System Testing
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for System Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited System Testing over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 665 722 696
Rank change year-on-year +57 -26 +6
Permanent jobs citing System Testing 226 276 618
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.23% 0.27% 0.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.28% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 160 155 364
10th Percentile £32,400 £33,750 £35,960
25th Percentile £38,250 £39,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,125 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,500 £77,715 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% +11.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

System Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,937 97,101 150,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.64% 95.61% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 59,853 57,006 82,680
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,515
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

System Testing
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing System Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for System Testing in the UK

System Testing
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing System Testing.

Salary trend for System Testing in the UK

System Testing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing System Testing over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for System Testing in the UK

System Testing
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing System Testing within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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
England +21 199 £56,000 +1.82% 103
UK excluding London -54 156 £45,000 -14.29% 81
Work from Home +92 87 £48,782 -11.31% 50
South East +32 65 £56,000 +1.82% 23
London +107 45 £55,000 -20.08% 22
Midlands -13 29 £43,250 +9.49% 20
North of England +12 24 £42,500 -15.00% 7
West Midlands -2 21 £55,000 - 14
North West +6 18 £40,144 -27.01% 5
Scotland -46 18 £38,500 -3.75% 4
South West -44 15 £57,500 -14.81% 23
East Midlands -16 8 £42,500 +13.33% 6
Yorkshire +54 6 £47,500 +26.67% 2
East of England +6 5 £65,000 +6.12% 7

