Junior Tester Jobs in Reading

Junior Tester
Berkshire > Reading

The median Junior Tester salary in Reading is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 - 130
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Tester 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 0.39% - 0.064%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% - 0.068%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £29,750 - -
25th Percentile £33,125 - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £27,500
75th Percentile £45,625 - £28,750
90th Percentile £48,250 - -
Berkshire median annual salary £40,000 - £27,500

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 427 1,624 1,469
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.59% 94.75% 93.57%
Number of salaries quoted 240 1,028 785
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,595 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £52,550 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.93% -12.42% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,875 £80,000 £92,500
Berkshire median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% -

Junior Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings that featured Junior Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Junior Tester in Reading

Junior Tester
Salary Trend in Reading

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Tester in Reading.

Salary trend for Junior Tester in Reading

Junior Tester
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Tester in Reading over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Junior Tester in Reading

Junior Tester Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, Junior 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 Reading region featuring Junior Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Low-Code
2 1 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (50.00%) Usability Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) .NET

Junior Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Usability Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (50.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification