Software Testing Jobs in the South East

Software Testing
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 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 139 90 54
Rank change year-on-year -49 -36 +52
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 308 512 1,080
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.86% 3.40% 5.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.19% 3.59% 5.80%
Number of salaries quoted 245 311 511
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,166 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% +5.00% +4.71%
75th Percentile £61,000 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £72,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,075 14,250 18,615
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 84.77% 94.50% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 9,899 8,257 12,075
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £86,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in the South East

Software Testing
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in the South East.

Salary trend for Software Testing in the South East

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in the South East

Software Testing
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the South East 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
Thames Valley -55 125 £51,020 +11.52% 40
Berkshire -14 94 £61,250 +11.36% 18
Hampshire -42 81 £45,000 -10.00% 25
Surrey -16 39 £45,500 -30.00% 17
Kent +26 32 £55,000 - 5
Buckinghamshire -29 16 £49,000 +1.55% 16
Oxfordshire -31 15 £40,000 +14.29% 7
West Sussex +18 11 £56,000 -6.67% 3
Middlesex -9 8 £42,750 -44.84%
Sussex - 6 £56,000 -
Isle of Wight - 5 £25,000 - 1
East Sussex -5 1 £50,000 -28.57% 3
Software Testing
England

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 11 (3.57%) Apache
2 6 (1.95%) OpenStack
3 4 (1.30%) TWiki
4 3 (0.97%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.97%) WinCC
5 2 (0.65%) Confluence
5 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.65%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.32%) JBoss
6 1 (0.32%) Moodle
6 1 (0.32%) Totara
Applications
1 26 (8.44%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (7.14%) Simulink
2 22 (7.14%) Stateflow
3 12 (3.90%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (2.27%) CANalyzer
5 4 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.65%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.65%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 6 (1.95%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 45 (14.61%) Azure
2 31 (10.06%) SaaS
3 30 (9.74%) AWS
4 24 (7.79%) GitHub
5 23 (7.47%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (3.25%) Cloud Computing
7 7 (2.27%) IaaS
8 5 (1.62%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (0.97%) GCP
10 2 (0.65%) Entra ID
10 2 (0.65%) Figma
10 2 (0.65%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.57%) Firewall
1 11 (3.57%) J1939
1 11 (3.57%) LAN
2 9 (2.92%) TCP/IP
3 8 (2.60%) Network Security
4 5 (1.62%) RS-232
4 5 (1.62%) RS-485
5 4 (1.30%) Ethernet
5 4 (1.30%) Wireshark
6 3 (0.97%) 4G
6 3 (0.97%) Wireless
7 2 (0.65%) DHCP
7 2 (0.65%) DNS
7 2 (0.65%) VSAT
8 1 (0.32%) GPRS
8 1 (0.32%) MQTT
8 1 (0.32%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.87%) SQL Server
2 13 (4.22%) OLTP
3 4 (1.30%) Big Data
4 3 (0.97%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.65%) Power BI
6 1 (0.32%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.32%) Couchbase
6 1 (0.32%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.32%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 53 (17.21%) JIRA
2 50 (16.23%) Selenium
3 37 (12.01%) Jenkins
4 19 (6.17%) Cucumber
5 18 (5.84%) ClearCase
5 18 (5.84%) Plastic SCM
6 16 (5.19%) GitLab
7 15 (4.87%) Cypress.io
7 15 (4.87%) Visual Studio
8 14 (4.55%) ClearQuest
9 12 (3.90%) JMeter
9 12 (3.90%) JUnit
10 9 (2.92%) eggPlant
10 9 (2.92%) Postman
10 9 (2.92%) Robot Framework
10 9 (2.92%) SoapUI
10 9 (2.92%) TestNG
11 8 (2.60%) Bitbucket Server
11 8 (2.60%) REST Assured
11 8 (2.60%) Serenity BDD
General
1 68 (22.08%) Social Skills
2 49 (15.91%) Organisational Skills
3 41 (13.31%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (7.47%) Electronics
5 18 (5.84%) Automotive
6 16 (5.19%) Manufacturing
7 14 (4.55%) Aerospace
8 8 (2.60%) Finance
8 8 (2.60%) Marketing
9 7 (2.27%) Retail
10 6 (1.95%) Pharmaceutical
11 5 (1.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (1.30%) Aviation
13 3 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (0.97%) Telecoms
14 2 (0.65%) Health Technology
14 2 (0.65%) Police
14 2 (0.65%) Public Sector
15 1 (0.32%) Military
Job Titles
1 51 (16.56%) Software Engineer
2 44 (14.29%) Senior
