Software Tester Jobs in Aberdeen

Software Tester
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Software Tester salary in Aberdeen is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 30 32
Rank change year-on-year +18 +2 -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 4 15 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 5.97% 4.98% 1.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.90% 5.15% 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 4 14 2
10th Percentile - - £27,725
25th Percentile £47,500 £38,250 £28,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £38,500 £30,750
Median % change year-on-year +29.87% +25.20% +2.50%
75th Percentile £52,500 £40,000 £33,063
90th Percentile - £41,925 £33,175
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £38,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year +29.87% +22.22% -7.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Aberdeen

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Aberdeen. 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 Aberdeen with a recognized job title 58 291 152
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.57% 96.68% 77.55%
Number of salaries quoted 39 239 80
10th Percentile £35,000 £25,750 £30,425
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% - -22.73%
75th Percentile £61,875 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £86,400 £65,000 £72,500
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%

Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Tester in Aberdeen

Software Tester
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

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

Salary trend for Software Tester in Aberdeen

Software Tester Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, 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 across the Aberdeen region featuring Software Tester in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) C#
1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 4 (100.00%) .NET
1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 4 (100.00%) QA
1 4 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 4 (100.00%) SaaS
1 4 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 4 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Playwright

Software Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Cypress.io
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) .NET
1 4 (100.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C#
1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 4 (100.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) QA