Software Tester Jobs in Scotland

Software Tester
UK > Scotland

The median Software Tester salary in Scotland is £38,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 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
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 261 172 231
Rank change year-on-year -89 +59 -76
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 22 51 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.33% 1.06% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 1.18% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 21 7 10
10th Percentile £33,750 £27,500 £26,875
25th Percentile £38,250 £28,625 £27,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £35,000 £33,250
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% -11.33%
75th Percentile £42,750 £44,375 £37,500
90th Percentile £48,750 £50,000 £41,375
UK median annual salary £38,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -3.75% - +6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 6,411 4,330 5,456
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 90.40% 96.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2,601 2,357 2,938
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,569 £28,209
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,853 £65,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%

Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Tester in Scotland

Software Tester
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Tester in Scotland.

Salary trend for Software Tester in Scotland

Software Tester
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Tester in Scotland over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Tester in Scotland

Software Tester
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Tester within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
Aberdeen +5 15 £38,500 +25.20%
Edinburgh +25 5 £47,500 +58.33%
Glasgow -129 1 £30,000 -17.24%
North Lanarkshire - 1 £26,500 -
Software Tester
UK

Software Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 19 April 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 Scotland region featuring Software Tester in the job title.

1 22 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 19 (86.36%) Test Automation
3 16 (72.73%) JavaScript
3 16 (72.73%) Python
4 13 (59.09%) Manual Testing
5 10 (45.45%) System Testing
5 10 (45.45%) SaaS
5 10 (45.45%) C#
5 10 (45.45%) Regression Testing
5 10 (45.45%) QA
6 9 (40.91%) Migration
6 9 (40.91%) Java
6 9 (40.91%) Business Case
7 5 (22.73%) Code Quality
8 4 (18.18%) Games
8 4 (18.18%) Cypress.io
9 3 (13.64%) Test Management
9 3 (13.64%) User Experience
9 3 (13.64%) Social Skills
9 3 (13.64%) AngularJS
9 3 (13.64%) User Stories
9 3 (13.64%) Acceptance Criteria
10 2 (9.09%) ISTQB
11 1 (4.55%) Degree
11 1 (4.55%) Computer Science
11 1 (4.55%) User Acceptance Testing
11 1 (4.55%) Software Engineering
11 1 (4.55%) .NET
11 1 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
11 1 (4.55%) SDLC

Software Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Cloud Services
1 10 (45.45%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 4 (18.18%) Cypress.io
2 1 (4.55%) Git
General
1 4 (18.18%) Games
2 3 (13.64%) Social Skills
3 1 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (13.64%) AngularJS
2 1 (4.55%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.55%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 19 (86.36%) Test Automation
3 13 (59.09%) Manual Testing
4 10 (45.45%) Regression Testing
4 10 (45.45%) System Testing
5 9 (40.91%) Business Case
5 9 (40.91%) Migration
6 5 (22.73%) Code Quality
7 3 (13.64%) Acceptance Criteria
7 3 (13.64%) Test Management
7 3 (13.64%) User Experience
7 3 (13.64%) User Stories
8 1 (4.55%) Customer Engagement
8 1 (4.55%) Data Visualisation
8 1 (4.55%) Exploratory Testing
8 1 (4.55%) SDLC
8 1 (4.55%) Software Engineering
8 1 (4.55%) Test Scripting
8 1 (4.55%) Test Strategy
8 1 (4.55%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 16 (72.73%) JavaScript
1 16 (72.73%) Python
2 10 (45.45%) C#
3 9 (40.91%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (9.09%) ISTQB
2 1 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (4.55%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (45.45%) QA