The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Gateshead requiring Software Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software Testing over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 2 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
6
-
8
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing
1
0
8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gateshead
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 Gateshead.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
11
30
46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gateshead
73.33%
69.77%
92.00%
Number of salaries quoted
9
27
7
10th Percentile
£24,770
£24,925
£24,600
25th Percentile
£25,087
£26,500
£26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£29,000
£37,500
£40,000
Median % change year-on-year
-22.67%
-6.25%
+35.59%
75th Percentile
£51,250
£48,438
£63,750
90th Percentile
£53,750
£59,700
£81,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary
£50,000
£50,000
£53,371
% change year-on-year
-
-6.32%
+12.36%
Software Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Gateshead
Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gateshead.
Software Testing Salary Trend in Gateshead
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Gateshead.
Software Testing Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gateshead
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, job vacancies citing Software Testing also mentioned 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 Gateshead region with a requirement for Software Testing.
Software Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gateshead 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:
