Software Tester
UK
The median Software Tester salary in the UK is £38,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 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 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 806 | 457 | 966 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -349 | +509 | -303 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester | 98 | 688 | 265 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.099% | 0.66% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.72% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 83 | 88 | 164 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £29,075 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,625 | £32,375 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,500 | £40,000 | £39,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | +0.63% | +6.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £44,750 | £52,813 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £48,750 | £70,000 | £56,100 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £38,500 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.67% | - | +3.45% |
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 | 93,314 | 94,990 | 150,394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.53% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,914 | 59,752 | 85,367 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +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 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Tester
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Tester.
Software Tester
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Tester over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Software Tester
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 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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| UK excluding London | -325 | 81 | £38,500 | +2.67% | 20 |
| England | -335 | 74 | £37,500 | -13.79% | 21 |
| Work from Home | +80 | 44 | £38,500 | -18.95% | 7 |
| Scotland | -85 | 21 | £38,500 | +22.22% | |
| North of England | -155 | 21 | £35,000 | - | 7 |
| South East | -12 | 16 | £45,000 | +9.09% | 1 |
| North West | -125 | 16 | £37,500 | +15.38% | 1 |
| East of England | -26 | 15 | £27,500 | -29.49% | 5 |
| London | +19 | 14 | £44,500 | -8.72% | 3 |
| Midlands | -114 | 6 | £34,750 | +5.30% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 5 | £30,000 | -50.82% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -38 | 4 | £46,000 | +39.39% | |
| South West | -45 | 2 | £32,500 | -21.21% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -80 | 2 | £32,500 | +18.18% | 1 |
Software Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Software 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 Tester in the job title.
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Software 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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