Test Strategy Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

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East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire requiring Test Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 - 55
Rank change year-on-year - - +60
Permanent jobs citing Test Strategy 9 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 1.01% - 1.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.32% - 1.64%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 1
10th Percentile £62,750 - -
25th Percentile - - £82,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £85,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +57.41%
75th Percentile £68,375 - £87,500
90th Percentile £78,500 - -
East of England median annual salary £65,000 £90,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -27.78% +63.64% -8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 680 774 549
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 76.23% 86.38% 90.89%
Number of salaries quoted 474 349 352
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,790 £27,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £47,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +2.80% -2.73%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £87,500
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% - -

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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Test Strategy job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

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Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Test Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Test Strategy

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Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Strategy in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Test Strategy in Cambridgeshire

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Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Strategy within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridge - 5 £71,000 - 10
Peterborough - 4 £65,000 - 8
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East of England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) LoadRunner
General
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Lead
2 4 (44.44%) Performance Tester
2 4 (44.44%) Tester
3 3 (33.33%) Lead Software Engineer
3 3 (33.33%) Software Engineer
4 2 (22.22%) Analyst
4 2 (22.22%) Business Analyst
4 2 (22.22%) Business Analyst Team Leader
4 2 (22.22%) Lead Business Analyst
4 2 (22.22%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) React
1 3 (33.33%) Web Services
2 1 (11.11%) .NET
2 1 (11.11%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (33.33%) e-Learning
2 3 (33.33%) Product Ownership
3 2 (22.22%) Virtual Team
4 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Windows
1 1 (11.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Agile
2 5 (55.56%) Requirements Gathering
2 5 (55.56%) Scrum
3 4 (44.44%) Performance Testing
3 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (33.33%) Full-Stack Development
4 3 (33.33%) Kanban
4 3 (33.33%) OO
4 3 (33.33%) Product Vision
4 3 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 3 (33.33%) Scrum-ban
4 3 (33.33%) Software Engineering
4 3 (33.33%) User Experience
4 3 (33.33%) UX Design
4 3 (33.33%) Web Development
5 2 (22.22%) Coaching
5 2 (22.22%) People Management
5 2 (22.22%) SDLC
5 2 (22.22%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) Java
1 3 (33.33%) JavaScript
1 3 (33.33%) Python
1 3 (33.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) DBS Check
2 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (55.56%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Dynatrace
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
1 1 (11.11%) Splunk