Software Testing Jobs in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 172 62 85
Rank change year-on-year -110 +23 +3
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 1,211 3,101 2,686
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.71% 5.15% 3.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.03% 5.38% 4.02%
Number of salaries quoted 938 825 1,345
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £29,850
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,329 £50,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.34% +8.70% +2.22%
75th Percentile £60,741 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £82,500 £73,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,635 57,626 66,862
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.05% 95.63% 94.05%
Number of salaries quoted 41,208 29,573 41,244
10th Percentile £27,117 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 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
South East -55 317 £48,000 -12.73% 102
North of England -107 280 £55,000 +10.00% 81
Midlands -135 170 £45,000 - 73
North West -115 160 £55,000 +11.11% 42
South West -85 136 £50,000 +8.70% 50
East of England -52 133 £55,000 -15.38% 64
Scotland -101 125 £45,000 -3.84% 25
West Midlands -106 124 £45,000 -5.26% 45
Yorkshire -60 100 £55,000 +10.00% 34
East Midlands -105 46 £49,329 +23.32% 28
Wales +25 41 £47,500 +2.79% 8
North East -2 20 £55,000 -0.90% 5
Northern Ireland +8 9 £37,500 -42.31% 8
Software Testing
UK

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 46 (3.80%) Confluence
2 29 (2.39%) IIS
3 19 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 18 (1.49%) SharePoint
5 12 (0.99%) Apache
6 7 (0.58%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.50%) OpenStack
8 5 (0.41%) WinCC
9 4 (0.33%) TWiki
10 3 (0.25%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.17%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 1 (0.083%) CMS
12 1 (0.083%) JBoss
12 1 (0.083%) Moodle
12 1 (0.083%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.083%) Red Hat Fuse
12 1 (0.083%) Totara
12 1 (0.083%) WordPress
Applications
1 62 (5.12%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (2.56%) Simulink
3 23 (1.90%) Stateflow
4 19 (1.57%) Microsoft Excel
5 7 (0.58%) CANalyzer
6 6 (0.50%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 3 (0.25%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.17%) TargetLink
9 2 (0.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (0.58%) BPCS
2 6 (0.50%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.17%) ProductWriter
5 1 (0.083%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.083%) Postilion
5 1 (0.083%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 217 (17.92%) Azure
2 160 (13.21%) AWS
3 60 (4.95%) Azure DevOps
4 55 (4.54%) SaaS
5 47 (3.88%) Cloud Computing
6 37 (3.06%) Microsoft 365
7 36 (2.97%) GitHub
8 26 (2.15%) GCP
9 19 (1.57%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (0.83%) Google Play
11 9 (0.74%) BlazeMeter
12 8 (0.66%) Slack
13 7 (0.58%) IaaS
14 6 (0.50%) Entra ID
15 5 (0.41%) Power Platform
16 4 (0.33%) AWS Lambda
16 4 (0.33%) Serverless
17 3 (0.25%) BrowserStack
17 3 (0.25%) Power Automate
17 3 (0.25%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 44 (3.63%) TCP/IP
2 30 (2.48%) Wireless
3 29 (2.39%) WAN
4 24 (1.98%) Firewall
4 24 (1.98%) Wi-Fi
5 22 (1.82%) Internet
6 20 (1.65%) Network Security
6 20 (1.65%) RS-485
7 17 (1.40%) 4G
7 17 (1.40%) LAN
8 16 (1.32%) Ethernet
9 14 (1.16%) RS-232
10 13 (1.07%) MQTT
11 12 (0.99%) 3G
12 11 (0.91%) J1939
13 7 (0.58%) Modbus
14 6 (0.50%) Wireshark
15 5 (0.41%) FlexRay
15 5 (0.41%) VPN
16 4 (0.33%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (6.77%) SQL Server
