Software Tester Job Trends in Slough

Software Tester
Berkshire > Slough

The median Software Tester salary in Slough is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Slough 0.34% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
Berkshire median annual salary £65,000 £40,000 -
% change year-on-year +62.50% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Slough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Slough. 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 Slough with a recognized job title 271 197 148
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.55% 83.12% 94.27%
Number of salaries quoted 148 57 129
10th Percentile £30,000 £38,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £42,563 £41,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +47.73% -23.48%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £73,500 £71,250
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -4.55%

Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Slough

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Tester' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Slough.

Software Tester job vacancy trend in Slough

Software Tester
Salary Trend in Slough

Salary distribution trend for Software Tester job vacancies in Slough.

Salary distribution trend for Software Tester job vacancies in Slough

Software Tester Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough

For the 6 months to 8 April 2026, Software Tester job roles required 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 Slough region featuring Software Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Software Quality Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing

Software Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Software Quality Assurance