Regression Testing Job Trends

Regression Testing
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Regression Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 562 526 547
Rank change year-on-year -36 +21 -32
Permanent jobs citing Regression Testing 223 164 254
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.21% 0.33% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.28% 0.37% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 139 99 178
10th Percentile £35,725 £32,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £78,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £47,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.70% -6.00% +5.82%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Regression 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 78,515 44,640 67,074
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.47% 89.25% 80.94%
Number of salaries quoted 54,079 25,322 43,171
10th Percentile £30,975 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,236 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -9.09%

Regression Testing
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Regression Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Regression Testing job vacancy trend in the UK

Regression Testing
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Regression Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Regression Testing

Regression Testing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Regression Testing over the 6 months to 16 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Regression Testing in the UK

Regression Testing
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Regression Testing within the UK over the 6 months to 16 August 2026. 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
England -42 199 £52,500 - 148
UK excluding London -53 151 £52,500 +11.70% 98
Work from Home -41 72 £52,500 +5.00% 48
London -44 57 £65,000 +8.33% 53
South East -39 44 £52,500 -22.22% 29
North of England -54 34 £50,000 +6.38% 22
South West -58 27 £47,500 +6.74% 13
Midlands -15 21 £55,000 +46.67% 13
North West -7 18 £47,500 +1.06% 14
East of England -16 15 £46,250 -26.00% 14
West Midlands -22 13 £51,250 +41.38% 12
Scotland +4 8 £62,500 +13.64% 5
East Midlands -19 8 £70,000 +55.56% 1
Yorkshire -32 8 £52,500 +72.13% 4
North East -62 8 £50,000 -9.09% 5
Wales -60 3 £72,500 +12.84% 1