System Testing
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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (5.31%) ArcGIS
2 5 (2.21%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.88%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.44%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (6.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (5.31%) Simulink
3 10 (4.42%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.88%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 16 (7.08%) Workday HCM
2 4 (1.77%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (1.33%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.88%) SAP MII
5 1 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.44%) Markit EDM
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle Payroll
5 1 (0.44%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.44%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.44%) thinkFolio
5 1 (0.44%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 17 (7.52%) Azure
2 16 (7.08%) AWS
3 15 (6.64%) Azure DevOps
4 12 (5.31%) Dynamics 365
4 12 (5.31%) SaaS
5 9 (3.98%) Power Platform
6 7 (3.10%) Power Automate
6 7 (3.10%) PowerApps
7 4 (1.77%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (1.33%) SuccessFactors
9 2 (0.88%) Amazon ECS
9 2 (0.88%) Apigee
9 2 (0.88%) GitHub
9 2 (0.88%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.44%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 1 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.44%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.44%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 1 (0.44%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.44%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.88%) DNS
1 2 (0.88%) Internet
1 2 (0.88%) Network Security
1 2 (0.88%) TCP/IP
1 2 (0.88%) Wireless
1 2 (0.88%) Wireshark
2 1 (0.44%) Modbus
2 1 (0.44%) MQTT
2 1 (0.44%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (8.41%) SQL Server
2 15 (6.64%) MongoDB
2 15 (6.64%) MySQL
3 14 (6.19%) NoSQL
4 13 (5.75%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (5.75%) Relational Database
5 12 (5.31%) GIS
6 10 (4.42%) Geospatial Data
7 9 (3.98%) Power BI
8 6 (2.65%) Redis
9 4 (1.77%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (1.77%) Electronic Patient Records
10 3 (1.33%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.44%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.44%) Delta Lake
11 1 (0.44%) DTS
11 1 (0.44%) SAP Data Services
11 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 23 (10.18%) Ant
2 14 (6.19%) Visual Studio
3 6 (2.65%) JIRA
4 5 (2.21%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (1.33%) Postman
5 3 (1.33%) Rational Rhapsody
6 2 (0.88%) Git
6 2 (0.88%) Selenium
7 1 (0.44%) GitLab
7 1 (0.44%) JMeter
7 1 (0.44%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.44%) SoapUI
7 1 (0.44%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.44%) Zephyr
General
1 91 (40.27%) Social Skills
2 41 (18.14%) Analytical Skills
3 38 (16.81%) Finance
4 17 (7.52%) Manufacturing
5 14 (6.19%) Public Sector
6 11 (4.87%) Marketing
7 10 (4.42%) Front Office
8 9 (3.98%) Electronics
8 9 (3.98%) Telecoms
9 7 (3.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (3.10%) Military
10 5 (2.21%) Retail
11 4 (1.77%) Aviation
11 4 (1.77%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.33%) Back Office
12 3 (1.33%) Banking
12 3 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.88%) Automotive
13 2 (0.88%) Billing
13 2 (0.88%) Legal
Job Titles
1 68 (30.09%) Developer
2 40 (17.70%) Analyst
3 29 (12.83%) Consultant
4 27 (11.95%) Software Engineer
5 23 (10.18%) C++ Developer
6 20 (8.85%) Lead
7 19 (8.41%) Functional Consultant
8 17 (7.52%) Software Developer
8 17 (7.52%) Test Analyst
9 16 (7.08%) Tester
9 16 (7.08%) Workday Consultant
10 15 (6.64%) Workday Functional Consultant
11 12 (5.31%) Applications Developer
11 12 (5.31%) Embedded Developer
11 12 (5.31%) Embedded Software Developer
11 12 (5.31%) Software Tester
12 9 (3.98%) .NET Applications Developer
12 9 (3.98%) .NET Developer
12 9 (3.98%) Architect
12 9 (3.98%) Lead Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (13.27%) .NET
2 26 (11.50%) Hibernate
3 16 (7.08%) AngularJS
4 13 (5.75%) .NET Core
4 13 (5.75%) .NET Framework
4 13 (5.75%) XML
5 12 (5.31%) HTML
6 10 (4.42%) CSS
6 10 (4.42%) JSON
7 9 (3.98%) RESTful
8 7 (3.10%) ASP.NET
8 7 (3.10%) React
8 7 (3.10%) WCF
9 6 (2.65%) Blazor
9 6 (2.65%) HTML5
9 6 (2.65%) Node.js
9 6 (2.65%) PostGIS
9 6 (2.65%) Svelte
9 6 (2.65%) Vue
10 5 (2.21%) GeoJSON
Miscellaneous
1 10 (4.42%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 9 (3.98%) NHS
3 8 (3.54%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.21%) Data Structures
4 5 (2.21%) Product Ownership
4 5 (2.21%) SCADA
4 5 (2.21%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (1.77%) AS400
6 3 (1.33%) Derivative
6 3 (1.33%) Equities
6 3 (1.33%) Fixed Income
6 3 (1.33%) Wiki
7 2 (0.88%) BYOD
7 2 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.88%) FMCG
7 2 (0.88%) Online Banking
7 2 (0.88%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.44%) Cloud Native
8 1 (0.44%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.44%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 55 (24.34%) Linux
2 51 (22.57%) Windows
3 15 (6.64%) Embedded Linux
4 7 (3.10%) Unix
5 3 (1.33%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.33%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.88%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (49.56%) Problem-Solving
2 62 (27.43%) Test Automation
3 50 (22.12%) User Acceptance Testing
4 44 (19.47%) Agile
5 40 (17.70%) Software Engineering
6 39 (17.26%) Software Testing
7 36 (15.93%) DevOps
8 30 (13.27%) Multithreading
9 28 (12.39%) Code Quality
10 27 (11.95%) Migration
11 25 (11.06%) Actionable Insight
12 23 (10.18%) Continuous Integration
12 23 (10.18%) Regression Testing
12 23 (10.18%) Stakeholder Management
13 22 (9.73%) Collaborative Working
13 22 (9.73%) Project Management
14 20 (8.85%) OO
14 20 (8.85%) Unit Testing
15 19 (8.41%) Continuous Improvement
15 19 (8.41%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 57 (25.22%) Java
2 55 (24.34%) SQL
3 51 (22.57%) C#
4 49 (21.68%) C++
5 43 (19.03%) Python
6 40 (17.70%) JavaScript
7 19 (8.41%) C
8 10 (4.42%) Rust
9 8 (3.54%) VB
10 7 (3.10%) Ada
11 5 (2.21%) MATLAB
12 4 (1.77%) Apex Code
12 4 (1.77%) RPG
12 4 (1.77%) VBA
13 2 (0.88%) PowerShell
14 1 (0.44%) COBOL
14 1 (0.44%) PHP
14 1 (0.44%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.44%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 69 (30.53%) Security Cleared
2 41 (18.14%) Degree
3 35 (15.49%) SC Cleared
4 22 (9.73%) BPSS Clearance
5 18 (7.96%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (5.31%) DV Cleared
6 12 (5.31%) ISEB
7 3 (1.33%) HND
7 3 (1.33%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.88%) CISSP
8 2 (0.88%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.44%) CBAP
9 1 (0.44%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (0.44%) HNC
9 1 (0.44%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.44%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (13.27%) QA
2 4 (1.77%) Data Quality
3 3 (1.33%) Def Stans
3 3 (1.33%) MISRA
4 2 (0.88%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.88%) GDPR
4 2 (0.88%) GRC
5 1 (0.44%) ISO 13485
5 1 (0.44%) ISO 14001
5 1 (0.44%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (1.77%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (1.33%) Control-M
2 1 (0.44%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 21 (9.29%) Oracle
2 20 (8.85%) Microsoft
3 17 (7.52%) Workday
4 16 (7.08%) Salesforce
4 16 (7.08%) SAP
5 12 (5.31%) Xilinx
6 6 (2.65%) ESRI
7 4 (1.77%) IBM
7 4 (1.77%) MuleSoft
8 3 (1.33%) AVEVA
9 2 (0.88%) Adaptive Insights
9 2 (0.88%) Jaspersoft
9 2 (0.88%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.44%) Agilent
10 1 (0.44%) Allen-Bradley
10 1 (0.44%) Concur
10 1 (0.44%) Databricks
10 1 (0.44%) Denodo
10 1 (0.44%) Rockwell
10 1 (0.44%) Talend