The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring Manual Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Manual 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 Belfast.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
234
318
259
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast
82.11%
80.92%
92.17%
Number of salaries quoted
120
162
196
10th Percentile
£30,000
£39,451
£28,125
25th Percentile
£35,000
£50,000
£36,094
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£65,000
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
-23.08%
+30.00%
-
75th Percentile
£61,250
£80,000
£68,563
90th Percentile
£78,790
£95,000
£77,500
County Antrim median annual salary
£48,500
£63,750
£50,000
% change year-on-year
-23.92%
+27.50%
-
Manual Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Manual Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
Manual Testing Salary Trend in Belfast
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Manual Testing.
Manual Testing Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, job vacancies citing Manual Testing also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Belfast region with a requirement for Manual Testing.
Manual Testing Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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:
