The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire requiring Exploratory Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Exploratory Testing over the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Exploratory 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 Cheshire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
796
991
623
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire
72.96%
72.44%
94.11%
Number of salaries quoted
353
657
394
10th Percentile
£23,504
£26,250
£25,301
25th Percentile
£25,087
£35,000
£36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£37,500
£50,000
£48,000
Median % change year-on-year
-25.00%
+4.17%
+6.67%
75th Percentile
£58,750
£60,000
£67,070
90th Percentile
£70,000
£68,484
£88,750
North West median annual salary
£50,055
£52,084
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-3.90%
-5.30%
+4.76%
Exploratory Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing Exploratory Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Exploratory Testing Salary Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Exploratory Testing in Cheshire.
Exploratory Testing Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 4 August 2025, job vacancies citing Exploratory 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 Cheshire region with a requirement for Exploratory Testing.
Exploratory Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