Regression Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 5 (2.24%) Confluence
2 1 (0.45%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 14 (6.28%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.24%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.79%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.35%) Simulink
5 2 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.45%) CANalyzer
6 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (2.69%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.79%) Elite 3E
3 3 (1.35%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.90%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.45%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.45%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.45%) SAP BRIM
5 1 (0.45%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 77 (34.53%) Azure
2 50 (22.42%) Azure DevOps
3 32 (14.35%) AWS
4 16 (7.17%) GCP
5 13 (5.83%) Dynamics 365
6 12 (5.38%) SaaS
7 10 (4.48%) Power Platform
8 9 (4.04%) Serverless
9 8 (3.59%) Tricentis Tosca
10 5 (2.24%) BrowserStack
10 5 (2.24%) GitHub
10 5 (2.24%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (1.79%) Microsoft 365
12 3 (1.35%) BlazeMeter
13 2 (0.90%) Amazon EC2
13 2 (0.90%) Amazon EKS
13 2 (0.90%) Amazon S3
13 2 (0.90%) Azure AKS
13 2 (0.90%) Azure Functions
13 2 (0.90%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.24%) TCP/IP
2 3 (1.35%) HTTP
3 2 (0.90%) Wireshark
4 1 (0.45%) Cisco ISE
4 1 (0.45%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.79%) Data Warehouse
1 4 (1.79%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (1.79%) Relational Database
1 4 (1.79%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.35%) Power BI
3 2 (0.90%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.90%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.45%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.45%) GIS
4 1 (0.45%) Metadata
4 1 (0.45%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 43 (19.28%) JIRA
2 34 (15.25%) Selenium
3 33 (14.80%) Git
4 24 (10.76%) Cypress.io
5 20 (8.97%) GitLab
6 15 (6.73%) Jenkins
7 14 (6.28%) Zephyr
8 13 (5.83%) Eclipse
8 13 (5.83%) Postman
9 10 (4.48%) JMeter
10 9 (4.04%) Subversion
10 9 (4.04%) TestRail
11 7 (3.14%) Cucumber
11 7 (3.14%) REST Assured
12 6 (2.69%) JUnit
13 5 (2.24%) WebDriver
14 3 (1.35%) Appium
14 3 (1.35%) Eclipse RCP
14 3 (1.35%) SonarQube
14 3 (1.35%) SpecFlow
General
1 101 (45.29%) Social Skills
2 72 (32.29%) Analytical Skills
3 65 (29.15%) Finance
4 21 (9.42%) Public Sector
5 16 (7.17%) Presentation Skills
6 15 (6.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (5.38%) Retail
8 9 (4.04%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (4.04%) Electronics
9 8 (3.59%) Marketing
10 7 (3.14%) Legal
11 6 (2.69%) General Ledger
11 6 (2.69%) Law
11 6 (2.69%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (2.24%) Banking
12 5 (2.24%) Billing
12 5 (2.24%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.79%) Advertising
13 4 (1.79%) Telecoms
14 3 (1.35%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 39 (17.49%) Analyst
1 39 (17.49%) Lead
2 35 (15.70%) Senior
3 34 (15.25%) Test Engineer
4 29 (13.00%) QA Engineer
5 28 (12.56%) Tester
6 16 (7.17%) Developer
6 16 (7.17%) QA Leader
7 13 (5.83%) Test Analyst
8 12 (5.38%) Junior
8 12 (5.38%) Test Leader
9 11 (4.93%) Java Developer
9 11 (4.93%) QA Tester
10 9 (4.04%) Senior Analyst
10 9 (4.04%) Software Engineer
11 8 (3.59%) Junior Developer
11 8 (3.59%) Support Engineer
11 8 (3.59%) Technical Engineer
11 8 (3.59%) Technical Support
11 8 (3.59%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (14.80%) Playwright
2 17 (7.62%) REST
3 13 (5.83%) RESTful
4 12 (5.38%) React
5 10 (4.48%) .NET
5 10 (4.48%) CSS
5 10 (4.48%) HTML
6 9 (4.04%) JSON
6 9 (4.04%) XML
7 8 (3.59%) Jakarta EE
7 8 (3.59%) Struts
7 8 (3.59%) Web Services
8 6 (2.69%) Node.js
8 6 (2.69%) Oracle Fusion
9 5 (2.24%) SOAP
10 4 (1.79%) Lightning Web Components
10 4 (1.79%) Visualforce
11 3 (1.35%) JWT
11 3 (1.35%) OAuth2
11 3 (1.35%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 27 (12.11%) Product Ownership
2 20 (8.97%) Mobile App
3 10 (4.48%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (4.04%) Onboarding
5 8 (3.59%) Analytical Mindset
5 8 (3.59%) Driving Licence
6 4 (1.79%) Client/Server
6 4 (1.79%) SCADA
7 3 (1.35%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.35%) Distributed Systems
7 3 (1.35%) Life Science
7 3 (1.35%) Mobile Computing
7 3 (1.35%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (1.35%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 2 (0.90%) CMDB
8 2 (0.90%) Data Structures
8 2 (0.90%) Low-Code
8 2 (0.90%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.90%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 18 (8.07%) Linux
2 14 (6.28%) Android
2 14 (6.28%) Windows
3 13 (5.83%) Apple iOS
4 8 (3.59%) Unix
5 2 (0.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.45%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (54.71%) Test Automation
2 113 (50.67%) Agile
3 102 (45.74%) Continuous Improvement
4 86 (38.57%) Problem-Solving
5 77 (34.53%) Validation
6 75 (33.63%) Software Testing
7 65 (29.15%) CI/CD
8 64 (28.70%) DevOps
9 62 (27.80%) User Acceptance Testing
10 57 (25.56%) SDLC
11 46 (20.63%) Manual Testing
12 45 (20.18%) Test Strategy
13 40 (17.94%) Defect Management
14 37 (16.59%) Mentoring
14 37 (16.59%) Scrum
15 35 (15.70%) Test Scripting
16 34 (15.25%) Code Quality
17 28 (12.56%) ERP
17 28 (12.56%) Exploratory Testing
17 28 (12.56%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 47 (21.08%) SQL
2 35 (15.70%) Python
3 34 (15.25%) Java
4 26 (11.66%) JavaScript
5 14 (6.28%) C#
6 11 (4.93%) TypeScript
7 8 (3.59%) C++
7 8 (3.59%) Perl
8 5 (2.24%) Apex Code
8 5 (2.24%) Groovy
9 4 (1.79%) Bash
9 4 (1.79%) PL/SQL
9 4 (1.79%) PowerShell
10 3 (1.35%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.90%) C
11 2 (0.90%) Embedded C
11 2 (0.90%) Ruby
11 2 (0.90%) SOQL
11 2 (0.90%) SOSL
12 1 (0.45%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 45 (20.18%) Degree
2 28 (12.56%) ISTQB
3 24 (10.76%) Security Cleared
4 17 (7.62%) Computer Science Degree
4 17 (7.62%) SC Cleared
5 9 (4.04%) HND
6 8 (3.59%) HNC
7 6 (2.69%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 5 (2.24%) AAT
8 5 (2.24%) ISEB
9 4 (1.79%) OCA
9 4 (1.79%) Oracle Certification
10 3 (1.35%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.90%) ACCA
11 2 (0.90%) CIMA
11 2 (0.90%) CSQA
12 1 (0.45%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.45%) CISSP
12 1 (0.45%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.45%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (49.78%) QA
2 17 (7.62%) Data Quality
3 15 (6.73%) Accessibility
4 10 (4.48%) GDPR
5 5 (2.24%) WCAG
6 4 (1.79%) Software Quality Assurance
7 3 (1.35%) ISO 20022
7 3 (1.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.45%) PMO
8 1 (0.45%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (6.28%) Docker
2 6 (2.69%) Firmware
3 3 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.90%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.90%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.45%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 14 (6.28%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.69%) Grafana
3 5 (2.24%) Ansible
3 5 (2.24%) Terraform
4 3 (1.35%) Kibana
5 2 (0.90%) logstash
5 2 (0.90%) Packer
6 1 (0.45%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.45%) SCCM
6 1 (0.45%) SCOM
Vendors
1 23 (10.31%) Microsoft
2 15 (6.73%) Oracle
3 12 (5.38%) SAP
4 11 (4.93%) Salesforce
5 8 (3.59%) ServiceNow
6 6 (2.69%) Workday
7 5 (2.24%) IFS
7 5 (2.24%) Intel
8 3 (1.35%) Google
8 3 (1.35%) VMware
9 2 (0.90%) AppDynamics
9 2 (0.90%) Databricks
9 2 (0.90%) IBM
9 2 (0.90%) Intapp
9 2 (0.90%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.45%) Adobe
10 1 (0.45%) Ariba
10 1 (0.45%) Cisco
10 1 (0.45%) Informatica
10 1 (0.45%) Juniper