Software Tester Job Trends in Leicester

Software Tester
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Software Tester salary in Leicester is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - 49
Rank change year-on-year - - -9
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 0.23% - 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £45,000
75th Percentile - - £47,500
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median annual salary £30,000 - £45,000
% change year-on-year - - +12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Leicester with a recognized job title 400 156 381
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.24% 92.31% 95.97%
Number of salaries quoted 291 109 308
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,875 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £48,093
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -6.43% +1.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,500 £70,250
Leicestershire median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000

Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Tester' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leicester.

Software Tester job vacancy trend in Leicester

Software Tester
Salary Trend in Leicester

Salary distribution trend for Software Tester job vacancies in Leicester.

Salary distribution trend for Software Tester job vacancies in Leicester

Software Tester Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 27 February 2026, Software Tester job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Leicester region featuring Software Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Software Quality Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing

Software Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Software Quality Assurance