Software Testing Jobs in Manchester

Software Testing
North West > Manchester

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Software Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Testing over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 136 26 99
Rank change year-on-year -110 +73 -7
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 82 474 184
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 1.60% 9.55% 3.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.85% 9.89% 3.38%
Number of salaries quoted 70 56 98
10th Percentile £32,750 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £51,250 £46,750
Median % change year-on-year +9.76% +9.63% +3.89%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £78,750 £67,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £49,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year +10.55% +10.56% +5.88%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

Software Testing 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 Manchester with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,443 4,794 5,439
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 86.66% 96.63% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 3,390 2,559 3,630
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,378
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,800 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,600 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.04% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £69,725 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in Manchester

Software Testing
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Manchester.

Salary trend for Software Testing in Manchester

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in Manchester over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in Manchester

Software Testing
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 4 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
Altrincham - 1 - - 1
Software Testing
North West

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 3 (3.66%) IIS
2 1 (1.22%) Apache
2 1 (1.22%) Umbraco
Applications
1 2 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (2.44%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 18 (21.95%) AWS
2 17 (20.73%) Azure
3 10 (12.20%) Google Play
4 7 (8.54%) GCP
5 5 (6.10%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (4.88%) SaaS
7 2 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (1.22%) Azure Storage
8 1 (1.22%) Firebase
8 1 (1.22%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 7 (8.54%) Wi-Fi
1 7 (8.54%) Wireless
2 4 (4.88%) LAN
3 3 (3.66%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (9.76%) MySQL
2 7 (8.54%) NoSQL
3 5 (6.10%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.22%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 15 (18.29%) Appium
2 13 (15.85%) Git
3 9 (10.98%) Selenium
4 6 (7.32%) Cypress.io
4 6 (7.32%) Postman
4 6 (7.32%) Visual Studio
5 5 (6.10%) Android Studio
6 4 (4.88%) Bitbucket
6 4 (4.88%) IntelliJ
6 4 (4.88%) Jasmine
6 4 (4.88%) JUnit
6 4 (4.88%) Mockito
7 1 (1.22%) GitLab
7 1 (1.22%) Jenkins
7 1 (1.22%) JIRA
7 1 (1.22%) Moq
7 1 (1.22%) NUnit
7 1 (1.22%) WebDriver
General
1 12 (14.63%) Public Sector
2 10 (12.20%) Finance
2 10 (12.20%) Social Skills
3 7 (8.54%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (4.88%) Back Office
5 3 (3.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (2.44%) Automotive
7 1 (1.22%) Retail
Job Titles
1 43 (52.44%) Developer
2 27 (32.93%) Senior
3 24 (29.27%) .NET Developer
4 22 (26.83%) Senior Developer
5 10 (12.20%) Android Developer
5 10 (12.20%) Senior Android Developer
6 9 (10.98%) Senior .NET Developer
7 8 (9.76%) Lead
7 8 (9.76%) Lead .NET Developer
7 8 (9.76%) Lead Developer
8 6 (7.32%) Test Manager
9 5 (6.10%) QA Engineer
9 5 (6.10%) React Developer
10 4 (4.88%) IT Support
10 4 (4.88%) Java Engineer
10 4 (4.88%) Java Software Engineer
10 4 (4.88%) Junior
10 4 (4.88%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
10 4 (4.88%) Software Engineer
11 3 (3.66%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (32.93%) .NET
2 17 (20.73%) JSON
3 14 (17.07%) Web Services
4 11 (13.41%) Kafka
4 11 (13.41%) MSMQ
4 11 (13.41%) RabbitMQ
5 10 (12.20%) Android SDK
5 10 (12.20%) REST
6 9 (10.98%) ASP.NET Web API
6 9 (10.98%) WCF
7 7 (8.54%) .NET Framework
7 7 (8.54%) React Native
8 5 (6.10%) CSS
8 5 (6.10%) HTML
9 4 (4.88%) Jest
9 4 (4.88%) JWT
9 4 (4.88%) OAuth
9 4 (4.88%) OAuth2
9 4 (4.88%) Playwright
10 2 (2.44%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 23 (28.05%) Video\Live Streaming
2 10 (12.20%) Enterprise Software
3 8 (9.76%) Mobile App
4 5 (6.10%) Product Ownership
5 3 (3.66%) Driving Licence
5 3 (3.66%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (2.44%) N-Tier
7 1 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.22%) Cloud Native
7 1 (1.22%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 16 (19.51%) Android
2 5 (6.10%) Apple iOS
2 5 (6.10%) Windows
3 3 (3.66%) Windows Server
4 2 (2.44%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.22%) Linux
5 1 (1.22%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.22%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (69.51%) Agile
2 37 (45.12%) Design Patterns
3 30 (36.59%) TDD
4 25 (30.49%) Computer Science
5 24 (29.27%) Clean Code
5 24 (29.27%) Test Automation
6 23 (28.05%) OOP
6 23 (28.05%) Scrum
7 21 (25.61%) Mentoring
8 17 (20.73%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (19.51%) CI/CD
10 15 (18.29%) Performance Optimisation
11 14 (17.07%) Functional Testing
11 14 (17.07%) Kanban
12 13 (15.85%) Coaching
12 13 (15.85%) DevOps
12 13 (15.85%) SDLC
13 11 (13.41%) API Integration
13 11 (13.41%) MVC
13 11 (13.41%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 26 (31.71%) C#
2 16 (19.51%) Java
2 16 (19.51%) SQL
2 16 (19.51%) TypeScript
3 10 (12.20%) JavaScript
3 10 (12.20%) Kotlin
4 4 (4.88%) Go
4 4 (4.88%) Python
5 2 (2.44%) PowerShell
6 1 (1.22%) Ada
6 1 (1.22%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 23 (28.05%) Degree
2 17 (20.73%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (8.54%) AWS Certification
3 7 (8.54%) Azure Certification
4 4 (4.88%) PhD
5 2 (2.44%) HND
5 2 (2.44%) ISTQB
5 2 (2.44%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (1.22%) BC Cleared
6 1 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.22%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.22%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (31.71%) QA
2 4 (4.88%) Accessibility
2 4 (4.88%) WCAG
3 1 (1.22%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (1.22%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.22%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 10 (12.20%) Google
2 6 (7.32%) Microsoft
3 3 (3.66%) YouTube
4 2 (2.44%) Adobe
5 1 (1.22%) BT