Jest
South East > Hampshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring Jest skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 116 | 154 | 124 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | -30 | +57 |
| Permanent jobs citing Jest | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire | 0.36% | 0.26% | 0.056% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 4.02% | 1.34% | 0.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £51,250 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +10.53% | -47.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £56,563 | £48,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £57,500 | - |
| South East median annual salary | £62,500 | £77,500 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.35% | -8.82% | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Hampshire
Jest falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Hampshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 224 | 524 | 326 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire | 8.96% | 19.12% | 18.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 191 | 320 | 283 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £37,428 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £47,500 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +4.55% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,875 | £67,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £82,500 | £82,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | -4.17% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Jest relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.
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Salary Trend in Hampshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Jest.
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Job Locations in Hampshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Jest within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 1 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | +26 | 9 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 2 |
| Jest South East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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: