Manual Testing Job Trends in Scotland

Manual Testing
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Manual Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 125 213
Rank change year-on-year - +88 -23
Permanent jobs citing Manual Testing 0 4 40
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland - 0.20% 0.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.21% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 31
10th Percentile - £38,875 £32,500
25th Percentile - £40,938 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £46,250 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year - +20.13% -46.90%
75th Percentile - £50,938 £45,000
90th Percentile - £52,625 £56,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -10.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland

Manual 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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,357 1,913 4,877
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 77.13% 93.50% 93.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,221 938 2,272
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,175 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,575 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.32% +4.76% -10.74%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,852 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,778 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

Manual Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Manual Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Manual Testing job vacancy trend in Scotland

Manual Testing
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Manual Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Manual Testing