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 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 271 260 169
Rank change year-on-year -11 -91 -10
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 637 515 1,433
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.73% 1.19% 1.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.99% 1.32% 1.96%
Number of salaries quoted 456 373 976
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £39,954 £41,000 £39,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £74,500 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £83,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -13.04%

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 64,629 39,087 73,184
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.05% 90.39% 82.46%
Number of salaries quoted 45,666 22,238 52,403
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,822 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -8.72%

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 11 July 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 11 July 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 +3 155 £47,500 -9.52% 61
London -40 147 £67,000 +4.69% 54
North of England -11 103 £55,000 +24.65% 32
South West -33 82 £50,000 -9.09% 26
Midlands -32 72 £55,000 +29.41% 25
East of England +30 69 £55,000 +3.77% 36
North West +14 58 £52,500 -16.00% 13
West Midlands -18 47 £62,500 +316.67% 16
East Midlands -29 25 £55,000 +5.77% 9
North East -30 25 £57,500 +43.75% 9
Yorkshire -43 20 £46,421 +49.14% 10
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 15 (2.35%) IIS
2 10 (1.57%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.26%) Confluence
4 5 (0.78%) CMS
4 5 (0.78%) WordPress
5 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.63%) Moodle
6 2 (0.31%) Apache
6 2 (0.31%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.16%) Jupyter
Applications
1 20 (3.14%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.04%) Simulink
4 6 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.94%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.78%) AutoCAD
5 5 (0.78%) DaVinci Resolve
6 4 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.47%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.16%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.31%) Shopify
1 2 (0.31%) Workday HCM
2 1 (0.16%) Misys Equation
2 1 (0.16%) Misys Midas
2 1 (0.16%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.16%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 121 (19.00%) Azure
2 110 (17.27%) AWS
3 39 (6.12%) Azure DevOps
3 39 (6.12%) GCP
4 24 (3.77%) GitHub
5 23 (3.61%) Serverless
6 15 (2.35%) Power Platform
7 14 (2.20%) Microsoft 365
8 12 (1.88%) AWS Lambda
8 12 (1.88%) SaaS
9 11 (1.73%) BrowserStack
9 11 (1.73%) GitHub Copilot
9 11 (1.73%) OpenShift
10 9 (1.41%) Anthropic Claude
10 9 (1.41%) GitHub Actions
11 7 (1.10%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (0.78%) Tricentis Tosca
13 4 (0.63%) AWS CloudFormation
13 4 (0.63%) Azure Functions
14 3 (0.47%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.73%) VPN
2 8 (1.26%) Broadband
2 8 (1.26%) Ethernet
3 5 (0.78%) HTTP
3 5 (0.78%) SNMP
4 4 (0.63%) Software-Defined Radio
4 4 (0.63%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.31%) ATM
5 2 (0.31%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (0.31%) LTE
5 2 (0.31%) Modbus
5 2 (0.31%) MQTT
5 2 (0.31%) Network Security
5 2 (0.31%) Wireless
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
6 1 (0.16%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (5.65%) SQL Server
2 20 (3.14%) PostgreSQL
3 13 (2.04%) OLTP
3 13 (2.04%) Power BI
4 12 (1.88%) DynamoDB
5 11 (1.73%) Elasticsearch
5 11 (1.73%) MongoDB
6 9 (1.41%) Azure SQL Database
