Software Testing
Hertfordshire > Watford
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Watford requiring Software Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 36 | - | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -3 |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Testing | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Watford | 1.21% | - | 0.54% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.45% | - | 0.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,050 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £34,625 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £43,500 | - | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +161.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,625 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £58,950 | - | - |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary | £36,000 | £30,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -53.85% | +44.44% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Watford
Software 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 in Watford.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 138 | 148 | 159 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford | 83.64% | 81.32% | 85.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 131 | 82 | 128 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26,000 | £39,085 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £36,250 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £43,000 | £62,500 | £61,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.20% | +2.04% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,750 | £73,750 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £93,450 | £82,500 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary | £45,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.18% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Watford.
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Salary Trend in Watford
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Software Testing.
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Salary Histogram in Watford
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in Watford over the 6 months to 26 October 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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: