Test Strategy Jobs in the Thames Valley

Test Strategy
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Test Strategy skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Test Strategy over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 237 212
Rank change year-on-year +194 -25 -11
Permanent jobs citing Test Strategy 213 9 52
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 6.36% 0.13% 0.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.79% 0.15% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 7 7 12
10th Percentile £56,150 £35,850 £33,375
25th Percentile £64,625 £39,875 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £46,000 £49,750
Median % change year-on-year +63.04% -7.54% -9.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £57,500 £53,188
90th Percentile £95,000 £69,750 £54,875
South East median annual salary £57,500 £47,500 £50,250
% change year-on-year +21.05% -5.47% -16.25%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Test Strategy 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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,137 5,808 5,557
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 93.73% 83.86% 94.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,153 3,909 3,043
10th Percentile £27,600 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,160 £80,000 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Test Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Test Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Test Strategy in the Thames Valley

Test Strategy
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Strategy in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Test Strategy in the Thames Valley

Test Strategy
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Strategy in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Test Strategy in the Thames Valley

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Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Strategy within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. 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
Buckinghamshire +110 170 £60,500 +27.37% 32
Oxfordshire - 42 £80,000 - 12
Berkshire +34 1 £55,000 +25.71% 64
Test Strategy
South East

Test Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (0.47%) Oracle EBS R12
1 1 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (0.47%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.47%) AWS
1 1 (0.47%) Entra ID
1 1 (0.47%) GitHub
1 1 (0.47%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 203 (95.31%) 5G
1 203 (95.31%) Bluetooth
1 203 (95.31%) GSM
1 203 (95.31%) LTE
1 203 (95.31%) UMTS
1 203 (95.31%) Wi-Fi
1 203 (95.31%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (0.47%) JIRA
General
1 203 (95.31%) Electronics
2 7 (3.29%) Social Skills
3 3 (1.41%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (0.47%) Finance
4 1 (0.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (0.47%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (0.47%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 203 (95.31%) Electronics Engineer
1 203 (95.31%) Electronics Test Engineer
1 203 (95.31%) Test Engineer
2 4 (1.88%) Lead
2 4 (1.88%) Test Leader
3 2 (0.94%) Analyst
3 2 (0.94%) Head of Cybersecurity
3 2 (0.94%) Test Analyst
4 1 (0.47%) Head of Operations
4 1 (0.47%) Head of Security
4 1 (0.47%) Head of Testing
4 1 (0.47%) Mobile Engineer
4 1 (0.47%) Mobile Software Engineer
4 1 (0.47%) Software Engineer
4 1 (0.47%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.47%) CSS
1 1 (0.47%) HTML
1 1 (0.47%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 203 (95.31%) Driving Licence
2 2 (0.94%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (0.47%) Cyber Security Posture
3 1 (0.47%) Linux Command Line
3 1 (0.47%) Mobile App
3 1 (0.47%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.47%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 203 (95.31%) Coaching
1 203 (95.31%) Customer Requirements
1 203 (95.31%) Mentoring
1 203 (95.31%) Validation
1 203 (95.31%) Verification and Validation
2 4 (1.88%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (1.88%) Disaster Recovery
2 4 (1.88%) Incident Response
2 4 (1.88%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (1.41%) Penetration Testing
3 3 (1.41%) Resilience Testing
3 3 (1.41%) Scenario Testing
3 3 (1.41%) Strategic Thinking
3 3 (1.41%) Test Automation
3 3 (1.41%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (0.94%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (0.94%) Cyber Resilience
4 2 (0.94%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (0.94%) Regression Testing
4 2 (0.94%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.47%) JavaScript
1 1 (0.47%) SQL
Qualifications
1 203 (95.31%) Degree
1 203 (95.31%) HND
2 1 (0.47%) AWS Certification
2 1 (0.47%) ISEB
2 1 (0.47%) ISTQB
2 1 (0.47%) SC Cleared
2 1 (0.47%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (1.88%) NIST
1 4 (1.88%) PCI DSS
2 1 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (0.47%) Data Quality
2 1 (0.47%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.47%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (0.47%) Cognos
1 1 (0.47%) Concur
1 1 (0.47%) Microsoft
1 1 (0.47%) Oracle
1 1 (0.47%) SAP