Test Strategy Jobs in England

Test Strategy
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Test Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Test Strategy over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 451 334 277
Rank change year-on-year -117 -57 +132
Permanent jobs citing Test Strategy 436 889 1,964
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.51% 0.96% 1.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.60% 1.01% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 343 518 841
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £40,834
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +8.33%
75th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £102,500 £91,250
UK median annual salary £58,100 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.62% +4.00% +8.70%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Test Strategy is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,078 88,196 126,702
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.76% 95.63% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 53,838 52,122 73,896
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,250 £33,500
25th Percentile £39,750 £45,910 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,650 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,185 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Test Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Test Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Test Strategy in England

Test Strategy
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Strategy in England.

Salary trend for Test Strategy in England

Test Strategy
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Strategy in England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Test Strategy in England

Test Strategy
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Strategy within the England region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
London -35 184 £85,000 +6.25% 56
South East -39 69 £47,500 -10.38% 24
Midlands +39 66 £50,000 -11.11% 17
West Midlands +38 56 £50,000 -23.08% 12
North of England -76 54 £50,837 -5.42% 18
South West -38 37 £58,700 -2.17% 13
North West -19 31 £51,674 -6.05% 7
East of England -7 22 £60,000 +21.83% 8
Yorkshire 0 19 £41,000 -18.00% 7
East Midlands -12 10 £49,329 -1.34% 5
North East -3 4 £55,000 +4.76% 4
Test Strategy
UK

Test Strategy
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:

