Tester Job Trends in Bridgwater
Tester
Somerset > Bridgwater
The median Tester salary in Bridgwater is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Tester jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bridgwater | 1.30% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.45% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £37,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Somerset median annual salary | £35,000 | £35,000 | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bridgwater
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Bridgwater matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Bridgwater matching a recognised job title | 69 | 9 | 59 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 89.61% | 81.82% | 86.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,137 | - | £28,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,867 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,000 | £45,000 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +50.00% | -31.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,000 | - | £34,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,750 | - | £34,700 |
| Somerset median annual salary | £45,000 | £40,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -20.00% | +6.38% |
Tester Job Vacancy Trend in Bridgwater
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Tester job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bridgwater.
Tester Salary Trend in Bridgwater
Salary distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Bridgwater.
Tester Skill Set Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bridgwater
For the 6 months to 1 November 2026, Tester job ads cited 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 Tester job ads across the Bridgwater region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accessibility | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Agile | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | API Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure DevOps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Customer Experience | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Kanban | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Manual Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Non-Functional Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Playwright | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Regression Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Scrum | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Sprint Planning | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SQL | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Automation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | User Experience | 100.0% | 1 |
Tester Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bridgwater by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manual Tester | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Tester | 100.0% | 1 |