Software Testing Jobs in Hampshire

Software Testing
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hampshire 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 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 63 111 63
Rank change year-on-year +48 -48 -12
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 62 81 128
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 3.07% 2.02% 4.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.51% 2.47% 4.81%
Number of salaries quoted 51 72 105
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,600
25th Percentile £51,250 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -18.18% +15.79%
75th Percentile £57,000 £51,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £55,000 £81,250
South East median annual salary £60,000 £48,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -12.73% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,768 3,278 2,659
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 87.44% 81.93% 93.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,023 2,510 1,884
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,400
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £38,969
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £54,313
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -7.94% +3.45%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £81,250
South East median annual salary £56,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.00% -9.09% -

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in Hampshire

Software Testing
Salary Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Hampshire.

Salary trend for Software Testing in Hampshire

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in Hampshire over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in Hampshire

Software Testing
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. 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
Portsmouth +8 13 £55,000 +10.00% 17
Southampton +34 12 £55,000 +22.22% 6
Farnborough +11 7 £36,500 -2.67% 7
Fareham -7 7 £37,500 -16.67% 5
Basingstoke +6 4 £52,500 +54.41% 10
Gosport - 4 £55,000 -
Petersfield - 4 £55,000 -
Southsea - 4 £55,000 -
Waterlooville - 4 £55,000 -
Andover +15 3 £67,500 +3.85% 1
Yateley - 1 £60,000 - 1
Hook - 1 £45,000 -
Software Testing
South East

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Applications
1 4 (6.45%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 9 (14.52%) SaaS
2 2 (3.23%) Azure
3 1 (1.61%) GCP
3 1 (1.61%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.61%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.84%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (1.61%) Firewall
2 1 (1.61%) LAN
2 1 (1.61%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (19.35%) SQL Server
2 3 (4.84%) MongoDB
3 1 (1.61%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 13 (20.97%) Selenium
2 12 (19.35%) MagicDraw
3 10 (16.13%) Git
4 6 (9.68%) SpecFlow
5 3 (4.84%) Cypress.io
5 3 (4.84%) JIRA
6 1 (1.61%) Cucumber
6 1 (1.61%) JMeter
6 1 (1.61%) JUnit
6 1 (1.61%) TestNG
6 1 (1.61%) TestRail
General
1 6 (9.68%) Aerospace
2 5 (8.06%) Social Skills
3 4 (6.45%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (4.84%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (4.84%) Finance
4 3 (4.84%) Public Sector
5 2 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 36 (58.06%) Senior
2 19 (30.65%) Software Engineer
3 17 (27.42%) Senior Software Engineer
4 13 (20.97%) Developer
4 13 (20.97%) Senior Developer
5 12 (19.35%) Senior Software Developer
5 12 (19.35%) Software Developer
6 10 (16.13%) Test Engineer
7 9 (14.52%) Analyst
7 9 (14.52%) Test Analyst
8 8 (12.90%) Software Test Engineer
9 6 (9.68%) Lead
9 6 (9.68%) Senior Software Test Engineer
9 6 (9.68%) Senior Test Engineer
10 5 (8.06%) QA Analyst
10 5 (8.06%) QA Test Analyst
10 5 (8.06%) Systems Engineer
11 4 (6.45%) Embedded Engineer
12 3 (4.84%) Lead Test Engineer
12 3 (4.84%) Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (19.35%) .NET
1 12 (19.35%) .NET Core
1 12 (19.35%) ASP.NET
1 12 (19.35%) XML
2 6 (9.68%) GraphQL
3 3 (4.84%) Kafka
4 1 (1.61%) Node.js
4 1 (1.61%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 12 (19.35%) Acoustics
2 3 (4.84%) e-Learning
2 3 (4.84%) FPGA
3 1 (1.61%) CCTV
3 1 (1.61%) Data Centre
3 1 (1.61%) Low-Code
3 1 (1.61%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.61%) Mobile App
3 1 (1.61%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.23%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (59.68%) Test Automation
2 21 (33.87%) Computer Science
3 19 (30.65%) Software Engineering
4 18 (29.03%) SDLC
5 12 (19.35%) Data Modelling
5 12 (19.35%) SysML
5 12 (19.35%) Test Strategy
5 12 (19.35%) UML
6 10 (16.13%) Agile
7 9 (14.52%) Manual Testing
8 8 (12.90%) CI/CD
9 7 (11.29%) Mathematics
9 7 (11.29%) Regression Testing
9 7 (11.29%) Test Scripting
10 6 (9.68%) API Testing
10 6 (9.68%) Integration Testing
10 6 (9.68%) Scenario Testing
10 6 (9.68%) System Testing
11 5 (8.06%) E-Commerce
11 5 (8.06%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 27 (43.55%) C#
2 14 (22.58%) C++
3 12 (19.35%) Ada
4 11 (17.74%) TypeScript
5 9 (14.52%) Python
6 5 (8.06%) JavaScript
6 5 (8.06%) SQL
7 4 (6.45%) C
7 4 (6.45%) Java
7 4 (6.45%) MATLAB
7 4 (6.45%) Rust
8 3 (4.84%) Embedded C
8 3 (4.84%) Embedded C++
9 2 (3.23%) Bash
Qualifications
1 24 (38.71%) BPSS Clearance
2 21 (33.87%) Degree
3 11 (17.74%) ISTQB
4 7 (11.29%) SC Cleared
4 7 (11.29%) Security Cleared
5 2 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.61%) CCNA
6 1 (1.61%) CCNP
6 1 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.61%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.61%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (16.13%) QA
2 3 (4.84%) Def Stans
3 1 (1.61%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.61%) HAZOP
3 1 (1.61%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 3 (4.84%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (4.84%) VMware
1 3 (4.84%) Xilinx
2 1 (1.61%) CheckPoint
2 1 (1.61%) Cisco
2 1 (1.61%) Citrix
2 1 (1.61%) Google
2 1 (1.61%) HP
2 1 (1.61%) Palo Alto
2 1 (1.61%) Spotify