Application Platforms
1 23 (5.28%) Confluence
2 3 (0.69%) CMS
2 3 (0.69%) WordPress
3 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.23%) Apache
4 1 (0.23%) IIS
4 1 (0.23%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (1.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 7 (1.61%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.46%) Simulink
5 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.23%) Sketch
5 1 (0.23%) UXPin
5 1 (0.23%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 5 (1.15%) Distributed Ledger
1 5 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.69%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 66 (15.14%) SaaS
2 59 (13.53%) AWS
3 55 (12.61%) Azure
4 18 (4.13%) GCP
5 17 (3.90%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (3.90%) Google Analytics
6 13 (2.98%) Dynamics 365
6 13 (2.98%) Microsoft 365
7 9 (2.06%) GitHub
8 8 (1.83%) Azure Data Factory
8 8 (1.83%) GitHub Actions
9 6 (1.38%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 6 (1.38%) Power Platform
10 5 (1.15%) PaaS
11 4 (0.92%) BrowserStack
11 4 (0.92%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (0.92%) Datadog
11 4 (0.92%) IaaS
12 3 (0.69%) Google Ads
13 2 (0.46%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.38%) Ethernet
1 6 (1.38%) RS-232
2 4 (0.92%) Bluetooth
2 4 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (0.92%) ZigBee
3 2 (0.46%) Firewall
3 2 (0.46%) HTTP
3 2 (0.46%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.23%) 3G
4 1 (0.23%) DHCP
4 1 (0.23%) DNS
4 1 (0.23%) Multicast
4 1 (0.23%) SMS
4 1 (0.23%) VLAN
4 1 (0.23%) VPN
4 1 (0.23%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.29%) Looker
2 7 (1.61%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.38%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.38%) Power BI
4 5 (1.15%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.15%) MongoDB
4 5 (1.15%) MySQL
4 5 (1.15%) NoSQL
4 5 (1.15%) SAP BW
4 5 (1.15%) SAP HANA
5 4 (0.92%) Big Data
5 4 (0.92%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.69%) Redis
6 3 (0.69%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.46%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.46%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.23%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.23%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.23%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 88 (20.18%) Selenium
2 71 (16.28%) Cucumber
3 66 (15.14%) Postman
4 64 (14.68%) JIRA
5 51 (11.70%) Jenkins
6 28 (6.42%) Cypress.io
7 26 (5.96%) Git
8 24 (5.50%) JUnit
9 16 (3.67%) JMeter
10 15 (3.44%) Visual Studio
11 11 (2.52%) Subversion
12 10 (2.29%) Appium
13 9 (2.06%) SoapUI
13 9 (2.06%) WebDriver
14 8 (1.83%) LoadRunner
14 8 (1.83%) TeamCity
15 7 (1.61%) Atlassian Bamboo
16 5 (1.15%) GitLab
17 4 (0.92%) NeoLoad
17 4 (0.92%) Zephyr
General
1 134 (30.73%) Social Skills
2 82 (18.81%) Analytical Skills
3 76 (17.43%) Finance
4 46 (10.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 34 (7.80%) Organisational Skills
6 32 (7.34%) Electronics
7 17 (3.90%) Manufacturing
8 15 (3.44%) Banking
9 14 (3.21%) Law
10 13 (2.98%) Public Sector
11 12 (2.75%) Influencing Skills
11 12 (2.75%) Retail
12 10 (2.29%) Legal
12 10 (2.29%) Marketing
13 8 (1.83%) Aerospace
14 7 (1.61%) Financial Institution
15 5 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
16 4 (0.92%) Automotive
16 4 (0.92%) International Banking
17 3 (0.69%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 100 (22.94%) Lead
2 58 (13.30%) Senior
3 46 (10.55%) Test Manager
4 44 (10.09%) Analyst
5 34 (7.80%) Test Engineer
6 30 (6.88%) Test Leader
7 29 (6.65%) Tester
8 28 (6.42%) QA Engineer
9 23 (5.28%) Test Analyst
10 22 (5.05%) QA Leader
11 15 (3.44%) Engineering Manager
12 14 (3.21%) Developer
12 14 (3.21%) Test Automation Engineer
13 13 (2.98%) Software Engineer
14 12 (2.75%) Architect
15 11 (2.52%) Applications Engineer
15 11 (2.52%) Penetration Tester
15 11 (2.52%) QA Automation Engineer
16 10 (2.29%) IT Manager
16 10 (2.29%) QA Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (12.61%) REST
2 28 (6.42%) .NET
3 17 (3.90%) React
4 16 (3.67%) .NET Framework
4 16 (3.67%) JSON
5 14 (3.21%) WebdriverIO
6 12 (2.75%) Web Services
7 11 (2.52%) Gherkin
7 11 (2.52%) Qt
8 10 (2.29%) Spring
8 10 (2.29%) Spring Boot
9 8 (1.83%) HTML
9 8 (1.83%) Playwright
10 7 (1.61%) Apache Thrift
10 7 (1.61%) RESTful
11 6 (1.38%) CSS
12 5 (1.15%) Node.js
12 5 (1.15%) Smart Contracts
13 4 (0.92%) SOAP
13 4 (0.92%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 44 (10.09%) Product Ownership
2 36 (8.26%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (3.90%) IoT
4 16 (3.67%) Mobile App
4 16 (3.67%) Robotics
5 13 (2.98%) Analogue Electronics
5 13 (2.98%) Distributed Systems
6 11 (2.52%) Algorithms
6 11 (2.52%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.83%) Security Posture
8 6 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.38%) Cloud Native
8 6 (1.38%) Data Structures
9 5 (1.15%) BBC
9 5 (1.15%) Blockchain
9 5 (1.15%) Embedded Systems
9 5 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.15%) Management Information System
9 5 (1.15%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 31 (7.11%) Windows
2 25 (5.73%) Linux
3 11 (2.52%) Ubuntu
3 11 (2.52%) Windows 10
4 6 (1.38%) Android
4 6 (1.38%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.92%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.23%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (50.92%) Test Automation
2 188 (43.12%) Agile
3 139 (31.88%) Software Testing
4 98 (22.48%) CI/CD
5 78 (17.89%) Problem-Solving
6 76 (17.43%) API Testing
7 74 (16.97%) Mentoring
7 74 (16.97%) SDET
8 73 (16.74%) Test Management
9 66 (15.14%) Continuous Improvement
9 66 (15.14%) Test Scripting
10 62 (14.22%) User Acceptance Testing
11 61 (13.99%) BDD
12 58 (13.30%) Functional Testing
12 58 (13.30%) Project Management
13 52 (11.93%) Computer Science
13 52 (11.93%) DevOps
14 50 (11.47%) Scrum
15 49 (11.24%) Regression Testing
16 48 (11.01%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 85 (19.50%) Java
2 40 (9.17%) Python
2 40 (9.17%) SQL
3 36 (8.26%) JavaScript
4 23 (5.28%) C
5 22 (5.05%) C#
6 15 (3.44%) C++
7 11 (2.52%) TypeScript
8 5 (1.15%) Bash
8 5 (1.15%) Scala
9 4 (0.92%) MATLAB
9 4 (0.92%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.69%) Embedded C
10 3 (0.69%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.69%) Ruby
11 2 (0.46%) VB
12 1 (0.23%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.23%) Embedded C++
12 1 (0.23%) Perl
12 1 (0.23%) PHP
Qualifications
1 90 (20.64%) Degree
2 51 (11.70%) ISTQB
3 40 (9.17%) Security Cleared
4 29 (6.65%) Computer Science Degree
4 29 (6.65%) ISEB
4 29 (6.65%) SC Cleared
5 11 (2.52%) OSCP
6 7 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (1.61%) DV Cleared
6 7 (1.61%) Master's Degree
7 6 (1.38%) CSPO
7 6 (1.38%) IIBA
8 5 (1.15%) CAPM
8 5 (1.15%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 5 (1.15%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 5 (1.15%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.15%) PMP
9 4 (0.92%) ISEB Practitioner
10 3 (0.69%) CEH
10 3 (0.69%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 185 (42.43%) QA
2 11 (2.52%) GRC
3 9 (2.06%) Accessibility
3 9 (2.06%) Data Quality
4 7 (1.61%) NIST
5 3 (0.69%) COBIT
5 3 (0.69%) GDPR
5 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.46%) AUTOSAR
7 1 (0.23%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.23%) WCAG
System Software
1 7 (1.61%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.38%) Docker
3 3 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (0.69%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (1.38%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.15%) HP ALM
3 3 (0.69%) Terraform
3 3 (0.69%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.46%) Ansible
4 2 (0.46%) Grafana
5 1 (0.23%) Consul
5 1 (0.23%) Iperf
5 1 (0.23%) Kibana
5 1 (0.23%) Nmap
5 1 (0.23%) Packer
5 1 (0.23%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 41 (9.40%) Microsoft
2 29 (6.65%) Google
3 12 (2.75%) Salesforce
4 7 (1.61%) ServiceNow
5 6 (1.38%) SAP
6 5 (1.15%) HP
6 5 (1.15%) UiPath
7 4 (0.92%) IBM
7 4 (0.92%) Oracle
8 3 (0.69%) Ahrefs
8 3 (0.69%) Atlassian
8 3 (0.69%) Databricks
8 3 (0.69%) HubSpot
8 3 (0.69%) Kenshoo
8 3 (0.69%) Micro Focus
8 3 (0.69%) OpenAI
8 3 (0.69%) Optimizely
8 3 (0.69%) Splunk
8 3 (0.69%) VMware
9 2 (0.46%) Medallia