3 36 (11.69%) Tester
4 35 (11.36%) Test Engineer
5 33 (10.71%) Developer
6 32 (10.39%) Analyst
7 24 (7.79%) Consultant
8 23 (7.47%) Test Analyst
9 22 (7.14%) Lead
10 21 (6.82%) Senior Software Engineer
11 18 (5.84%) Support Engineer
12 17 (5.52%) Automation Tester
13 16 (5.19%) Software Test Engineer
13 16 (5.19%) Software Tester
14 15 (4.87%) ERP Consultant
14 15 (4.87%) ERP Implementation Consultant
14 15 (4.87%) Implementation Consultant
15 13 (4.22%) Oracle Developer
15 13 (4.22%) QA Analyst
15 13 (4.22%) Senior Oracle Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (9.09%) XML
2 26 (8.44%) HTML
3 22 (7.14%) SOAP
4 20 (6.49%) .NET
4 20 (6.49%) Web Services
5 10 (3.25%) REST
6 9 (2.92%) WireMock
7 8 (2.60%) Playwright
8 7 (2.27%) Apache Commons
8 7 (2.27%) Guava
8 7 (2.27%) Java Concurrency
8 7 (2.27%) RESTful
9 6 (1.95%) JSON
9 6 (1.95%) OpenMP
9 6 (1.95%) React
9 6 (1.95%) WPF
10 5 (1.62%) .NET Framework
10 5 (1.62%) Node.js
11 4 (1.30%) Qt
11 4 (1.30%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 31 (10.06%) Algorithms
2 23 (7.47%) Management Information System
3 15 (4.87%) Product Ownership
3 15 (4.87%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (3.90%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (3.57%) Life Science
6 10 (3.25%) Driving Licence
7 9 (2.92%) Greenfield Project
7 9 (2.92%) Linux Command Line
8 8 (2.60%) Embedded Systems
9 7 (2.27%) Client/Server
10 6 (1.95%) CUDA
10 6 (1.95%) Data Structures
10 6 (1.95%) Mobile App
11 5 (1.62%) EPoS
12 4 (1.30%) Device Driver
12 4 (1.30%) Robotics
13 3 (0.97%) FPGA
13 3 (0.97%) SCADA
14 2 (0.65%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 56 (18.18%) Linux
2 43 (13.96%) Windows
3 14 (4.55%) Unix
4 11 (3.57%) Windows 10
4 11 (3.57%) Windows 7
5 4 (1.30%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.30%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.32%) CentOS
6 1 (0.32%) Debian
6 1 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (37.01%) Agile
2 102 (33.12%) Test Automation
3 98 (31.82%) Problem-Solving
4 72 (23.38%) Software Engineering
5 57 (18.51%) Computer Science
6 51 (16.56%) CI/CD
6 51 (16.56%) DevOps
7 38 (12.34%) SDET
8 32 (10.39%) Containerisation
8 32 (10.39%) Physics
9 30 (9.74%) Customer Service
9 30 (9.74%) Mathematics
10 29 (9.42%) Test Strategy
11 28 (9.09%) Configuration Management
12 25 (8.12%) Scrum
13 24 (7.79%) Test Scripting
14 23 (7.47%) Project Management
14 23 (7.47%) Validation
15 21 (6.82%) Service Delivery
15 21 (6.82%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 87 (28.25%) Python
2 64 (20.78%) SQL
3 59 (19.16%) C
4 56 (18.18%) C#
5 40 (12.99%) JavaScript
6 38 (12.34%) C++
7 35 (11.36%) Bash
8 32 (10.39%) Embedded C
9 29 (9.42%) Java
10 23 (7.47%) MATLAB
11 22 (7.14%) Fortran
12 18 (5.84%) Perl
13 15 (4.87%) PL/SQL
14 12 (3.90%) Groovy
15 7 (2.27%) Ruby
15 7 (2.27%) TypeScript
16 6 (1.95%) Go
17 5 (1.62%) Embedded C++
18 4 (1.30%) PHP
19 3 (0.97%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 109 (35.39%) Degree
2 70 (22.73%) Security Cleared
3 33 (10.71%) ISTQB
4 32 (10.39%) SC Cleared
5 29 (9.42%) Computer Science Degree
6 15 (4.87%) Master's Degree
7 14 (4.55%) ISEB
8 13 (4.22%) DV Cleared
8 13 (4.22%) PhD
9 11 (3.57%) HND
10 5 (1.62%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.97%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.65%) CBAP
12 2 (0.65%) IIBA
13 1 (0.32%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (21.43%) QA
2 19 (6.17%) MISRA
3 12 (3.90%) ISO 26262
4 11 (3.57%) Automotive SPICE
4 11 (3.57%) AUTOSAR
5 5 (1.62%) GDPR
5 5 (1.62%) SLA
6 2 (0.65%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.65%) Software Quality Assurance
7 1 (0.32%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.32%) JTAG
7 1 (0.32%) WCAG
System Software
1 30 (9.74%) Docker
2 25 (8.12%) Firmware
3 12 (3.90%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.65%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.32%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 32 (10.39%) Kubernetes
2 14 (4.55%) Terraform
3 11 (3.57%) SCCM
4 5 (1.62%) HP Quality Center
5 3 (0.97%) Ansible
5 3 (0.97%) Wonderware InTouch
6 2 (0.65%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.32%) Grafana
7 1 (0.32%) Kibana
7 1 (0.32%) Kustomize
7 1 (0.32%) Puppet
Vendors
1 52 (16.88%) Microsoft
2 25 (8.12%) Oracle
3 18 (5.84%) IBM
3 18 (5.84%) Lauterbach
4 16 (5.19%) HP
5 9 (2.92%) SAP
5 9 (2.92%) ServiceNow
6 8 (2.60%) Sage
7 7 (2.27%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.95%) Epicor
9 4 (1.30%) Facebook
9 4 (1.30%) Instagram
10 3 (0.97%) Atlassian
10 3 (0.97%) AVEVA
10 3 (0.97%) Databricks
10 3 (0.97%) Google
10 3 (0.97%) Rockwell
10 3 (0.97%) Siemens
10 3 (0.97%) Wonderware
11 2 (0.65%) WatchGuard