The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire requiring Exploratory Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Oxfordshire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
612
921
699
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxfordshire
90.00%
81.07%
96.81%
Number of salaries quoted
349
496
537
10th Percentile
£28,050
£29,000
£35,000
25th Percentile
£35,000
£40,000
£42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£52,500
£57,500
Median % change year-on-year
-4.76%
-8.70%
+12.75%
75th Percentile
£66,250
£63,575
£71,250
90th Percentile
£80,000
£78,750
£80,000
South East median annual salary
£47,500
£55,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-13.64%
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Exploratory Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Exploratory Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.
Exploratory Testing Salary Trend in Oxfordshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Exploratory Testing.
Exploratory Testing Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire
For the 6 months to 12 October 2025, job vacancies citing Exploratory Testing also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Oxfordshire region with a requirement for Exploratory Testing.
Exploratory Testing Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:
