Software Tester Jobs in Milton Keynes

Software Tester
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Software Tester salary in Milton Keynes is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2025.

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

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 90 -
Rank change year-on-year +49 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 0.39% 0.092% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.097% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 -
75th Percentile £43,750 £43,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 245 1,036 781
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.33% 95.13% 94.78%
Number of salaries quoted 136 678 532
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £28,954
25th Percentile £42,188 £40,000 £34,324
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,500 £50,750
Median % change year-on-year +18.81% -0.49% +1.50%
75th Percentile £69,063 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £76,625 £80,000
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £50,967 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.30% -5.00% -

Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Tester in Milton Keynes

Software Tester
Salary Trend in Milton Keynes

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Tester in Milton Keynes.

Salary trend for Software Tester in Milton Keynes

Software Tester Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Software Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) API Testing

Software Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) API Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) SQL