Exploratory Testing Job Trends in Edinburgh

Exploratory Testing
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Exploratory Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 96 109
Rank change year-on-year - +13 +47
Permanent jobs citing Exploratory Testing 0 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh - 0.36% 0.095%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.37% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £55,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - +46.67% +10.29%
75th Percentile - £56,250 £41,250
90th Percentile - £58,500 -
Scotland median annual salary - £55,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year - +57.14% +2.94%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 906 1,072 968
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 85.55% 96.23% 91.93%
Number of salaries quoted 387 405 780
10th Percentile £26,000 £36,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% -8.00% +4.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £93,778 £96,539
Scotland median annual salary £42,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -23.64% +4.76% -8.70%

Exploratory Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Exploratory Testing job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Exploratory Testing
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Exploratory Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Exploratory Testing