The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Exploratory Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Exploratory Testing over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 3 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
143
220
236
Rank change year-on-year
+77
+16
+5
Permanent jobs citing Exploratory Testing
1
2
1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester
Exploratory 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 Manchester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
2,032
4,442
4,793
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester
94.95%
86.72%
96.63%
Number of salaries quoted
1,309
3,399
2,559
10th Percentile
£31,250
£30,000
£32,500
25th Percentile
£40,040
£41,250
£44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£54,500
£57,500
Median % change year-on-year
+5.50%
-5.22%
+4.55%
75th Percentile
£76,840
£69,375
£72,500
90th Percentile
£91,250
£82,500
£83,750
North West median annual salary
£50,055
£50,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+0.11%
-9.09%
+4.76%
Exploratory Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Exploratory Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Exploratory Testing Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Exploratory Testing in Manchester.
Exploratory Testing Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, job vacancies citing Exploratory 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 Manchester region with a requirement for Exploratory Testing.
Exploratory Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
