Test Strategy Job Trends in Abingdon

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Oxfordshire > Abingdon

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Abingdon requiring Test Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Test Strategy 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Abingdon 1.94% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.67% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £60,000 £75,000 £83,750
% change year-on-year -20.00% -10.45% +92.53%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Abingdon

Test Strategy falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Abingdon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 109 17 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Abingdon 52.91% 62.96% 66.39%
Number of salaries quoted 96 15 77
10th Percentile £37,500 £39,929 £29,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £46,293
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +13.41% -28.78%
75th Percentile £65,625 £58,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £62,500 £63,575
Oxfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -10.31%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Abingdon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Test Strategy relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Abingdon.

Test Strategy job vacancy trend in Abingdon

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Salary Trend in Abingdon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Abingdon citing Test Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Abingdon citing Test Strategy

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Abingdon by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
Development Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Eclipse
1 2 (50.00%) Eclipse RCP
1 2 (50.00%) GitLab
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Desktop Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Java Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Lead
1 2 (50.00%) Lead Tester
1 2 (50.00%) Senior
1 2 (50.00%) Senior Software Tester
1 2 (50.00%) Senior Tester
1 2 (50.00%) Software Tester
1 2 (50.00%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) .NET
1 2 (50.00%) OSGi
1 2 (50.00%) Swing
1 2 (50.00%) SWT
1 2 (50.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Product Ownership
2 2 (50.00%) Life Science
2 2 (50.00%) Renewable Energy
2 2 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (50.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Defect Management
2 2 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 2 (50.00%) Microservices
2 2 (50.00%) Non-Functional Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Open Source
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Scrum
2 2 (50.00%) Secure Coding
2 2 (50.00%) Security Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) C#
1 2 (50.00%) C++
1 2 (50.00%) Java
1 2 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (50.00%) CSQA
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft