Manual Testing Job Trends in South London
Manual Testing
London > South London
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South London citing Manual Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 52 | - | 81 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -31 |
| Permanent jobs citing Manual Testing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in South London | 0.13% | - | 0.21% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.19% | - | 0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £73,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +73.18% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| London median annual salary | £50,000 | £57,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | -11.54% | +23.81% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
South London
Manual 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 citing process or methodology skills in South London.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 522 | 276 | 473 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South London | 68.59% | 87.34% | 97.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 378 | 138 | 166 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,750 | £32,500 | £27,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £36,250 | £42,370 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,625 | £46,000 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.05% | -14.81% | -1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,125 | £66,938 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £80,750 | £87,500 |
| London median annual salary | £75,000 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | - |
Manual Testing Job Vacancy Trend in South London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Manual Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South London.
Manual Testing Salary Trend in South London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in South London citing Manual Testing.
Manual Testing Job Locations in South London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manual Testing within the South London region over the 6 months to 10 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merton | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Manual Testing London |
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Manual Testing Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defect Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Functional Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Performance Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Regression Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Automation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Planning | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Scripting | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Strategy | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | User Acceptance Testing | 100.0% | 1 |