Software Testing
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring Software Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software Testing over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 42 | 74 | 75 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +32 | +1 | -13 |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Testing | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne | 1.62% | 0.88% | 1.29% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.73% | 1.00% | 1.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,800 | - | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,000 | £37,500 | £43,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £57,965 | £55,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.99% | +4.44% | +5.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,000 | £60,741 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,500 | - | £58,775 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary | £40,000 | £57,965 | £55,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.99% | +4.44% | +8.29% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne
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 Newcastle upon Tyne.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 289 | 904 | 752 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne | 93.83% | 88.37% | 97.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 212 | 751 | 398 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,100 | £31,250 | £31,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,375 | £37,500 | £39,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £54,621 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -8.46% | +9.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,603 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,725 | £77,500 | £76,450 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary | £48,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -4.76% | +10.53% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Salary Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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: