Software Tester
UK > England
The median Software Tester salary in England is £41,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 642 | 763 | 446 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +121 | -317 | +467 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester | 28 | 74 | 639 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.058% | 0.087% | 0.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.064% | 0.092% | 0.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26 | 60 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | - | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £26,250 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,250 | £37,500 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -11.76% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,750 | £44,750 | £53,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,250 | £50,000 | £70,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £42,500 | £38,500 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.39% | -3.75% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 43,436 | 80,761 | 84,301 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.39% | 94.49% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,713 | 60,391 | 53,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,995 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Software Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Software Tester
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Tester in England.
Software Tester
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Tester in England over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.
Software Tester
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 Tester within the England region over the 6 months to 7 May 2025. 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 |
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| South East | +89 | 9 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 5 |
| Midlands | +57 | 7 | £42,500 | +22.30% | 6 |
| London | +90 | 6 | £31,750 | -28.65% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +46 | 5 | £42,500 | +30.77% | 3 |
| North of England | +44 | 4 | £40,000 | +14.29% | 2 |
| South West | +121 | 2 | £41,250 | +26.92% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +46 | 2 | £37,500 | -18.48% | 3 |
| North West | -3 | 2 | £45,000 | +20.00% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +66 | 1 | £28,000 | -6.67% | |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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Software Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, Software Tester job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Software Tester in the job title.
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Software Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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