Software Tester
England > North West
The median Software Tester salary in the North West is £37,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 272 | 147 | 260 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -125 | +113 | -78 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester | 16 | 165 | 62 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 0.16% | 2.08% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 2.33% | 0.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 9 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,900 | £26,550 | £24,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,500 | £31,250 | £28,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -7.14% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £42,500 | £37,500 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,500 | £46,000 | £44,500 |
| England median annual salary | £37,500 | £43,500 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.79% | +8.75% | +6.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 North West with a recognized job title | 9,216 | 7,067 | 9,056 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.65% | 89.06% | 96.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,079 | 4,118 | 5,475 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,200 | £30,000 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £54,882 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.90% | +4.54% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £68,750 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,550 | £81,250 | £82,500 |
| England median annual salary | £53,500 | £60,800 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.01% | +1.33% | +9.09% |
Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings that featured Software Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Software Tester
Salary Trend in the North West
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Tester in the North West.
Software Tester
Salary Histogram in the North West
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Tester in the North West over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Software Tester
Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Tester within the North West region over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. 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 |
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| Lancashire | -18 | 7 | - | - | 1 |
| Cheshire | -27 | 4 | £36,250 | +20.83% | |
| Merseyside | +2 | 2 | £37,250 | - | |
| Manchester | -84 | 2 | £37,500 | +7.14% | |
| Cumbria | - | 1 | £27,000 | - | |
| Software Tester England |
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Software Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, 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 North West region featuring Software Tester in the job title.
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Software Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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: