5 5 (1.13%) UiPath
6 4 (0.91%) IBM
6 4 (0.91%) Oracle
7 3 (0.68%) Ahrefs
7 3 (0.68%) Atlassian
7 3 (0.68%) Databricks
7 3 (0.68%) HubSpot
7 3 (0.68%) Kenshoo
7 3 (0.68%) Micro Focus
7 3 (0.68%) OpenAI
7 3 (0.68%) Optimizely
7 3 (0.68%) Splunk
7 3 (0.68%) VMware
8 2 (0.45%) Medallia