Test Strategy Jobs in Hampshire

Test Strategy
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hampshire requiring Test Strategy skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Test Strategy over the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 149 137
Rank change year-on-year +22 -12 +44
Permanent jobs citing Test Strategy 4 30 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 0.18% 0.77% 0.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.20% 0.99% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 4 17 11
10th Percentile £41,125 - £35,750
25th Percentile £48,438 £36,250 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £37,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +63.33% - -33.33%
75th Percentile £74,063 £53,750 £52,625
90th Percentile £83,625 £55,000 £73,750
South East median annual salary £57,500 £45,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year +26.37% -5.21% -16.52%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hampshire

Test Strategy 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 2,021 3,045 2,249
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 89.94% 78.10% 93.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,176 2,243 1,616
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £51,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -7.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £69,250 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,047 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.90% -9.01% -

Test Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Strategy in Hampshire

Test Strategy
Salary Trend in Hampshire

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

Salary trend for Test Strategy in Hampshire

Test Strategy
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Strategy in Hampshire over the 6 months to 1 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Test Strategy in Hampshire

Test Strategy
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Strategy within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 1 August 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
Southampton +27 2 £72,500 +38.10% 4
Fareham -1 1 £37,500 -
Test Strategy
South East

Test Strategy
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 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
1 1 (25.00%) Selenium
1 1 (25.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Administrator
1 1 (25.00%) Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Lead
1 1 (25.00%) Lead Embedded Software Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Lead Test Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Manual Test Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) QA Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) QA Test Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) Senior
1 1 (25.00%) Senior Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Senior Test Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Software Test Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Systems Administrator
1 1 (25.00%) Test Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) Test Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Test Manager
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Software Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Test Automation
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Vision
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
3 1 (25.00%) Defect Management
3 1 (25.00%) Image Processing
3 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Line Management
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 1 (25.00%) SDLC
3 1 (25.00%) Security Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Stress Testing
3 1 (25.00%) System Integration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) User Experience
3 1 (25.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) Bash
1 1 (25.00%) C++
1 1 (25.00%) Python
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
1 1 (25.00%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (25.00%) ACCA
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
2 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (25.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) QA