2 42 (3.47%) NoSQL
3 20 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
3 20 (1.65%) Relational Database
4 16 (1.32%) Geospatial Data
5 13 (1.07%) Big Data
5 13 (1.07%) MySQL
6 12 (0.99%) Data Lake
6 12 (0.99%) OLTP
7 7 (0.58%) DynamoDB
8 6 (0.50%) Hadoop
8 6 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.33%) BigQuery
9 4 (0.33%) Flink
9 4 (0.33%) InterSystems Cache
9 4 (0.33%) Power BI
10 3 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.25%) SQLite
11 2 (0.17%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 169 (13.96%) JIRA
2 100 (8.26%) Selenium
3 86 (7.10%) Git
4 69 (5.70%) Jenkins
5 59 (4.87%) Cypress.io
6 57 (4.71%) Visual Studio
7 54 (4.46%) Cucumber
7 54 (4.46%) Postman
8 40 (3.30%) JMeter
9 39 (3.22%) GitLab
10 34 (2.81%) JUnit
11 32 (2.64%) Appium
12 27 (2.23%) Bitbucket
13 25 (2.06%) LabVIEW
14 21 (1.73%) SoapUI
15 18 (1.49%) ClearCase
15 18 (1.49%) Plastic SCM
16 16 (1.32%) MSTest
17 14 (1.16%) ClearQuest
18 13 (1.07%) SpecFlow
General
1 283 (23.37%) Social Skills
2 188 (15.52%) Analytical Skills
3 114 (9.41%) Finance
4 109 (9.00%) Electronics
5 60 (4.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 58 (4.79%) Public Sector
7 56 (4.62%) Manufacturing
7 56 (4.62%) Organisational Skills
8 49 (4.05%) Automotive
9 36 (2.97%) Aerospace
10 35 (2.89%) Marketing
10 35 (2.89%) Retail
11 27 (2.23%) Legal
12 21 (1.73%) Games
12 21 (1.73%) Law
13 20 (1.65%) Banking
14 19 (1.57%) Military
15 16 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
15 16 (1.32%) Telecoms
16 14 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 184 (15.19%) Senior
2 171 (14.12%) Developer
3 169 (13.96%) Software Engineer
4 134 (11.07%) Tester
5 124 (10.24%) Test Engineer
6 96 (7.93%) Lead
7 82 (6.77%) Analyst
8 81 (6.69%) Software Tester
9 62 (5.12%) QA Engineer
9 62 (5.12%) Software Test Engineer
9 62 (5.12%) Systems Engineer
10 54 (4.46%) Software Developer
11 50 (4.13%) Embedded Engineer
12 48 (3.96%) Senior Software Engineer
13 46 (3.80%) Embedded Software Engineer
14 43 (3.55%) Test Analyst
15 39 (3.22%) Hardware Engineer
15 39 (3.22%) Senior Developer
16 38 (3.14%) .NET Developer
17 37 (3.06%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 126 (10.40%) .NET
2 57 (4.71%) HTML
3 55 (4.54%) Web Services
4 53 (4.38%) REST
5 41 (3.39%) XML
6 35 (2.89%) SOAP
7 34 (2.81%) Playwright
7 34 (2.81%) React
8 31 (2.56%) .NET Framework
9 29 (2.39%) JSON
10 27 (2.23%) Spring
11 25 (2.06%) CSS
12 23 (1.90%) .NET Core
12 23 (1.90%) Spring Boot
13 22 (1.82%) RESTful
14 17 (1.40%) ASP.NET
15 16 (1.32%) ASP.NET Web API
15 16 (1.32%) Kafka
16 15 (1.24%) RabbitMQ
17 13 (1.07%) MSMQ
Miscellaneous
1 76 (6.28%) Product Ownership
2 72 (5.95%) Self-Motivation
3 53 (4.38%) Mobile App
4 49 (4.05%) Algorithms
5 41 (3.39%) IoT
6 36 (2.97%) Management Information System
7 33 (2.73%) Distributed Systems
8 32 (2.64%) Public Cloud
9 31 (2.56%) Video\Live Streaming
10 26 (2.15%) Clustering
10 26 (2.15%) Embedded Systems
11 24 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
12 22 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
13 21 (1.73%) Greenfield Project
14 18 (1.49%) Driving Licence
15 13 (1.07%) Linux Command Line
16 12 (0.99%) Robotics
17 11 (0.91%) Client/Server
17 11 (0.91%) Data Structures
17 11 (0.91%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 138 (11.40%) Linux
2 124 (10.24%) Windows
3 34 (2.81%) Android
4 32 (2.64%) Unix
5 16 (1.32%) Embedded Linux
5 16 (1.32%) Windows 10
6 15 (1.24%) Apple iOS
6 15 (1.24%) Windows Server
7 10 (0.83%) Windows 7
8 8 (0.66%) FreeRTOS
9 6 (0.50%) Debian
10 5 (0.41%) Windows Mobile
11 4 (0.33%) Mac OS
11 4 (0.33%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (0.25%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.17%) CentOS
