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 12 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 556 552 535
Rank change year-on-year -4 -17 -51
Permanent jobs citing Regression Testing 263 120 235
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.22% 0.24% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.27% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 161 70 134
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,175 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £97,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £43,750
% change year-on-year -9.09% +25.71% -7.89%

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 86,468 43,703 59,228
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.32% 88.90% 82.25%
Number of salaries quoted 59,116 24,458 31,674
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £78,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year +17.65% -10.95% -2.78%

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 12 October 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 12 October 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 -17 235 £52,500 -4.55% 354
UK excluding London -37 173 £50,000 -9.09% 204
Work from Home -26 78 £50,000 -6.54% 126
London -33 69 £70,000 +18.64% 165
North of England -30 41 £50,000 +2.56% 42
South East -40 38 £52,500 -22.22% 58
Midlands -17 34 £55,500 +58.57% 35
South West -53 31 £42,500 +6.25% 17
West Midlands -17 27 £58,500 +67.14% 24
North West -17 18 £55,000 -6.38% 15
East of England -22 18 £37,500 -42.75% 22
North East -56 13 £50,000 -9.09% 8
Yorkshire -37 10 £52,500 +72.13% 19
Scotland +8 9 £56,250 +2.27% 15
East Midlands -26 7 £52,500 +40.00% 11
Wales -67 2 £58,750 -2.08% 5

