Software Testing Job Trends in England

Software Testing
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Software Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 256 242 178
Rank change year-on-year -14 -64 -84
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 607 543 1,430
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.74% 1.38% 1.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.01% 1.49% 1.86%
Number of salaries quoted 442 373 1,031
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,625 £87,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -10.71%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Software 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 60,140 36,455 77,015
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 72.96% 92.71% 82.38%
Number of salaries quoted 42,197 19,854 56,054
10th Percentile £30,580 £29,000 £29,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Software Testing job vacancy trend in England

Software Testing
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Software Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Software Testing

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in England

Software Testing
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 Testing within the England region over the 6 months to 12 June 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 East +11 158 £47,500 -9.52% 66
London -35 157 £60,000 -6.25% 25
North of England -13 98 £51,619 +14.71% 30
South West -55 69 £47,500 -13.64% 33
Midlands -32 67 £55,000 +29.41% 23
North West +33 56 £51,772 -17.16% 17
East of England +11 51 £48,750 -8.02% 49
West Midlands -32 43 £62,500 +316.67% 13
East Midlands -37 24 £55,000 +14.58% 10
Yorkshire -51 24 £40,000 +28.51% 3
North East -26 18 £55,000 +37.50% 11
Software Testing
UK

Software Testing
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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (2.14%) IIS
2 7 (1.15%) Confluence
2 7 (1.15%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.82%) CMS
3 5 (0.82%) WordPress
4 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.66%) Moodle
5 2 (0.33%) Apache
5 2 (0.33%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.16%) Jupyter
Applications
1 17 (2.80%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.99%) Simulink
4 5 (0.82%) AutoCAD
4 5 (0.82%) DaVinci Resolve
4 5 (0.82%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.49%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.33%) Shopify
1 2 (0.33%) Workday HCM
2 1 (0.16%) Misys Equation
2 1 (0.16%) Misys Midas
2 1 (0.16%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 116 (19.11%) Azure
2 108 (17.79%) AWS
3 42 (6.92%) GCP
4 38 (6.26%) Azure DevOps
5 21 (3.46%) GitHub
6 20 (3.29%) Serverless
7 14 (2.31%) BrowserStack
7 14 (2.31%) Power Platform
8 11 (1.81%) Microsoft 365
8 11 (1.81%) SaaS
9 10 (1.65%) AWS Lambda
10 9 (1.48%) OpenShift
11 8 (1.32%) GitHub Copilot
12 7 (1.15%) Anthropic Claude
12 7 (1.15%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (1.15%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (0.82%) Tricentis Tosca
14 4 (0.66%) AWS CloudFormation
14 4 (0.66%) Azure Functions
15 3 (0.49%) BlazeMeter
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.48%) VPN
2 8 (1.32%) Broadband
2 8 (1.32%) Ethernet
3 5 (0.82%) HTTP
3 5 (0.82%) SNMP
4 4 (0.66%) Software-Defined Radio
5 2 (0.33%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (0.33%) LTE
5 2 (0.33%) Modbus
5 2 (0.33%) MQTT
5 2 (0.33%) Network Security
5 2 (0.33%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.33%) Wireless
6 1 (0.16%) 5G
6 1 (0.16%) AMQP
6 1 (0.16%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.16%) DNS
6 1 (0.16%) SSL
