Software Testing Jobs in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 145 146 63
Rank change year-on-year +1 -83 +23
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 1,187 1,158 3,607
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.82% 2.41% 4.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.28% 2.52% 4.83%
Number of salaries quoted 703 681 1,540
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,250 £40,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +8.25% +7.78%
75th Percentile £62,500 £71,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,975 45,995 74,754
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 79.63% 95.53% 95.46%
Number of salaries quoted 33,355 26,900 43,045
10th Percentile £28,371 £30,500 £30,076
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +6.06%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,050 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 26 July 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
South East -6 308 £50,000 -9.09% 51
North of England +8 248 £55,000 +4.76% 37
Midlands -4 230 £42,500 -8.11% 30
North West -5 152 £55,000 -8.33% 21
South West -33 132 £58,700 +6.73% 55
Scotland +12 120 £47,500 -3.06% 10
West Midlands -18 115 £47,500 +5.56% 12
East Midlands +14 114 £40,000 -17.95% 18
East of England -3 104 £55,000 -21.43% 27
Yorkshire +47 81 £57,965 +13.10% 15
Wales +31 29 £52,500 +13.61% 7
Northern Ireland +28 16 £52,500 -4.55% 15
North East -3 15 £55,000 - 3
Software Testing
UK

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 40 (3.37%) Confluence
2 15 (1.26%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.18%) Apache
4 11 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
5 10 (0.84%) IIS
6 9 (0.76%) WinCC
7 6 (0.51%) OpenStack
8 5 (0.42%) Apache Spark
9 4 (0.34%) TWiki
10 3 (0.25%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.25%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.17%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 2 (0.17%) JBoss
11 2 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 2 (0.17%) Red Hat Fuse
12 1 (0.084%) Apache Airflow
12 1 (0.084%) CMS
12 1 (0.084%) Luigi
12 1 (0.084%) WordPress
Applications
1 37 (3.12%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (2.19%) Simulink
3 16 (1.35%) Stateflow
4 14 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
5 4 (0.34%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.17%) Revit
6 2 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.084%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (0.59%) BPCS
1 7 (0.59%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.34%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.17%) ProductWriter
4 1 (0.084%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.084%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.084%) Postilion
Cloud Services
1 214 (18.03%) Azure
2 176 (14.83%) AWS
3 49 (4.13%) SaaS
4 40 (3.37%) Azure DevOps
5 25 (2.11%) Cloud Computing
5 25 (2.11%) GitHub
5 25 (2.11%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
7 16 (1.35%) GCP
8 11 (0.93%) OpenShift
9 9 (0.76%) BlazeMeter
9 9 (0.76%) Power Platform
10 7 (0.59%) IaaS
11 6 (0.51%) AWS Lambda
11 6 (0.51%) BrowserStack
11 6 (0.51%) Serverless
12 4 (0.34%) Google Play
12 4 (0.34%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.25%) Sauce Labs
13 3 (0.25%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 30 (2.53%) Firewall
1 30 (2.53%) Wireless
2 29 (2.44%) TCP/IP
3 24 (2.02%) Wi-Fi
4 22 (1.85%) Internet
5 21 (1.77%) RS-485
6 20 (1.68%) Ethernet
7 18 (1.52%) 4G
8 15 (1.26%) MQTT
9 13 (1.10%) 3G
10 12 (1.01%) DVB
10 12 (1.01%) HTTP
11 9 (0.76%) Network Security
