TDD Job Trends in the Midlands
Test-Driven Development (TDD)
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands citing TDD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 242 | 163 | 201 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -79 | +38 | -93 |
| Permanent jobs citing TDD | 43 | 51 | 72 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 0.27% | 0.88% | 0.81% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.37% | 1.06% | 0.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 19 | 29 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £45,750 | £41,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £52,400 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | +18.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,242 | £72,500 | £79,600 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,450 | £74,000 | £84,985 |
| England median annual salary | £67,500 | £69,500 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.88% | +2.96% | -3.57% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands
TDD falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in the Midlands.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 11,509 | 4,813 | 7,332 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 71.61% | 83.10% | 81.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,988 | 3,171 | 3,238 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,386 | £32,500 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.52% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £78,800 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | - |
TDD Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing TDD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
TDD Salary Trend in the Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing TDD.
TDD Salary Histogram in the Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing TDD in the Midlands over the 6 months to 15 November 2026.
TDD 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 TDD within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | -66 | 36 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 27 |
| East Midlands | -47 | 7 | £65,000 | +17.75% | 20 |
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TDD Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 88.4% | 38 |
| 2 | Mentoring | 65.1% | 28 |
| 3 | Microservices | 55.8% | 24 |
| 4 | CI/CD | 51.2% | 22 |
| 5 | Coaching | 46.5% | 20 |
| 6 | Scrum | 44.2% | 19 |
| 7 | Full-Stack Development | 39.5% | 17 |
| 8 | Test Automation | 34.9% | 15 |
| 9 | BDD | 32.6% | 14 |
| 9 | Technical Leadership | 32.6% | 14 |
| 11 | AI | 27.9% | 12 |
| 11 | Continuous Improvement | 27.9% | 12 |
| 13 | Non-Functional Testing | 25.6% | 11 |
| 13 | Pair Programming | 25.6% | 11 |
| 13 | SDLC | 25.6% | 11 |
| 16 | Continuous Integration | 23.3% | 10 |
| 16 | End-to-End Testing | 23.3% | 10 |
| 16 | OWASP | 23.3% | 10 |
| 16 | Software Testing | 23.3% | 10 |
| 16 | User Acceptance Testing | 23.3% | 10 |