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 8 (3.04%) Confluence
2 5 (1.90%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.52%) Office Communications Server
4 1 (0.38%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.38%) Cloud Foundry
4 1 (0.38%) CMS
Applications
1 15 (5.70%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (4.18%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.42%) Simulink
4 2 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.76%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.14%) Elite 3E
1 3 (1.14%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.76%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (0.76%) Oracle Cash Management
2 2 (0.76%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (0.76%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.76%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.76%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 2 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.76%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.38%) Magento
3 1 (0.38%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 78 (29.66%) Azure
2 47 (17.87%) Azure DevOps
3 30 (11.41%) AWS
4 20 (7.60%) GCP
5 16 (6.08%) Power Platform
5 16 (6.08%) SaaS
6 15 (5.70%) Dynamics 365
7 13 (4.94%) GitHub
8 12 (4.56%) Serverless
9 8 (3.04%) BrowserStack
9 8 (3.04%) GitHub Actions
10 5 (1.90%) Azure Monitor
10 5 (1.90%) GitHub Copilot
10 5 (1.90%) Tricentis Tosca
11 3 (1.14%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 3 (1.14%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 3 (1.14%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 2 (0.76%) Amazon EMR
12 2 (0.76%) Azure Functions
12 2 (0.76%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.80%) TCP/IP
2 9 (3.42%) Wireshark
3 4 (1.52%) HTTP
4 1 (0.38%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.66%) Power BI
2 6 (2.28%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (1.90%) Metadata
3 5 (1.90%) NoSQL
3 5 (1.90%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.52%) Relational Database
5 3 (1.14%) Power Query
6 2 (0.76%) Amazon Athena
6 2 (0.76%) SAP Data Services
7 1 (0.38%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.38%) GIS
7 1 (0.38%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 48 (18.25%) Selenium
2 40 (15.21%) JIRA
3 39 (14.83%) Cypress.io
4 30 (11.41%) Git
5 23 (8.75%) REST Assured
6 21 (7.98%) Eclipse
6 21 (7.98%) GitLab
7 17 (6.46%) Postman
8 13 (4.94%) Jenkins
9 12 (4.56%) JMeter
10 9 (3.42%) Subversion
11 8 (3.04%) Zephyr
12 6 (2.28%) Appium
12 6 (2.28%) JUnit
13 5 (1.90%) Gatling
13 5 (1.90%) TestRail
14 4 (1.52%) Ranorex
15 3 (1.14%) Burp Suite
15 3 (1.14%) Eclipse RCP
15 3 (1.14%) HP UFT
General
1 94 (35.74%) Analytical Skills
1 94 (35.74%) Social Skills
2 68 (25.86%) Finance
3 27 (10.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 25 (9.51%) Public Sector
5 20 (7.60%) Retail
6 19 (7.22%) Electronics
7 12 (4.56%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (3.42%) Telecoms
9 8 (3.04%) Law
10 7 (2.66%) General Ledger
10 7 (2.66%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.28%) Marketing
12 5 (1.90%) Banking
12 5 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.90%) Publishing
13 4 (1.52%) Automotive
13 4 (1.52%) Legal
14 3 (1.14%) Billing
14 3 (1.14%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 56 (21.29%) Analyst
1 56 (21.29%) QA Engineer
2 41 (15.59%) Senior
3 39 (14.83%) Test Engineer
4 36 (13.69%) Lead
5 21 (7.98%) Tester
6 18 (6.84%) Developer
7 17 (6.46%) QA Automation Engineer
7 17 (6.46%) Test Analyst
8 14 (5.32%) Automation Engineer
8 14 (5.32%) Junior
9 13 (4.94%) Senior QA Engineer
10 12 (4.56%) Support Analyst
11 11 (4.18%) Java Developer
11 11 (4.18%) Software Engineer
12 10 (3.80%) Lead Test Engineer
12 10 (3.80%) QA Leader
12 10 (3.80%) QA Tester
13 9 (3.42%) Applications Engineer
13 9 (3.42%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (16.73%) Playwright
2 37 (14.07%) REST
3 19 (7.22%) React
4 18 (6.84%) RESTful
5 15 (5.70%) CSS
5 15 (5.70%) HTML
6 11 (4.18%) Node.js
7 10 (3.80%) JSON
7 10 (3.80%) XML
8 9 (3.42%) Jakarta EE
8 9 (3.42%) Struts
8 9 (3.42%) Web Services
9 8 (3.04%) .NET
10 7 (2.66%) Terraform
11 6 (2.28%) Oracle Fusion
12 4 (1.52%) OAuth
12 4 (1.52%) React Native
12 4 (1.52%) Swagger
13 3 (1.14%) AngularJS
13 3 (1.14%) OSGi
Miscellaneous
1 32 (12.17%) Product Ownership
2 26 (9.89%) Mobile App
3 14 (5.32%) Analytical Mindset
4 13 (4.94%) Client/Server
5 10 (3.80%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (3.42%) SCADA
7 8 (3.04%) Cloud Native
7 8 (3.04%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (2.66%) AI Agents
9 5 (1.90%) Driving Licence
10 4 (1.52%) FMCG
10 4 (1.52%) Life Science
10 4 (1.52%) Management Information System
11 3 (1.14%) Onboarding
11 3 (1.14%) Renewable Energy
12 2 (0.76%) CMDB
12 2 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
12 2 (0.76%) Low-Code
12 2 (0.76%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (0.76%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 19 (7.22%) Linux
2 18 (6.84%) Android
2 18 (6.84%) Windows
3 16 (6.08%) Apple iOS
4 9 (3.42%) Unix
5 4 (1.52%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.38%) macOS
6 1 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.38%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (58.56%) Test Automation
2 130 (49.43%) Agile
3 118 (44.87%) Problem-Solving
4 110 (41.83%) Continuous Improvement
5 99 (37.64%) Validation
6 91 (34.60%) Software Testing
7 88 (33.46%) CI/CD
8 61 (23.19%) DevOps
8 61 (23.19%) SDLC
8 61 (23.19%) User Acceptance Testing
9 50 (19.01%) Manual Testing
10 48 (18.25%) Test Strategy
11 47 (17.87%) Defect Management
12 43 (16.35%) Code Quality
13 42 (15.97%) End-to-End Testing
14 40 (15.21%) Test Scripting
15 37 (14.07%) Scrum
16 35 (13.31%) Exploratory Testing
17 33 (12.55%) Acceptance Criteria
17 33 (12.55%) Functional Testing
Programming Languages
1 60 (22.81%) SQL
2 44 (16.73%) Python
3 40 (15.21%) Java
4 39 (14.83%) JavaScript
5 16 (6.08%) TypeScript
6 12 (4.56%) C#
7 9 (3.42%) C
7 9 (3.42%) C++
7 9 (3.42%) Embedded C
7 9 (3.42%) MATLAB
8 7 (2.66%) Perl
9 5 (1.90%) Bash
10 4 (1.52%) PL/SQL
11 3 (1.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (1.14%) Go
11 3 (1.14%) PowerShell
12 2 (0.76%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.76%) Groovy
13 1 (0.38%) ABAP
13 1 (0.38%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 51 (19.39%) Degree
2 44 (16.73%) Security Cleared
3 25 (9.51%) ISTQB
4 23 (8.75%) SC Cleared
5 18 (6.84%) DV Cleared
6 16 (6.08%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (2.66%) AAT
8 5 (1.90%) HNC
8 5 (1.90%) HND
9 4 (1.52%) OCA
9 4 (1.52%) Oracle Certification
10 3 (1.14%) ISEB
10 3 (1.14%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.76%) ACCA
11 2 (0.76%) CIMA
12 1 (0.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 1 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.38%) CISSP
12 1 (0.38%) CSQA
12 1 (0.38%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 133 (50.57%) QA
2 25 (9.51%) Data Quality
3 14 (5.32%) Accessibility
3 14 (5.32%) GDPR
4 5 (1.90%) Software Quality Assurance
4 5 (1.90%) WCAG
5 2 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.76%) GxP
5 2 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (0.76%) SLA
System Software
1 19 (7.22%) Docker
2 9 (3.42%) Embedded Firmware
2 9 (3.42%) Firmware
3 1 (0.38%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (6.08%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.66%) Grafana
3 3 (1.14%) Ansible
4 2 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.38%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.38%) Kibana
5 1 (0.38%) logstash
Vendors
1 38 (14.45%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.94%) Oracle
3 9 (3.42%) Salesforce
4 8 (3.04%) SAP
4 8 (3.04%) Workday
5 7 (2.66%) IFS
6 6 (2.28%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.90%) Google
7 5 (1.90%) Intel
8 2 (0.76%) Databricks
8 2 (0.76%) Foundry
8 2 (0.76%) Informatica
8 2 (0.76%) OpenAI
8 2 (0.76%) Refinitiv
9 1 (0.38%) Aderant
9 1 (0.38%) Concur
9 1 (0.38%) Conga
9 1 (0.38%) GoCardless
9 1 (0.38%) Intapp
9 1 (0.38%) TIBCO