12 8 (0.67%) RS-232
13 7 (0.59%) LAN
13 7 (0.59%) Modbus
13 7 (0.59%) WAN
14 6 (0.51%) FlexRay
14 6 (0.51%) Profibus
14 6 (0.51%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (5.90%) Geospatial Data
2 59 (4.97%) SQL Server
3 15 (1.26%) OLTP
4 14 (1.18%) Relational Database
5 10 (0.84%) NoSQL
6 9 (0.76%) Big Data
6 9 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (0.67%) DynamoDB
8 7 (0.59%) MySQL
9 5 (0.42%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 5 (0.42%) Power BI
10 4 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.34%) InterSystems Cache
11 3 (0.25%) Apache Cassandra
11 3 (0.25%) Couchbase
11 3 (0.25%) SQLite
12 2 (0.17%) Hadoop
12 2 (0.17%) Redis
12 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 125 (10.53%) JIRA
2 97 (8.17%) Selenium
3 59 (4.97%) Git
4 56 (4.72%) Jenkins
5 50 (4.21%) Visual Studio
6 48 (4.04%) Cypress.io
7 39 (3.29%) JMeter
7 39 (3.29%) Postman
8 36 (3.03%) GitLab
9 35 (2.95%) Bitbucket
10 32 (2.70%) Cucumber
11 24 (2.02%) LabVIEW
12 21 (1.77%) Appium
13 19 (1.60%) JUnit
14 18 (1.52%) Maven
15 16 (1.35%) MSTest
16 14 (1.18%) Robot Framework
17 13 (1.10%) TestNG
18 12 (1.01%) SoapUI
18 12 (1.01%) SpecFlow
General
1 335 (28.22%) Social Skills
2 139 (11.71%) Analytical Skills
3 109 (9.18%) Retail
4 98 (8.26%) Finance
5 95 (8.00%) Legal
6 83 (6.99%) Electronics
7 54 (4.55%) Public Sector
8 53 (4.47%) Manufacturing
9 42 (3.54%) Automotive
9 42 (3.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 40 (3.37%) Aerospace
11 31 (2.61%) Law
11 31 (2.61%) Organisational Skills
12 26 (2.19%) Marketing
13 24 (2.02%) Games
14 19 (1.60%) Tech for Good
15 15 (1.26%) Pharmaceutical
15 15 (1.26%) Telecoms
16 12 (1.01%) Mandarin Language
17 8 (0.67%) Banking
Job Titles
1 177 (14.91%) Software Engineer
2 164 (13.82%) Senior
3 152 (12.81%) Analyst
4 133 (11.20%) Developer
5 114 (9.60%) Test Engineer
6 105 (8.85%) Lead
7 103 (8.68%) Architect
8 100 (8.42%) Software Architect
9 89 (7.50%) Tester
10 86 (7.25%) Business Analyst
11 70 (5.90%) Geospatial Architect
12 56 (4.72%) Embedded Engineer
13 55 (4.63%) Software Test Engineer
14 52 (4.38%) Team Leader
15 51 (4.30%) Software Developer
16 48 (4.04%) QA Engineer
16 48 (4.04%) Software Tester
17 46 (3.88%) Senior Software Engineer
18 37 (3.12%) Lead Business Analyst
19 36 (3.03%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (6.82%) .NET
2 61 (5.14%) HTML
3 51 (4.30%) XML
4 46 (3.88%) REST
5 36 (3.03%) Playwright
6 30 (2.53%) JSON
7 29 (2.44%) Web Services
8 24 (2.02%) React
8 24 (2.02%) SOAP
9 21 (1.77%) Spring
10 19 (1.60%) CSS
11 17 (1.43%) AngularJS
12 16 (1.35%) Spring Boot
13 15 (1.26%) Kafka
14 14 (1.18%) .NET Core
15 13 (1.10%) .NET Framework
15 13 (1.10%) Node.js
16 12 (1.01%) RabbitMQ
16 12 (1.01%) WinForms
17 11 (0.93%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 74 (6.23%) Legacy Systems
1 74 (6.23%) Self-Motivation
2 61 (5.14%) Algorithms
3 60 (5.05%) Product Ownership
4 40 (3.37%) Mobile App
5 37 (3.12%) Linux Command Line
6 36 (3.03%) IoT
7 30 (2.53%) Embedded Systems
8 27 (2.27%) Management Information System
9 21 (1.77%) FPGA
10 18 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
10 18 (1.52%) Video\Live Streaming
11 16 (1.35%) Driving Licence
11 16 (1.35%) Enterprise Software
12 15 (1.26%) Distributed Systems
13 12 (1.01%) VHDL
14 11 (0.93%) Client/Server
14 11 (0.93%) Data Structures
15 9 (0.76%) Life Science
15 9 (0.76%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 200 (16.85%) Linux
2 91 (7.67%) Windows
3 53 (4.47%) Unix
4 33 (2.78%) Embedded Linux
5 20 (1.68%) Windows Server
6 19 (1.60%) Android
7 17 (1.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 14 (1.18%) Apple iOS
