Test Scripting Job Trends in Edinburgh

Test Scripting (Test Scripts)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Test Scripting skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 96 108
Rank change year-on-year -7 +12 +37
Permanent jobs citing Test Scripting 1 5 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.089% 0.46% 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.47% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £38,850
25th Percentile - - £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +13.64%
75th Percentile - - £65,625
90th Percentile - - £66,750
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 - £40,000
% change year-on-year - - -20.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

Test Scripting 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 947 1,054 1,125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 84.48% 97.05% 91.24%
Number of salaries quoted 422 402 901
10th Percentile £26,250 £36,025 £30,888
25th Percentile £29,313 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £59,430 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.07% -0.95% -1.93%
75th Percentile £70,938 £76,960 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £91,934
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -13.04%

Test Scripting
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Test Scripting job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Test Scripting
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Test Scripting.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Test Scripting

Test Scripting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA