The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Sheffield requiring Exploratory Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Exploratory Testing over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 4 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
36
80
96
Rank change year-on-year
+44
+16
-
Permanent jobs citing Exploratory Testing
4
4
2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield
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 Sheffield.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
263
896
912
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield
91.96%
84.29%
98.49%
Number of salaries quoted
175
727
402
10th Percentile
£29,300
£27,500
£24,015
25th Percentile
£31,250
£37,500
£33,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£50,000
£49,000
Median % change year-on-year
+15.00%
+2.04%
-6.67%
75th Percentile
£75,000
£65,000
£65,000
90th Percentile
£84,000
£80,000
£72,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary
£52,500
£47,500
£45,000
% change year-on-year
+10.53%
+5.56%
-10.00%
Exploratory Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing Exploratory Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Exploratory Testing Salary Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Exploratory Testing in Sheffield.
Exploratory Testing Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, job vacancies citing Exploratory Testing also mentioned 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 Sheffield region with a requirement for Exploratory Testing.
Exploratory Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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:
