Software Quality Assurance Tester
UK
The median Software Quality Assurance Tester salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 880 | 980 | 1201 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +100 | +221 | -306 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software QA Tester | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.005% | 0.006% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.005% | 0.006% | 0.014% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | - | £29,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £36,250 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £37,500 | £36,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.33% | +3.45% | -12.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,500 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,250 | £59,000 | £48,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £36,250 | £37,500 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -6.25% | +6.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 93,044 | 95,188 | 149,713 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,821 | 59,863 | 85,291 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,750 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.08% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Software QA Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software QA Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software QA Tester
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software QA Tester.
Software QA Tester
Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software QA Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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 |
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| Work from Home | +79 | 5 | £32,500 | -13.33% | |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 2 | £36,250 | -3.33% | |
| England | +106 | 1 | £42,500 | +13.33% | |
| South East | +7 | 1 | £42,500 | +13.33% | |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £30,000 | - |
Software QA Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, Software QA Tester job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Software QA Tester in the job title.
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Software QA Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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