The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire 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 8 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 8 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
65
-
62
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+2
Permanent jobs citing Exploratory Testing
1
0
1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire
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 Staffordshire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
419
830
502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire
68.80%
82.42%
95.26%
Number of salaries quoted
247
584
368
10th Percentile
£28,822
£23,500
£23,000
25th Percentile
£30,580
£28,119
£32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£40,000
£40,000
£45,000
Median % change year-on-year
-
-11.11%
-
75th Percentile
£53,688
£55,000
£55,000
90th Percentile
£68,756
£62,500
£67,500
West Midlands median annual salary
£52,500
£50,000
£53,250
% change year-on-year
+5.00%
-6.10%
+6.50%
Exploratory Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Job postings citing Exploratory Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
Exploratory Testing Salary Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Exploratory Testing in Staffordshire.
Exploratory Testing Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire
For the 6 months to 8 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 Staffordshire region with a requirement for Exploratory Testing.
Exploratory Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:
