The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Blackburn requiring Software Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software Testing over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 4 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
40
14
-
Rank change year-on-year
-26
-
-
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing
5
6
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn
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 Blackburn.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
260
73
22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn
99.24%
79.35%
81.48%
Number of salaries quoted
220
61
16
10th Percentile
-
£22,489
£39,375
25th Percentile
£47,683
£24,500
£47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,055
£32,500
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
+54.01%
-35.00%
+25.00%
75th Percentile
£54,793
£48,750
£58,438
90th Percentile
£58,943
£65,000
£63,125
Lancashire median annual salary
£50,055
£50,000
£47,500
% change year-on-year
+0.11%
+5.26%
+7.95%
Software Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn
Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.
Software Testing Salary Trend in Blackburn
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Blackburn.
Software Testing Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn
For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, job vacancies citing Software Testing also mentioned 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 Blackburn region with a requirement for Software Testing.
Software Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn 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:
