Software Testing
Essex > Chelmsford
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Chelmsford requiring Software Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +4 |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Testing | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Chelmsford | - | - | 2.17% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 2.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +69.23% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Essex median annual salary | - | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.55% | +69.23% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Chelmsford
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 Chelmsford.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 103 | 47 | 76 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford | 88.79% | 67.14% | 82.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70 | 23 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,375 | £39,050 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,337 | £48,750 | £38,517 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £36,250 | £62,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.00% | +31.58% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60,938 | £70,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,600 | £71,497 |
| Essex median annual salary | £45,000 | £52,250 | £49,161 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.88% | +6.28% | -6.36% |
Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.
Software Testing
Salary Trend in Chelmsford
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing Software Testing.
