Software Testing Job Trends in Worcester

Software Testing
Worcestershire > Worcester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Worcester requiring Software Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 - 23
Rank change year-on-year - - -14
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 2 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Worcester 0.74% - 2.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.05% - 4.04%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile £47,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Worcestershire median annual salary £45,000 £15,000 -
% change year-on-year +200.00% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Worcester

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 Worcester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 191 41 99
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Worcester 70.74% 93.18% 71.74%
Number of salaries quoted 185 38 53
10th Percentile £35,000 £24,500 -
25th Percentile £43,000 £30,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £44,810 £42,005
Median % change year-on-year +33.90% +6.68% -14.62%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,438 £60,000
90th Percentile £95,200 £80,000 £65,000
Worcestershire median annual salary £56,250 £34,011 £50,000
% change year-on-year +65.39% -31.98% +5.26%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Worcester.

Software Testing job vacancy trend in Worcester

Software Testing
Salary Trend in Worcester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcester citing Software Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcester citing Software Testing

Software Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcester 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 2 (100.00%) WinCC
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Modbus
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Automotive
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Rockwell
1 2 (100.00%) Siemens