7 8 (1.26%) InfluxDB
7 8 (1.26%) MySQL
7 8 (1.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (1.10%) Spark SQL
9 6 (0.94%) Geospatial Data
9 6 (0.94%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.63%) Crystal Reports
10 4 (0.63%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.63%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.31%) Db2
11 2 (0.31%) DTS
11 2 (0.31%) Easytrieve
Development Applications
1 75 (11.77%) Git
2 66 (10.36%) JIRA
3 53 (8.32%) GitLab
4 51 (8.01%) Selenium
5 36 (5.65%) Jenkins
6 24 (3.77%) Cypress.io
7 21 (3.30%) Postman
8 19 (2.98%) TestRail
9 16 (2.51%) Zephyr
10 15 (2.35%) JUnit
11 14 (2.20%) JMeter
12 12 (1.88%) Cucumber
13 11 (1.73%) Visual Studio Code
14 9 (1.41%) Claude Code
15 8 (1.26%) REST Assured
15 8 (1.26%) Robot Framework
15 8 (1.26%) SpecFlow
16 7 (1.10%) LoadRunner
16 7 (1.10%) WebDriver
17 6 (0.94%) LabVIEW
General
1 184 (28.89%) Social Skills
2 102 (16.01%) Analytical Skills
3 76 (11.93%) Finance
4 37 (5.81%) Electronics
5 29 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 29 (4.55%) Law
6 25 (3.92%) Manufacturing
7 22 (3.45%) Banking
8 16 (2.51%) Retail
9 13 (2.04%) Public Sector
10 12 (1.88%) Aerospace
11 11 (1.73%) Games
12 9 (1.41%) Health Technology
12 9 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.26%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.10%) Advertising
14 7 (1.10%) Military
14 7 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (0.94%) Automotive
15 6 (0.94%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 150 (23.55%) Senior
2 112 (17.58%) Software Engineer
3 73 (11.46%) Test Engineer
4 64 (10.05%) Developer
5 60 (9.42%) Lead
6 59 (9.26%) Analyst
7 52 (8.16%) Tester
8 42 (6.59%) Senior Developer
9 37 (5.81%) Senior Software Engineer
10 35 (5.49%) Software Tester
11 31 (4.87%) Development Engineer
11 31 (4.87%) Software Test Engineer
12 28 (4.40%) QA Engineer
13 27 (4.24%) Software Development Engineer
14 25 (3.92%) Test Automation Engineer
15 24 (3.77%) Test Development Engineer
16 21 (3.30%) Senior Analyst
17 20 (3.14%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
17 20 (3.14%) Embedded Engineer
17 20 (3.14%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (8.01%) .NET
2 40 (6.28%) Playwright
3 37 (5.81%) HTML
4 31 (4.87%) React
5 24 (3.77%) XML
6 22 (3.45%) REST
7 17 (2.67%) SOAP
8 15 (2.35%) CSS
9 14 (2.20%) ASP.NET
9 14 (2.20%) Node.js
10 13 (2.04%) RESTful
11 12 (1.88%) Spring
12 10 (1.57%) JSON
13 9 (1.41%) Elastic Stack
13 9 (1.41%) React Native
13 9 (1.41%) Swagger
14 8 (1.26%) .NET Framework
14 8 (1.26%) ASP.NET Core
14 8 (1.26%) LangChain
14 8 (1.26%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 56 (8.79%) Product Ownership
2 35 (5.49%) Algorithms
3 24 (3.77%) Embedded Systems
4 20 (3.14%) Distributed Systems
5 15 (2.35%) FPGA
6 14 (2.20%) Client/Server
6 14 (2.20%) Mobile App
7 13 (2.04%) Enterprise Software
7 13 (2.04%) Management Information System
8 12 (1.88%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (1.88%) Robotics
9 10 (1.57%) Life Science
10 9 (1.41%) AI Agents
10 9 (1.41%) Cloud Native
10 9 (1.41%) Low-Code
10 9 (1.41%) Onboarding
11 8 (1.26%) Reinsurance
11 8 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.26%) VHDL
11 8 (1.26%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 73 (11.46%) Windows
2 57 (8.95%) Linux
3 20 (3.14%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.26%) CentOS
5 4 (0.63%) Unix
6 3 (0.47%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (0.47%) FreeRTOS
6 3 (0.47%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.47%) VMS
7 2 (0.31%) Android
7 2 (0.31%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.31%) Robot Operating System
