Software Testing Jobs in Surrey

Software Testing
South East > Surrey

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Surrey 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 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 116 92 57
Rank change year-on-year -24 -35 +18
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 39 73 204
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 1.56% 2.91% 5.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.72% 3.07% 6.15%
Number of salaries quoted 21 48 131
10th Percentile £40,000 £39,550 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £50,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £52,500 £82,188 £68,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £97,500 £72,500
South East median annual salary £48,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.57% +5.00% +4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Surrey

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 Surrey with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,264 2,377 3,315
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 90.31% 94.78% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,436 1,429 1,993
10th Percentile £24,500 £32,500 £34,448
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,250 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in Surrey

Software Testing
Salary Trend in Surrey

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

Salary trend for Software Testing in Surrey

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in Surrey over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in Surrey

Software Testing
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 26 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
Guildford +34 17 £45,500 -17.27% 4
Leatherhead -18 13 - -
Redhill +24 3 £60,000 - 1
Woking -2 3 - - 2
Cranleigh - 2 - -
Software Testing
South East

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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 4 (10.26%) TWiki
Applications
1 4 (10.26%) Simulink
1 4 (10.26%) Stateflow
2 2 (5.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.13%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (5.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (5.13%) MS Visio
2 2 (5.13%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 9 (23.08%) Cloud Computing
2 4 (10.26%) Azure
3 3 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (5.13%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 9 (23.08%) Firewall
2 4 (10.26%) Network Security
2 4 (10.26%) TCP/IP
3 3 (7.69%) 4G
3 3 (7.69%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (35.90%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (28.21%) Jenkins
2 9 (23.08%) JIRA
2 9 (23.08%) Robot Framework
3 4 (10.26%) eggPlant
4 2 (5.13%) Balsamiq
4 2 (5.13%) Cypress.io
4 2 (5.13%) Git
4 2 (5.13%) Postman
4 2 (5.13%) Selenium
5 1 (2.56%) Cucumber
5 1 (2.56%) JMeter
5 1 (2.56%) JUnit
5 1 (2.56%) Mockito
5 1 (2.56%) Protractor
5 1 (2.56%) Travis CI
General
1 13 (33.33%) Aerospace
2 10 (25.64%) Social Skills
3 7 (17.95%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (7.69%) Manufacturing
4 3 (7.69%) Telecoms
5 2 (5.13%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (5.13%) Electronics
6 1 (2.56%) Health Technology
6 1 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.56%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (23.08%) Consultant
1 9 (23.08%) Software Consultant
2 8 (20.51%) Test Engineer
3 7 (17.95%) Software Tester
3 7 (17.95%) Tester
4 4 (10.26%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 4 (10.26%) Security Engineer
4 4 (10.26%) Security Support Engineer
4 4 (10.26%) Support Engineer
5 3 (7.69%) Analyst
5 3 (7.69%) Design Engineer
5 3 (7.69%) Principal Engineer
5 3 (7.69%) RF Design Engineer
5 3 (7.69%) RF Engineer
6 2 (5.13%) Business Analyst
6 2 (5.13%) Control Software Engineer
6 2 (5.13%) Software Engineer
7 1 (2.56%) Automation Engineer
7 1 (2.56%) QA Automation Engineer
7 1 (2.56%) Test Automation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (25.64%) .NET
2 9 (23.08%) HTML
2 9 (23.08%) XML
3 2 (5.13%) Playwright
4 1 (2.56%) Node.js
4 1 (2.56%) Puppeteer
4 1 (2.56%) React
4 1 (2.56%) Spring
4 1 (2.56%) Spring Boot
4 1 (2.56%) Web Services
4 1 (2.56%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 9 (23.08%) Linux Command Line
2 3 (7.69%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (7.69%) FPGA
3 2 (5.13%) Analogue Electronics
3 2 (5.13%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 13 (33.33%) Linux
2 4 (10.26%) Windows
2 4 (10.26%) Windows Server
2 4 (10.26%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (51.28%) Test Automation
2 17 (43.59%) Agile
2 17 (43.59%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (41.03%) Computer Science
4 14 (35.90%) Mathematics
5 13 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
6 12 (30.77%) Actionable Insight
6 12 (30.77%) DevOps
6 12 (30.77%) Validation
7 11 (28.21%) Requirements Analysis
8 10 (25.64%) CI/CD
9 9 (23.08%) Change Management
9 9 (23.08%) Configuration Management
9 9 (23.08%) Containerisation
9 9 (23.08%) Customer Service
9 9 (23.08%) Service Delivery
9 9 (23.08%) Systems Engineering
9 9 (23.08%) Technical Analysis
9 9 (23.08%) Time Management
10 8 (20.51%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 17 (43.59%) Python
2 13 (33.33%) Bash
3 10 (25.64%) C#
4 8 (20.51%) C
5 4 (10.26%) MATLAB
6 2 (5.13%) C++
7 1 (2.56%) Java
7 1 (2.56%) JavaScript
7 1 (2.56%) SQL
7 1 (2.56%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 21 (53.85%) Degree
2 14 (35.90%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (10.26%) SC Cleared
3 4 (10.26%) Security Cleared
4 3 (7.69%) Master's Degree
5 2 (5.13%) CBAP
5 2 (5.13%) IIBA
6 1 (2.56%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (12.82%) QA
2 1 (2.56%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 7 (17.95%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (7.69%) Firmware
3 1 (2.56%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (25.64%) Kubernetes
2 2 (5.13%) Functional Safety
3 1 (2.56%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (23.08%) ServiceNow
2 6 (15.38%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.56%) YouTube