13 2 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 2 (0.17%) Solaris
13 2 (0.17%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 446 (36.83%) Agile
2 423 (34.93%) Test Automation
3 297 (24.53%) Problem-Solving
4 292 (24.11%) Software Engineering
5 182 (15.03%) DevOps
6 179 (14.78%) Computer Science
7 172 (14.20%) CI/CD
8 136 (11.23%) Mentoring
9 120 (9.91%) SDLC
10 109 (9.00%) Test Strategy
11 107 (8.84%) TDD
12 106 (8.75%) Regression Testing
12 106 (8.75%) Scrum
13 99 (8.18%) Test Scripting
14 90 (7.43%) Functional Testing
15 83 (6.85%) Continuous Integration
16 81 (6.69%) Coaching
16 81 (6.69%) Continuous Improvement
17 80 (6.61%) Code Quality
18 76 (6.28%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 220 (18.17%) SQL
2 212 (17.51%) Python
3 211 (17.42%) C#
4 165 (13.63%) JavaScript
5 155 (12.80%) Java
6 148 (12.22%) C
7 78 (6.44%) C++
8 46 (3.80%) Embedded C
9 45 (3.72%) Bash
10 43 (3.55%) MATLAB
10 43 (3.55%) TypeScript
11 24 (1.98%) Fortran
12 23 (1.90%) PowerShell
13 19 (1.57%) Perl
14 18 (1.49%) Groovy
14 18 (1.49%) VB.NET
15 15 (1.24%) PL/SQL
16 14 (1.16%) Ruby
17 13 (1.07%) Go
17 13 (1.07%) PHP
Qualifications
1 337 (27.83%) Degree
2 167 (13.79%) Security Cleared
3 95 (7.84%) Computer Science Degree
4 80 (6.61%) ISTQB
5 61 (5.04%) SC Cleared
6 26 (2.15%) DV Cleared
7 25 (2.06%) BPSS Clearance
7 25 (2.06%) Master's Degree
8 19 (1.57%) ISEB
8 19 (1.57%) PhD
9 17 (1.40%) HND
10 13 (1.07%) AWS Certification
10 13 (1.07%) DBS Check
11 9 (0.74%) IIBA
12 8 (0.66%) Azure Certification
13 6 (0.50%) CSPO
14 5 (0.41%) Chartered Engineer
14 5 (0.41%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 5 (0.41%) ITIL Certification
15 4 (0.33%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 258 (21.30%) QA
2 32 (2.64%) Accessibility
3 28 (2.31%) WCAG
4 27 (2.23%) GDPR
5 25 (2.06%) MISRA
6 15 (1.24%) ISO 26262
6 15 (1.24%) ISO 9001
7 12 (0.99%) Automotive SPICE
7 12 (0.99%) AUTOSAR
8 10 (0.83%) SLA
9 8 (0.66%) PSD2
10 7 (0.58%) DO-254
10 7 (0.58%) IEC 61508
10 7 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 12207
11 5 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 4 (0.33%) DICOM
12 4 (0.33%) HL7
12 4 (0.33%) ISO 13485
13 3 (0.25%) Def Stans
13 3 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 61 (5.04%) Firmware
2 53 (4.38%) Docker
3 26 (2.15%) VMware NSX
4 21 (1.73%) Active Directory
5 12 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
5 12 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
6 9 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
7 8 (0.66%) Embedded Firmware
7 8 (0.66%) Microsoft App-V
8 4 (0.33%) VMware Server
9 2 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.083%) NFS
10 1 (0.083%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 45 (3.72%) Kubernetes
2 18 (1.49%) SCCM
2 18 (1.49%) Terraform
3 13 (1.07%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (0.50%) HP Quality Center
5 5 (0.41%) Ansible
6 4 (0.33%) Grafana
7 3 (0.25%) Functional Safety
7 3 (0.25%) Wonderware InTouch
8 2 (0.17%) Kibana
8 2 (0.17%) Kustomize
8 2 (0.17%) Puppet
9 1 (0.083%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.083%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.083%) TeamSite
9 1 (0.083%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 200 (16.52%) Microsoft
2 42 (3.47%) IBM
2 42 (3.47%) VMware
3 36 (2.97%) Oracle
4 30 (2.48%) Google
5 20 (1.65%) SAP
6 18 (1.49%) Lauterbach
6 18 (1.49%) ServiceNow
7 16 (1.32%) HP
8 14 (1.16%) Salesforce
9 10 (0.83%) Atlassian
9 10 (0.83%) Citrix
10 9 (0.74%) Rockwell
10 9 (0.74%) TOWER Software
11 8 (0.66%) Duck Creek
11 8 (0.66%) Sage
11 8 (0.66%) Siemens
12 7 (0.58%) MuleSoft
13 6 (0.50%) Jaspersoft
13 6 (0.50%) OutSystems