Software Testing Jobs in the South West

Software Testing
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Software Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Testing over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 155 78 70
Rank change year-on-year -77 -8 -4
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 143 272 331
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 1.57% 3.82% 4.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.87% 4.04% 4.40%
Number of salaries quoted 98 93 193
10th Percentile £29,225 £26,250 £32,100
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - -
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £76,950 £68,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Software 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 West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,659 6,728 7,529
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 84.30% 94.55% 95.05%
Number of salaries quoted 5,543 3,727 4,980
10th Percentile £28,567 £30,500 £30,993
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,750 £38,343
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% +5.00% +7.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,231
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in the South West

Software Testing
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in the South West.

Salary trend for Software Testing in the South West

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in the South West over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in the South West

Software Testing
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the South West region over the 6 months to 23 April 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
Bristol -37 55 £54,000 +8.00% 16
Wiltshire -15 26 £46,000 +15.00% 8
Gloucestershire -43 22 £52,500 -6.25% 8
Dorset -17 18 £32,500 -45.83% 4
Devon -7 11 £40,000 +55.34% 3
Somerset -14 4 £37,500 -31.82% 4
Cornwall -16 1 £25,000 -9.09% 1
Software Testing
England

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (5.59%) Confluence
2 4 (2.80%) Apache Spark
3 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (6.29%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.80%) Simulink
3 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 14 (9.79%) Azure
2 6 (4.20%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (3.50%) AWS
3 5 (3.50%) Azure DevOps
3 5 (3.50%) GCP
4 4 (2.80%) Entra ID
4 4 (2.80%) Power Automate
5 3 (2.10%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (2.10%) SaaS
6 2 (1.40%) GitHub
7 1 (0.70%) BrowserStack
7 1 (0.70%) Sauce Labs
7 1 (0.70%) Serverless
7 1 (0.70%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 10 (6.99%) Network Security
2 2 (1.40%) Ethernet
2 2 (1.40%) Firewall
2 2 (1.40%) LAN
2 2 (1.40%) RS-232
2 2 (1.40%) SAN
2 2 (1.40%) Unified Communications
2 2 (1.40%) VPN
2 2 (1.40%) Wireless
3 1 (0.70%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.70%) HTTP
3 1 (0.70%) Internet
3 1 (0.70%) SNMP
3 1 (0.70%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.70%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (9.09%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.80%) Big Data
2 4 (2.80%) BigQuery
2 4 (2.80%) Data Lake
2 4 (2.80%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (2.80%) Flink
2 4 (2.80%) Hadoop
2 4 (2.80%) Relational Database
3 2 (1.40%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (1.40%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 24 (16.78%) JIRA
2 18 (12.59%) Git
3 7 (4.90%) LabVIEW
3 7 (4.90%) Rational DOORS
3 7 (4.90%) Selenium
3 7 (4.90%) Visual Studio
4 6 (4.20%) Subversion
5 5 (3.50%) Cypress.io
5 5 (3.50%) Eclipse
5 5 (3.50%) Rational Rhapsody
6 4 (2.80%) Oracle Forms
6 4 (2.80%) WebDriver
7 3 (2.10%) JMeter
7 3 (2.10%) NetBeans
7 3 (2.10%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (1.40%) Appium
8 2 (1.40%) Cucumber
8 2 (1.40%) MSI
8 2 (1.40%) SpecFlow
8 2 (1.40%) TestRail
General
1 35 (24.48%) Analytical Skills
1 35 (24.48%) Social Skills
2 18 (12.59%) Aerospace
2 18 (12.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 16 (11.19%) Finance
4 11 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
5 8 (5.59%) Aviation
5 8 (5.59%) Military
6 6 (4.20%) Public Sector
7 5 (3.50%) Law
7 5 (3.50%) Legal
8 4 (2.80%) Manufacturing
8 4 (2.80%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (2.10%) Banking
9 3 (2.10%) Electronics
9 3 (2.10%) Retail
9 3 (2.10%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.40%) Games
10 2 (1.40%) Marketing
10 2 (1.40%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 25 (17.48%) Developer
2 18 (12.59%) Test Engineer
3 16 (11.19%) Software Engineer
4 14 (9.79%) Software Developer
4 14 (9.79%) Systems Engineer
5 11 (7.69%) Software Test Engineer