9 9 (0.76%) Windows Server 2008
10 5 (0.42%) Debian
11 3 (0.25%) FreeRTOS
11 3 (0.25%) Mac OS
11 3 (0.25%) Mac OS X
11 3 (0.25%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.17%) CentOS
12 2 (0.17%) VMS
12 2 (0.17%) Windows Mobile
12 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.084%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 441 (37.15%) Agile
2 384 (32.35%) Test Automation
3 296 (24.94%) Software Engineering
4 221 (18.62%) Problem-Solving
5 216 (18.20%) SDLC
6 209 (17.61%) DevOps
7 171 (14.41%) Computer Science
8 147 (12.38%) CI/CD
9 131 (11.04%) Coaching
10 102 (8.59%) Regression Testing
10 102 (8.59%) Test Scripting
11 101 (8.51%) Requirements Analysis
12 100 (8.42%) Business Analysis
12 100 (8.42%) Process Improvement
13 91 (7.67%) Continuous Improvement
14 89 (7.50%) ITIL
14 89 (7.50%) Migration
15 88 (7.41%) Mentoring
15 88 (7.41%) Resource Allocation
16 86 (7.25%) Business Process Analysis
Programming Languages
1 243 (20.47%) Python
2 197 (16.60%) SQL
3 154 (12.97%) C
4 152 (12.81%) C#
5 146 (12.30%) JavaScript
6 134 (11.29%) Java
7 133 (11.20%) C++
8 65 (5.48%) Bash
9 60 (5.05%) Fortran
10 38 (3.20%) Embedded C
11 37 (3.12%) TypeScript
12 34 (2.86%) MATLAB
13 27 (2.27%) Perl
14 19 (1.60%) PowerShell
15 18 (1.52%) Go
15 18 (1.52%) Groovy
16 15 (1.26%) PL/SQL
17 14 (1.18%) PHP
18 11 (0.93%) Embedded C++
19 9 (0.76%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 378 (31.84%) Degree
2 145 (12.22%) Security Cleared
3 76 (6.40%) ISTQB
4 71 (5.98%) Computer Science Degree
5 48 (4.04%) SC Cleared
6 45 (3.79%) Master's Degree
7 39 (3.29%) PhD
8 21 (1.77%) DV Cleared
9 12 (1.01%) IIBA
10 11 (0.93%) ISEB
11 10 (0.84%) AWS Certification
11 10 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
12 9 (0.76%) DBS Check
12 9 (0.76%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 8 (0.67%) HND
14 6 (0.51%) CSPO
15 5 (0.42%) HNC
15 5 (0.42%) ITIL Certification
16 4 (0.34%) CBAP
17 3 (0.25%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 291 (24.52%) QA
2 33 (2.78%) Accessibility
3 27 (2.27%) WCAG
4 20 (1.68%) GDPR
4 20 (1.68%) ISO 9001
5 16 (1.35%) MISRA
6 15 (1.26%) ISO 26262
7 12 (1.01%) SLA
8 11 (0.93%) AUTOSAR
9 8 (0.67%) Automotive SPICE
10 6 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 4 (0.34%) DICOM
11 4 (0.34%) HL7
11 4 (0.34%) ISO 13485
11 4 (0.34%) MISRA C
12 3 (0.25%) Data Quality
12 3 (0.25%) PMO
13 1 (0.084%) DO-178B
13 1 (0.084%) JTAG
13 1 (0.084%) Solvency II
System Software
1 64 (5.39%) Docker
2 41 (3.45%) Firmware
3 11 (0.93%) Active Directory
4 10 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.42%) Microsoft App-V
7 4 (0.34%) Embedded Firmware
7 4 (0.34%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.17%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 63 (5.31%) Kubernetes
2 31 (2.61%) Terraform
3 20 (1.68%) Ansible
4 16 (1.35%) Puppet
5 15 (1.26%) Progress Chef
5 15 (1.26%) Salt
6 6 (0.51%) Grafana
7 5 (0.42%) SCCM
8 4 (0.34%) HP Quality Center
8 4 (0.34%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.25%) Kibana
9 3 (0.25%) Wonderware InTouch
10 2 (0.17%) Kustomize
10 2 (0.17%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.084%) Functional Safety
11 1 (0.084%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 184 (15.50%) Microsoft
2 34 (2.86%) Oracle
3 20 (1.68%) ServiceNow
4 19 (1.60%) IBM
5 18 (1.52%) Google
5 18 (1.52%) VMware
6 16 (1.35%) SAP
7 15 (1.26%) Rockwell
8 13 (1.10%) Siemens
9 11 (0.93%) BT
10 9 (0.76%) AVEVA
10 9 (0.76%) Citrix
10 9 (0.76%) Salesforce
10 9 (0.76%) Splunk
10 9 (0.76%) TOWER Software
11 8 (0.67%) Lauterbach
11 8 (0.67%) Sage
12 7 (0.59%) Atlassian
13 6 (0.51%) CrowdStrike
13 6 (0.51%) Epicor