Exploratory Testing Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Exploratory Testing
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring Exploratory Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Exploratory Testing 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.067% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.090% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,107 327 1,008
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 74.25% 91.60% 84.00%
Number of salaries quoted 920 221 805
10th Percentile £33,675 £25,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £32,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% +9.47% -12.43%
75th Percentile £74,985 £67,500 £65,603
90th Percentile £95,000 £73,750 £75,772
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £55,000 £48,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +14.58% +1.05% -9.52%

Exploratory Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Exploratory Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Exploratory Testing job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Exploratory Testing
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Exploratory Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Exploratory Testing

Exploratory Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) SFIA
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA