Software Testing
South London > Merton
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Merton requiring Software Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 10 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | 0 | 0 |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Testing | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Merton | - | 11.36% | 6.67% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 11.63% | 7.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £49,700 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £54,500 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.00% | +223.83% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £67,500 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South London median annual salary | - | £52,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -28.28% | +38.10% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Merton
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 Merton.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 84 | 43 | 42 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton | 97.67% | 97.73% | 93.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 46 | 28 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £42,000 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £44,460 | £44,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £54,500 | £61,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.26% | -10.66% | +1.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,000 | £66,750 | £74,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,625 | £71,625 | £92,500 |
| South London median annual salary | £42,500 | £52,656 | £57,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.29% | -8.82% | +5.00% |
Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Merton.
Software Testing
Salary Trend in Merton
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing Software Testing.
