Software Test Analyst Job Trends in England

Software Test Analyst
UK > England

The median Software Test Analyst salary in England is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 611 675 674
Rank change year-on-year +64 -1 +270
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Test Analyst 6 4 6
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.011% 0.008% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.009% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 6 2 6
10th Percentile £25,250 £41,248 -
25th Percentile - £41,998 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 £43,248 £23,000
Median % change year-on-year -39.88% +88.03% -50.27%
75th Percentile £42,125 £44,498 £31,063
90th Percentile £58,125 £45,248 £59,375
UK median annual salary £26,000 £43,248 £23,000
% change year-on-year -39.88% +88.03% -50.27%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Software Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Test Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Software Test Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Software Test Analyst
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Software Test Analyst job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Software Test Analyst job vacancies in England

Software Test Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Test Analyst in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Test Analyst in England

Software Test Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Test Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
North of England +8 4 £26,000 -39.88% 1
Yorkshire - 4 £26,000 - 1
Midlands - 1 £45,000 -
West Midlands - 1 £45,000 -
London - 1 £67,500 -
Software Test Analyst
UK

Software Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Software Test Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Software Test Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 5 (83.33%) QA
2 5 (83.33%) Regression Testing
2 5 (83.33%) Test Automation
3 4 (66.67%) Code Quality
3 4 (66.67%) Degree
3 4 (66.67%) SaaS
3 4 (66.67%) User Experience
4 2 (33.33%) JIRA
5 1 (16.67%) Agile
5 1 (16.67%) Azure
5 1 (16.67%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (16.67%) C#
5 1 (16.67%) CI/CD
5 1 (16.67%) Defect Tracking
5 1 (16.67%) DevOps
5 1 (16.67%) Docker
5 1 (16.67%) ERP
5 1 (16.67%) ISTQB
5 1 (16.67%) Java
5 1 (16.67%) Jenkins
5 1 (16.67%) Linux
5 1 (16.67%) Oracle
5 1 (16.67%) Performance Testing
5 1 (16.67%) Playwright
5 1 (16.67%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
5 1 (16.67%) Python
5 1 (16.67%) Scrum

Software Test Analyst Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) SaaS
2 1 (16.67%) Azure
2 1 (16.67%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) JIRA
2 1 (16.67%) Jenkins
2 1 (16.67%) Selenium
2 1 (16.67%) TestRail
General
1 4 (66.67%) Law
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Advertising
2 1 (16.67%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Mobile App
1 1 (16.67%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 5 (83.33%) Regression Testing
2 5 (83.33%) Test Automation
3 4 (66.67%) Code Quality
3 4 (66.67%) User Experience
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) CI/CD
4 1 (16.67%) Defect Tracking
4 1 (16.67%) DevOps
4 1 (16.67%) ERP
4 1 (16.67%) Performance Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Scrum
4 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) C#
1 1 (16.67%) Java
1 1 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (83.33%) QA
2 1 (16.67%) SEPA
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Docker
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Oracle