Software Tester
Hampshire > Southampton
The median Software Tester salary in Southampton is £33,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
41 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton |
0.75% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.78% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£33,750 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£35,000 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£33,750 |
- |
£37,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-6.25% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title |
512 |
434 |
618 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.06% |
97.09% |
96.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
369 |
304 |
535 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£32,750 |
£27,100 |
| 25th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£42,500 |
£31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+22.22% |
-10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£63,750 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£72,500 |
£75,000 |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.55% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
