The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton requiring Exploratory Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Exploratory Testing over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 9 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
40
-
73
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+31
Permanent jobs citing Exploratory Testing
1
0
2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton
Exploratory 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 requiring process or methodology skills in Southampton.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
307
712
731
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton
90.56%
81.93%
95.18%
Number of salaries quoted
234
612
538
10th Percentile
£30,150
£28,750
£27,675
25th Percentile
£40,000
£32,500
£37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£54,000
£46,500
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
+16.13%
-7.00%
-4.76%
75th Percentile
£62,500
£61,250
£70,000
90th Percentile
£73,750
£72,500
£80,150
Hampshire median annual salary
£55,000
£50,000
£53,750
% change year-on-year
+10.00%
-6.98%
+0.47%
Exploratory Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Exploratory Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Exploratory Testing Salary Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Exploratory Testing in Southampton.
Exploratory Testing Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, job vacancies citing Exploratory Testing also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Southampton region with a requirement for Exploratory Testing.
Exploratory Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
