Software Testing Job Trends in Chester

Software Testing
Cheshire > Chester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Chester requiring Software Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 0 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Chester - - 2.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 3.37%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £45,625
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £60,000
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary - £67,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +21.82% -27.87%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Chester

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 Chester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 118 38 178
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester 55.40% 92.68% 73.55%
Number of salaries quoted 96 17 152
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £39,375 £37,500 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.25% -20.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £59,500 £58,750 £63,125
90th Percentile £70,000 £64,500 £71,915
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Software Testing job vacancy trend in Chester

Software Testing
Salary Trend in Chester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Software Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Software Testing