Test Strategy Jobs in the Thames Valley

Test Strategy
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Test Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Test Strategy over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 239 206 204
Rank change year-on-year -33 -2 -19
Permanent jobs citing Test Strategy 9 52 70
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.13% 0.85% 1.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.89% 1.12%
Number of salaries quoted 8 13 30
10th Percentile £36,825 £34,250 £51,250
25th Percentile £39,938 £41,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,750 £47,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.53% -18.26% +4.55%
75th Percentile £67,188 £53,000 £66,875
90th Percentile £71,500 - £76,000
South East median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% -16.67% +11.63%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Test Strategy is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,745 5,814 6,263
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.39% 94.60% 92.69%
Number of salaries quoted 4,050 3,170 3,948
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £38,725 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +7.84%

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

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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

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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Strategy in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

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 19 April 2024. 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
Berkshire +18 7 £43,750 -6.91% 2
Buckinghamshire -30 2 £58,750 +14.08%
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:

Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Azure
1 1 (11.11%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (11.11%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (11.11%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) SMS
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) JIRA
1 1 (11.11%) Postman
1 1 (11.11%) Selenium
1 1 (11.11%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Advertising
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Finance
2 1 (11.11%) Legal
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Test Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Business Systems Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Developer
2 1 (11.11%) Dynamics 365 Developer
2 1 (11.11%) Engineering Manager
2 1 (11.11%) IT Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Project Manager
2 1 (11.11%) QA Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Quality Manager
2 1 (11.11%) SCADA Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) ADO
1 1 (11.11%) AngularJS
1 1 (11.11%) CSS
1 1 (11.11%) HTML
1 1 (11.11%) JSON
1 1 (11.11%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) IoT
1 1 (11.11%) Product Ownership
1 1 (11.11%) SCADA
1 1 (11.11%) Smart Meter
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Test Automation
2 4 (44.44%) Defect Management
2 4 (44.44%) Test Scripting
3 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (22.22%) Defect Tracking
4 2 (22.22%) Resource Allocation
4 2 (22.22%) Scenario Testing
4 2 (22.22%) System Testing
4 2 (22.22%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (22.22%) User Stories
5 1 (11.11%) API Testing
5 1 (11.11%) Coaching
5 1 (11.11%) DevOps
5 1 (11.11%) Issue Tracking
5 1 (11.11%) Mentoring
5 1 (11.11%) Network Monitoring
5 1 (11.11%) SDLC
5 1 (11.11%) System Integration Testing
5 1 (11.11%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) C#
1 1 (11.11%) JavaScript
1 1 (11.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
1 2 (22.22%) ISTQB
2 1 (11.11%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
2 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) MuleSoft
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle