Junior Software Tester
UK

The median Junior Software Tester salary in the UK is £27,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 883 982 1195
Rank change year-on-year +99 +213 -297
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Tester 11 3 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.011% 0.003% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.003% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 11 1 6
10th Percentile £24,250 - £21,625
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £22,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £30,000 £25,250
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +18.81% +1.00%
75th Percentile £29,250 £32,500 £26,875
90th Percentile £35,000 - £29,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,500 £30,000 £25,250
% change year-on-year -8.33% +18.81% +1.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 92,682 96,623 147,884
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.57% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,673 60,571 85,427
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Junior Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Junior Software Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Junior Software Tester in the UK

Junior Software Tester
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Software Tester.

Salary trend for Junior Software Tester in the UK

Junior Software Tester
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Software Tester over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior Software Tester in the UK

Junior Software Tester
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Software Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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
England +131 10 £27,500 -8.33% 1
UK excluding London +28 9 £27,500 -8.33% 2
East of England +34 7 £27,500 -
London - 2 £35,000 -
North West - 1 £24,500 -
Scotland - 1 £26,500 - 1
North of England - 1 £24,500 -

Junior Software Tester Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Junior Software Tester job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Junior Software Tester in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 8 (72.73%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (63.64%) SDLC
3 7 (63.64%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (63.64%) Degree
3 7 (63.64%) Computer Science
4 3 (27.27%) Agile
4 3 (27.27%) SQL
4 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
5 2 (18.18%) Test Automation
5 2 (18.18%) CSS
5 2 (18.18%) C#
5 2 (18.18%) HTML
5 2 (18.18%) JavaScript
5 2 (18.18%) TDD
5 2 (18.18%) Scrum
5 2 (18.18%) Web Testing
6 1 (9.09%) Test Management
6 1 (9.09%) QA
6 1 (9.09%) Code Quality
6 1 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving

Junior Software Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 8 (72.73%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (18.18%) CSS
1 2 (18.18%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 7 (63.64%) Computer Science
2 7 (63.64%) SDLC
3 3 (27.27%) Agile
4 2 (18.18%) Scrum
4 2 (18.18%) TDD
4 2 (18.18%) Test Automation
4 2 (18.18%) Web Testing
5 1 (9.09%) Code Quality
5 1 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (9.09%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (27.27%) SQL
2 2 (18.18%) C#
2 2 (18.18%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) Computer Science Degree
1 7 (63.64%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) QA