5 11 (7.69%) Tester
6 10 (6.99%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 8 (5.59%) Graduate
7 8 (5.59%) Lead
7 8 (5.59%) Senior
8 7 (4.90%) Analyst
8 7 (4.90%) Full Stack Developer
8 7 (4.90%) Full Stack Python Developer
8 7 (4.90%) Python Developer
9 6 (4.20%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 6 (4.20%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
9 6 (4.20%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
10 5 (3.50%) Test Analyst
10 5 (3.50%) Xamarin Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (10.49%) .NET
2 7 (4.90%) React
2 7 (4.90%) Vue
3 6 (4.20%) Software Packaging
4 5 (3.50%) .NET Core
4 5 (3.50%) ASP.NET
4 5 (3.50%) HTML
4 5 (3.50%) Web Services
4 5 (3.50%) WinForms
5 4 (2.80%) .NET Framework
5 4 (2.80%) Apache Beam
5 4 (2.80%) CSS
5 4 (2.80%) Playwright
6 3 (2.10%) Kafka
7 2 (1.40%) OAuth
7 2 (1.40%) Spring
7 2 (1.40%) XML
8 1 (0.70%) Hibernate
8 1 (0.70%) JSP
8 1 (0.70%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 9 (6.29%) Algorithms
1 9 (6.29%) Mobile App
2 5 (3.50%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (2.80%) Cloud Native
3 4 (2.80%) Data Structures
3 4 (2.80%) Management Information System
3 4 (2.80%) Security Posture
4 3 (2.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 3 (2.10%) Low-Code
4 3 (2.10%) Product Ownership
4 3 (2.10%) Replication
5 2 (1.40%) Driving Licence
5 2 (1.40%) FPGA
5 2 (1.40%) iPhone
5 2 (1.40%) Robotics
6 1 (0.70%) CCTV
6 1 (0.70%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (0.70%) IoT
6 1 (0.70%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.70%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 27 (18.88%) Windows
2 17 (11.89%) Linux
3 7 (4.90%) Android
4 5 (3.50%) Windows Mobile
5 4 (2.80%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.40%) Windows 10
6 2 (1.40%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.70%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (30.77%) Software Engineering
2 42 (29.37%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (20.98%) Agile
4 29 (20.28%) Test Automation
5 26 (18.18%) Computer Science
6 15 (10.49%) SDLC
6 15 (10.49%) TDD
7 13 (9.09%) Penetration Testing
7 13 (9.09%) SysML
7 13 (9.09%) User Experience
8 12 (8.39%) ITIL
8 12 (8.39%) Time Management
8 12 (8.39%) UML
8 12 (8.39%) Web Development
9 11 (7.69%) Artificial Intelligence
9 11 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
9 11 (7.69%) Scrum
10 10 (6.99%) Continuous Improvement
10 10 (6.99%) DevOps
10 10 (6.99%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (25.17%) Python
2 24 (16.78%) C#
3 19 (13.29%) Java
4 12 (8.39%) JavaScript
5 10 (6.99%) PowerShell
5 10 (6.99%) SQL
6 9 (6.29%) MATLAB
7 8 (5.59%) C
8 5 (3.50%) C++
8 5 (3.50%) VB.NET
9 4 (2.80%) Scala
10 3 (2.10%) Bash
10 3 (2.10%) Embedded C
10 3 (2.10%) Embedded C++
10 3 (2.10%) Go
10 3 (2.10%) Ruby
11 2 (1.40%) PHP
11 2 (1.40%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.70%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.70%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 51 (35.66%) Degree
2 35 (24.48%) Security Cleared
3 24 (16.78%) SC Cleared
4 18 (12.59%) ISTQB
5 12 (8.39%) DV Cleared
6 8 (5.59%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (5.59%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (3.50%) Chartered Engineer
7 5 (3.50%) ISEB
7 5 (3.50%) Master's Degree
8 3 (2.10%) CSPO
8 3 (2.10%) IIBA
8 3 (2.10%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.70%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.70%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.70%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.70%) HP APS
9 1 (0.70%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.70%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (11.19%) QA
2 7 (4.90%) DO-254
2 7 (4.90%) IEC 61508
2 7 (4.90%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 5 (3.50%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 4 (2.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.40%) SLA
6 1 (0.70%) AQAP
6 1 (0.70%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.70%) MISRA
6 1 (0.70%) TickIT
System Software
1 8 (5.59%) Microsoft App-V
2 7 (4.90%) Docker
3 5 (3.50%) Active Directory
4 3 (2.10%) Firmware
5 2 (1.40%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 8 (5.59%) SCCM
2 6 (4.20%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.70%) Terraform
Vendors
1 28 (19.58%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.39%) IBM
3 6 (4.20%) Citrix
3 6 (4.20%) Oracle
4 5 (3.50%) Xamarin
5 4 (2.80%) Rockwell
5 4 (2.80%) Teradata
6 3 (2.10%) Atlassian
6 3 (2.10%) Salesforce
6 3 (2.10%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.40%) Apple
7 2 (1.40%) Google
7 2 (1.40%) Keysight
7 2 (1.40%) SAP
8 1 (0.70%) HP
8 1 (0.70%) Peregrine