System Testing Jobs in the South East

System Testing
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for System Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited System Testing over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 327 346 374
Rank change year-on-year +19 +28 -56
Permanent jobs citing System Testing 72 51 113
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.43% 0.36% 0.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.51% 0.38% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 38 42 70
10th Percentile £29,738 £41,275 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,875 £44,688 £47,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% +27.78%
75th Percentile £85,000 £61,875 £67,500
90th Percentile - £67,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% -3.51% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

System Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,228 13,538 18,783
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 84.33% 94.57% 94.40%
Number of salaries quoted 9,873 7,885 11,857
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £41,450
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £86,250 £83,450
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

System Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing System Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for System Testing in the South East

System Testing
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing System Testing in the South East.

Salary trend for System Testing in the South East

System Testing
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing System Testing in the South East over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for System Testing in the South East

System Testing
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 System Testing within the South East region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
Surrey +16 43 £80,000 +45.45% 3
Hampshire -23 12 £80,000 +64.10% 5
Thames Valley +22 10 £47,000 +13.94% 8
Buckinghamshire -13 6 £33,000 -22.35% 7
Sussex - 4 £56,000 -
West Sussex +23 3 £56,000 -6.67%
Berkshire +32 2 £54,750 -
Oxfordshire +7 2 £48,750 +21.88% 1
System Testing
England

System Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 16 (22.22%) Simulink
2 2 (2.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (2.78%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (1.39%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.78%) WhatsApp
2 1 (1.39%) Azure
2 1 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (1.39%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.56%) MongoDB
2 1 (1.39%) DTS
Development Applications
1 23 (31.94%) Ant
2 4 (5.56%) Visual Studio
3 1 (1.39%) Postman
General
1 54 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 13 (18.06%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (8.33%) Finance
3 6 (8.33%) Manufacturing
4 4 (5.56%) Electronics
4 4 (5.56%) Marketing
4 4 (5.56%) Public Sector
4 4 (5.56%) Telecoms
5 2 (2.78%) Billing
5 2 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (1.39%) Legal
Job Titles
1 44 (61.11%) Developer
2 23 (31.94%) C++ Developer
3 16 (22.22%) Embedded Developer
3 16 (22.22%) Embedded Software Developer
3 16 (22.22%) Software Developer
4 10 (13.89%) Analyst
5 7 (9.72%) Test Analyst
6 6 (8.33%) Senior
6 6 (8.33%) Senior Software Engineer
6 6 (8.33%) Software Engineer
7 4 (5.56%) .NET Applications Developer
7 4 (5.56%) .NET Developer
7 4 (5.56%) Applications Developer
8 3 (4.17%) Automation Test Analyst
8 3 (4.17%) Test Manager
9 2 (2.78%) C# .NET Developer
9 2 (2.78%) C# Application Developer
9 2 (2.78%) Salesforce Technical Architect
9 2 (2.78%) Technical Architect
9 2 (2.78%) Technical Support Assistant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (40.28%) Hibernate
2 4 (5.56%) .NET
2 4 (5.56%) .NET Framework
2 4 (5.56%) AngularJS
3 2 (2.78%) Lightning Web Components
3 2 (2.78%) Web Services
4 1 (1.39%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.78%) Enterprise Software
1 2 (2.78%) Product Ownership
1 2 (2.78%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (1.39%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 39 (54.17%) Linux
2 33 (45.83%) Windows
3 16 (22.22%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (84.72%) Problem-Solving
2 30 (41.67%) Test Automation
3 25 (34.72%) Actionable Insight
4 23 (31.94%) Multithreading
5 22 (30.56%) Software Engineering
6 20 (27.78%) Continuous Integration
7 19 (26.39%) User Acceptance Testing
8 18 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
9 17 (23.61%) DevOps
10 16 (22.22%) Artificial Intelligence
10 16 (22.22%) Code Quality
10 16 (22.22%) Computer Science
10 16 (22.22%) Embedded Software Development
10 16 (22.22%) Machine Learning
10 16 (22.22%) Signal Processing
11 9 (12.50%) Defect Management
12 8 (11.11%) Integration Testing
12 8 (11.11%) System Integration Testing
13 7 (9.72%) Functional Testing
13 7 (9.72%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 45 (62.50%) Java
2 42 (58.33%) C++
3 30 (41.67%) SQL
4 18 (25.00%) C
5 16 (22.22%) Python
6 5 (6.94%) C#
7 4 (5.56%) JavaScript
8 2 (2.78%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 45 (62.50%) Security Cleared
2 29 (40.28%) SC Cleared
3 22 (30.56%) Degree
4 16 (22.22%) Computer Science Degree
4 16 (22.22%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.94%) QA
2 1 (1.39%) SLA
Vendors
1 16 (22.22%) Xilinx
2 9 (12.50%) Salesforce
3 4 (5.56%) SAP
4 2 (2.78%) MuleSoft