Bug Management Job Trends in England

Bug Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Bug Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 683 - 835
Rank change year-on-year - - +53
Permanent jobs citing Bug Management 4 0 10
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.005% - 0.011%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.006% - 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 10
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - £38,750
Median % change year-on-year - - -33.33%
75th Percentile £43,750 - £43,750
90th Percentile - - £57,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 - £38,750
% change year-on-year - - -33.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Bug Management 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 61,595 36,399 73,671
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.07% 93.30% 83.66%
Number of salaries quoted 41,041 19,603 54,687
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% +7.27% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%

Bug Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Bug Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Bug Management job vacancy trend in England

Bug Management
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Bug Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Bug Management

Bug Management
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Bug Management within the England region over the 6 months to 31 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South West - 4 £42,500 - 3
Bug Management
UK

Bug Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 4 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Applications Specialist
1 3 (75.00%) Applications Support
1 3 (75.00%) Applications Support Specialist
1 3 (75.00%) Support Specialist
2 1 (25.00%) Software Test Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Test Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) API Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 4 (100.00%) Workflow
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) DevOps
2 3 (75.00%) Lean Thinking
2 3 (75.00%) Manual Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Project Management
2 3 (75.00%) Scrum
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (75.00%) User Experience
2 3 (75.00%) Workflow Analysis
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft