Junior Tester Job Trends in the South East

Junior Tester
England > South East

As of 3 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Junior Tester salary in the South East.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 272 294 -
Rank change year-on-year +22 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Tester 2 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.019% 0.033% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.036% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £30,000 -
England median annual salary £35,000 £28,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -6.67% -14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 9,474 8,394 7,492
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.74% 91.25% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 5,870 4,505 5,446
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,600 £29,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +6.67% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

Junior Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Junior Tester job vacancy trend in the South East

Junior Tester
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Junior Tester job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Tester job vacancies in the South East

Junior Tester
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Tester within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 January 2026. 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
Thames Valley +6 2 - -
Berkshire - 2 - -
Junior Tester
England

Junior Tester Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, Junior 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 South East region featuring Junior Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 2 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) OSCP
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Protective Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Junior Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Protective Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CHECK Team Leader
1 2 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) OSCP
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001