7 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.31%) zOS
8 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.16%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 263 (41.29%) Test Automation
2 221 (34.69%) Agile
3 176 (27.63%) Software Engineering
4 153 (24.02%) Continuous Improvement
5 138 (21.66%) DevOps
6 135 (21.19%) CI/CD
7 134 (21.04%) Problem-Solving
8 95 (14.91%) Code Quality
9 89 (13.97%) Scrum
10 88 (13.81%) Mentoring
11 86 (13.50%) SDLC
12 85 (13.34%) AI
13 79 (12.40%) Computer Science
14 74 (11.62%) Test Strategy
15 70 (10.99%) Regression Testing
15 70 (10.99%) Validation
16 64 (10.05%) Manual Testing
17 46 (7.22%) Test Scripting
18 40 (6.28%) Collaborative Culture
19 39 (6.12%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 175 (27.47%) Python
2 118 (18.52%) SQL
3 92 (14.44%) C#
4 72 (11.30%) JavaScript
5 70 (10.99%) Java
6 69 (10.83%) C++
7 51 (8.01%) C
8 42 (6.59%) TypeScript
9 25 (3.92%) MATLAB
10 21 (3.30%) PowerShell
11 17 (2.67%) PL/SQL
12 15 (2.35%) Bash
13 12 (1.88%) Go
13 12 (1.88%) PHP
14 9 (1.41%) Julia
15 8 (1.26%) Embedded C
15 8 (1.26%) Groovy
15 8 (1.26%) R
15 8 (1.26%) Rust
16 7 (1.10%) VBA
Qualifications
1 178 (27.94%) Degree
2 102 (16.01%) Security Cleared
3 57 (8.95%) SC Cleared
4 48 (7.54%) ISTQB
5 39 (6.12%) DV Cleared
6 38 (5.97%) Master's Degree
7 34 (5.34%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (2.51%) BPSS Clearance
9 12 (1.88%) PhD
10 9 (1.41%) ISEB
11 8 (1.26%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 8 (1.26%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 5 (0.78%) DBS Check
13 4 (0.63%) Chartered Engineer
13 4 (0.63%) CIPD
13 4 (0.63%) PMI Certification
14 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 2 (0.31%) HND
15 2 (0.31%) MCSA
15 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 181 (28.41%) QA
2 36 (5.65%) Accessibility
3 21 (3.30%) Software Quality Assurance
4 13 (2.04%) SLA
5 12 (1.88%) GDPR
6 8 (1.26%) Data Quality
7 6 (0.94%) WCAG
8 5 (0.78%) DO-254
8 5 (0.78%) PMO
9 4 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 3 (0.47%) IEC 61508
10 3 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 12207
11 2 (0.31%) Automotive SPICE
11 2 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.31%) JTAG
11 2 (0.31%) MISRA
11 2 (0.31%) MISRA C
11 2 (0.31%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.16%) IEC 61131
12 1 (0.16%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 34 (5.34%) Docker
2 29 (4.55%) Firmware
3 17 (2.67%) Active Directory
3 17 (2.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (2.35%) Embedded Firmware
5 7 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.78%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.78%) KVM
7 2 (0.31%) Terminal Server
7 2 (0.31%) Time Sharing Option
8 1 (0.16%) Xen
Systems Management
1 23 (3.61%) Kubernetes
2 19 (2.98%) Terraform
3 16 (2.51%) Ansible
4 13 (2.04%) Grafana
5 9 (1.41%) Kibana
5 9 (1.41%) logstash
6 7 (1.10%) vCenter Server
7 5 (0.78%) Functional Safety
7 5 (0.78%) SCCM
7 5 (0.78%) SCOM
8 3 (0.47%) HP ALM
8 3 (0.47%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
8 3 (0.47%) Norton AntiVirus
8 3 (0.47%) Rancher
8 3 (0.47%) SCOrch
9 1 (0.16%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.16%) Istio
9 1 (0.16%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 64 (10.05%) Microsoft
2 29 (4.55%) Oracle
3 19 (2.98%) VMware
4 18 (2.83%) Splunk
5 11 (1.73%) Citrix
6 10 (1.57%) Adobe
6 10 (1.57%) IBM
6 10 (1.57%) ServiceNow
7 9 (1.41%) Atlassian
7 9 (1.41%) Red Hat
8 8 (1.26%) Intel
9 7 (1.10%) Google
10 5 (0.78%) AppDynamics
10 5 (0.78%) Avid
10 5 (0.78%) HP
10 5 (0.78%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.78%) SolarWinds
11 4 (0.63%) EMC
11 4 (0.63%) Microsemi
11 4 (0.63%) SYSPRO