6 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (6.10%) SQL Server
2 20 (3.29%) PostgreSQL
3 17 (2.80%) OLTP
4 12 (1.98%) Power BI
5 11 (1.81%) MongoDB
6 10 (1.65%) DynamoDB
7 9 (1.48%) Elasticsearch
8 8 (1.32%) Azure SQL Database
8 8 (1.32%) MySQL
8 8 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 7 (1.15%) Spark SQL
10 6 (0.99%) InfluxDB
10 6 (0.99%) NoSQL
10 6 (0.99%) Oracle Database
11 5 (0.82%) Geospatial Data
12 4 (0.66%) Crystal Reports
12 4 (0.66%) Relational Database
13 2 (0.33%) Big Data
13 2 (0.33%) Db2
13 2 (0.33%) Easytrieve
Development Applications
1 70 (11.53%) JIRA
2 65 (10.71%) Git
3 55 (9.06%) Selenium
4 46 (7.58%) GitLab
5 32 (5.27%) Postman
6 29 (4.78%) Jenkins
7 19 (3.13%) Cypress.io
7 19 (3.13%) Team Foundation Server
8 18 (2.97%) SoapUI
9 17 (2.80%) WebDriver
10 16 (2.64%) TestRail
11 15 (2.47%) JUnit
12 14 (2.31%) Zephyr
13 13 (2.14%) JMeter
14 12 (1.98%) Cucumber
15 10 (1.65%) Visual Studio Code
16 9 (1.48%) REST Assured
17 7 (1.15%) Claude Code
17 7 (1.15%) LoadRunner
17 7 (1.15%) SpecFlow
General
1 166 (27.35%) Social Skills
2 89 (14.66%) Analytical Skills
3 80 (13.18%) Finance
4 30 (4.94%) Electronics
5 24 (3.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 24 (3.95%) Law
6 22 (3.62%) Banking
6 22 (3.62%) Manufacturing
7 18 (2.97%) Retail
8 13 (2.14%) Public Sector
9 11 (1.81%) Aerospace
9 11 (1.81%) Games
10 9 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.48%) Health Technology
11 8 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (0.99%) Back Office
12 6 (0.99%) Marketing
12 6 (0.99%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (0.82%) Military
13 5 (0.82%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 138 (22.73%) Senior
2 104 (17.13%) Software Engineer
3 78 (12.85%) Test Engineer
4 68 (11.20%) Developer
5 64 (10.54%) Tester
6 56 (9.23%) Analyst
6 56 (9.23%) Lead
7 45 (7.41%) Senior Developer
8 43 (7.08%) Software Tester
9 40 (6.59%) Software Test Engineer
10 39 (6.43%) Development Engineer
11 35 (5.77%) Software Development Engineer
12 32 (5.27%) Test Development Engineer
13 29 (4.78%) Senior Software Engineer
14 26 (4.28%) Test Automation Engineer
15 22 (3.62%) Test Analyst
16 21 (3.46%) QA Engineer
16 21 (3.46%) Software Developer
17 20 (3.29%) Oracle Developer
17 20 (3.29%) Senior Oracle Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (10.38%) .NET
2 50 (8.24%) HTML
3 36 (5.93%) Playwright
4 33 (5.44%) React
4 33 (5.44%) SOAP
5 26 (4.28%) XML
6 21 (3.46%) REST
7 15 (2.47%) ASP.NET
7 15 (2.47%) Node.js
8 13 (2.14%) RESTful
9 12 (1.98%) CSS
9 12 (1.98%) JSON
10 10 (1.65%) Spring
11 9 (1.48%) React Native
12 8 (1.32%) .NET Framework
12 8 (1.32%) LangChain
12 8 (1.32%) LlamaIndex
13 7 (1.15%) ASP.NET Core
13 7 (1.15%) PySpark
14 6 (0.99%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 52 (8.57%) Product Ownership
2 32 (5.27%) Algorithms
3 18 (2.97%) Distributed Systems
4 16 (2.64%) Mobile App
5 14 (2.31%) Client/Server
5 14 (2.31%) Embedded Systems
6 11 (1.81%) Cloud Native
6 11 (1.81%) Enterprise Software
6 11 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (1.65%) Life Science
7 10 (1.65%) Management Information System
7 10 (1.65%) Robotics
8 9 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (1.48%) FPGA
9 8 (1.32%) AI Agents
9 8 (1.32%) Low-Code
9 8 (1.32%) Video\Live Streaming
10 7 (1.15%) Reinsurance
11 6 (0.99%) Blog
11 6 (0.99%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 59 (9.72%) Windows
2 42 (6.92%) Linux
3 15 (2.47%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.99%) CentOS
5 4 (0.66%) Unix
6 3 (0.49%) Android
6 3 (0.49%) FreeRTOS
6 3 (0.49%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.33%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.33%) VMS
