Junior Software Tester Job Trends in the Midlands

Junior Software Tester
England > Midlands

The median Junior Software Tester salary in the Midlands is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 231 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Tester 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.018% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
75th Percentile £37,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £42,500 £24,500 -
% change year-on-year +73.47% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 5,184 9,503 5,406
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 94.79% 92.95%
Number of salaries quoted 3,273 5,473 4,061
10th Percentile £26,750 £28,119 £26,768
25th Percentile £31,335 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Junior Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured Junior Software Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Junior Software Tester in the Midlands

Junior Software Tester
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Junior Software Tester job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Software Tester job vacancies in the Midlands

Junior Software Tester
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Software Tester within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 September 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
West Midlands - 1 £35,000 - 2
Junior Software Tester
England

Junior Software Tester Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 14 September 2025, Junior Software Tester job roles required 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 Midlands region featuring Junior Software Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) TestRail
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright

Junior Software Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) TestRail
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA