Software Testing Jobs in Southampton

Software Testing
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton requiring Software Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software Testing over the 6 months leading up to 7 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 58 45
Rank change year-on-year +26 -13 -9
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 12 20 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 3.47% 2.33% 4.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.83% 2.82% 4.47%
Number of salaries quoted 11 17 32
10th Percentile - £37,499 £27,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £42,500 £38,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile - £47,500 £65,625
90th Percentile £56,000 £51,400 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% +5.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Southampton

Software 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 313 708 739
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 90.46% 82.61% 94.87%
Number of salaries quoted 242 609 545
10th Percentile £30,575 £28,750 £28,150
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,250 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.33% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £80,000
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year +10.00% -6.98% -

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in Southampton

Software Testing
Salary Trend in Southampton

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Southampton.

Salary trend for Software Testing in Southampton

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in Southampton over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in Southampton

Software 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (8.33%) WhatsApp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (16.67%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (41.67%) Git
2 4 (33.33%) Selenium
2 4 (33.33%) SpecFlow
3 3 (25.00%) Cypress.io
4 2 (16.67%) MagicDraw
General
1 1 (8.33%) Aerospace
1 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (66.67%) Senior
2 6 (50.00%) Test Engineer
3 4 (33.33%) Senior Software Test Engineer
3 4 (33.33%) Senior Test Engineer
3 4 (33.33%) Software Test Engineer
4 3 (25.00%) Software Engineer
5 2 (16.67%) Developer
5 2 (16.67%) Lead
5 2 (16.67%) Lead Test Engineer
5 2 (16.67%) Senior Developer
5 2 (16.67%) Senior Software Developer
5 2 (16.67%) Senior Software Engineer
5 2 (16.67%) Software Developer
6 1 (8.33%) Junior
6 1 (8.33%) Junior Software Tester
6 1 (8.33%) Junior Tester
6 1 (8.33%) Software Tester
6 1 (8.33%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (33.33%) GraphQL
2 2 (16.67%) .NET
2 2 (16.67%) .NET Core
2 2 (16.67%) ASP.NET
2 2 (16.67%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Acoustics
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (75.00%) Test Automation
2 6 (50.00%) SDLC
3 4 (33.33%) API Testing
3 4 (33.33%) Regression Testing
3 4 (33.33%) Scenario Testing
3 4 (33.33%) System Testing
3 4 (33.33%) Test Scripting
3 4 (33.33%) Test Strategy
4 3 (25.00%) Agile
4 3 (25.00%) CI/CD
4 3 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 3 (25.00%) Software Engineering
5 2 (16.67%) BDD
5 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (16.67%) Data Modelling
5 2 (16.67%) SysML
5 2 (16.67%) UML
6 1 (8.33%) B2B
6 1 (8.33%) Logistics
6 1 (8.33%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (41.67%) C#
2 4 (33.33%) TypeScript
3 2 (16.67%) Ada
3 2 (16.67%) C++
4 1 (8.33%) C
4 1 (8.33%) Embedded C
4 1 (8.33%) Embedded C++
4 1 (8.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (8.33%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) QA