7 2 (0.33%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.33%) zOS
8 1 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.16%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 253 (41.68%) Test Automation
2 206 (33.94%) Agile
3 153 (25.21%) Software Engineering
4 138 (22.73%) Continuous Improvement
5 127 (20.92%) DevOps
6 120 (19.77%) Problem-Solving
7 115 (18.95%) CI/CD
8 90 (14.83%) Scrum
9 81 (13.34%) Computer Science
10 79 (13.01%) Mentoring
11 77 (12.69%) Code Quality
12 76 (12.52%) SDLC
13 75 (12.36%) AI
14 64 (10.54%) Test Strategy
15 57 (9.39%) Manual Testing
15 57 (9.39%) Regression Testing
16 51 (8.40%) Non-Functional Testing
17 50 (8.24%) Validation
18 47 (7.74%) Test Scripting
19 43 (7.08%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 150 (24.71%) Python
2 125 (20.59%) SQL
3 97 (15.98%) C#
4 83 (13.67%) Java
5 70 (11.53%) JavaScript
6 59 (9.72%) C++
7 42 (6.92%) TypeScript
8 39 (6.43%) C
9 23 (3.79%) PL/SQL
10 21 (3.46%) MATLAB
11 16 (2.64%) PowerShell
12 12 (1.98%) PHP
13 11 (1.81%) Bash
13 11 (1.81%) Go
14 8 (1.32%) Julia
15 7 (1.15%) Groovy
15 7 (1.15%) R
15 7 (1.15%) VBA
16 6 (0.99%) Embedded C
16 6 (0.99%) Rust
Qualifications
1 179 (29.49%) Degree
2 84 (13.84%) Security Cleared
3 63 (10.38%) ISTQB
4 49 (8.07%) SC Cleared
5 35 (5.77%) Master's Degree
6 34 (5.60%) Computer Science Degree
7 32 (5.27%) DV Cleared
8 13 (2.14%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 12 (1.98%) PhD
10 11 (1.81%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 10 (1.65%) BPSS Clearance
12 9 (1.48%) ISEB
13 6 (0.99%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
13 6 (0.99%) PMI Certification
14 5 (0.82%) DBS Check
15 4 (0.66%) Chartered Engineer
15 4 (0.66%) CIPD
16 3 (0.49%) Numerate Degree
17 2 (0.33%) BC Cleared
17 2 (0.33%) CSQA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 174 (28.67%) QA
2 40 (6.59%) Accessibility
3 21 (3.46%) Software Quality Assurance
4 12 (1.98%) SLA
5 10 (1.65%) GDPR
6 7 (1.15%) Data Quality
7 5 (0.82%) PMO
7 5 (0.82%) WCAG
8 4 (0.66%) DO-254
8 4 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.49%) IEC 61508
9 3 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 12207
10 2 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.33%) JTAG
10 2 (0.33%) MISRA
10 2 (0.33%) MISRA C
10 2 (0.33%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.16%) Automotive SPICE
System Software
1 30 (4.94%) Docker
2 25 (4.12%) Firmware
3 15 (2.47%) Active Directory
3 15 (2.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.98%) Embedded Firmware
5 5 (0.82%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.82%) KVM
5 5 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.33%) Terminal Server
6 2 (0.33%) Time Sharing Option
7 1 (0.16%) Xen
Systems Management
1 19 (3.13%) Kubernetes
2 17 (2.80%) Terraform
3 12 (1.98%) Ansible
4 9 (1.48%) Grafana
5 7 (1.15%) Kibana
5 7 (1.15%) logstash
6 5 (0.82%) SCCM
6 5 (0.82%) SCOM
6 5 (0.82%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.49%) Functional Safety
7 3 (0.49%) HP ALM
7 3 (0.49%) HP Fortify
7 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.49%) Norton AntiVirus
7 3 (0.49%) Rancher
7 3 (0.49%) SCOrch
8 1 (0.16%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.16%) Istio
Vendors
1 59 (9.72%) Microsoft
2 35 (5.77%) Oracle
3 17 (2.80%) VMware
4 15 (2.47%) Splunk
5 10 (1.65%) Adobe
5 10 (1.65%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.48%) Citrix
6 9 (1.48%) IBM
7 7 (1.15%) Google
7 7 (1.15%) Red Hat
8 5 (0.82%) Atlassian
8 5 (0.82%) Avid
8 5 (0.82%) HP
8 5 (0.82%) Salesforce
8 5 (0.82%) SolarWinds
9 4 (0.66%) Altera
9 4 (0.66%) AppDynamics
9 4 (0.66%) SYSPRO
10 3 (0.49%) Bloomberg
10 3 (0.49%) Veeam