Software Testing Job Trends in Bath

Software Testing
Somerset > Bath

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bath requiring Software Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 12 25
Rank change year-on-year -20 +13 +15
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 1 10 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Bath 0.56% 7.87% 1.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.76% 8.55% 1.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1 10 2
10th Percentile - £32,500 -
25th Percentile - £68,125 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £77,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -35.48% +106.67% -
75th Percentile - £81,250 £41,250
90th Percentile - - -
Somerset median annual salary £36,250 £77,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year -53.23% +53.47% -22.31%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bath

Software Testing 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 Bath.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 131 117 155
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bath 73.60% 92.13% 85.64%
Number of salaries quoted 45 66 122
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £25,625
25th Percentile £38,000 £42,941 £35,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £46,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +17.65% -15.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £79,688 £60,000
90th Percentile £83,250 £85,000 £66,125
Somerset median annual salary £41,928 £54,160 £45,000
% change year-on-year -22.59% +20.36% -10.00%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Bath

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bath.

Software Testing job vacancy trend in Bath

Software Testing
Salary Trend in Bath

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bath citing Software Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bath citing Software Testing

Software Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bath 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Test Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation