Software Testing Jobs with Work from Home Options

Software Testing
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Software Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Testing over the 6 months to 20 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 174 158 138
Rank change year-on-year -16 -20 -5
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 632 977 1,858
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.88% 2.23% 2.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.05% 2.32% 2.90%
Number of salaries quoted 561 683 1,036
10th Percentile £36,500 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,250 £43,373 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £83,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Software 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 WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,884 42,048 63,980
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.80% 96.07% 96.80%
Number of salaries quoted 23,518 29,144 41,250
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.93% +2.92% +9.09%

Software Testing
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Software Testing trend for jobs with a WFH option

Software Testing
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Software Testing.

Software Testing salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Software Testing
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Software Testing over the 6 months to 20 April 2024.

Software Testing salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 22 (3.48%) Confluence
2 9 (1.42%) Apache Spark
2 9 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.11%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.95%) OpenStack
5 5 (0.79%) Apache
6 1 (0.16%) nginx
Applications
1 21 (3.32%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.58%) Simulink
4 7 (1.11%) Stateflow
5 6 (0.95%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.79%) Trello
7 4 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
1 2 (0.32%) ProductWriter
2 1 (0.16%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 160 (25.32%) Azure
2 109 (17.25%) AWS
3 53 (8.39%) Azure DevOps
4 48 (7.59%) GitHub
5 42 (6.65%) SaaS
6 31 (4.91%) GCP
7 19 (3.01%) Microsoft 365
8 18 (2.85%) Serverless
9 16 (2.53%) Dynamics 365
10 14 (2.22%) AWS Lambda
11 9 (1.42%) GitHub Actions
12 8 (1.27%) Power Platform
13 6 (0.95%) Entra ID
13 6 (0.95%) IaaS
14 5 (0.79%) ClickUp
15 4 (0.63%) PaaS
15 4 (0.63%) Power Automate
16 3 (0.47%) Amazon EC2
16 3 (0.47%) BrowserStack
17 2 (0.32%) Sauce Labs
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.58%) Ethernet
1 10 (1.58%) RS-232
2 9 (1.42%) Network Security
3 8 (1.27%) Wireless
4 7 (1.11%) TCP/IP
5 6 (0.95%) Internet
6 4 (0.63%) Modbus
6 4 (0.63%) RS-422
6 4 (0.63%) RS-485
6 4 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.47%) Firewall
7 3 (0.47%) VPN
8 2 (0.32%) HTTP
8 2 (0.32%) LAN
8 2 (0.32%) SAN
8 2 (0.32%) Unified Communications
8 2 (0.32%) ZigBee
9 1 (0.16%) 4G
9 1 (0.16%) Reverse Proxy
9 1 (0.16%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (5.38%) SQL Server
2 33 (5.22%) Relational Database
3 15 (2.37%) Big Data
4 14 (2.22%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (2.22%) OLTP
5 13 (2.06%) DynamoDB
6 12 (1.90%) MySQL
7 8 (1.27%) NoSQL
8 6 (0.95%) BigQuery
8 6 (0.95%) Data Lake
8 6 (0.95%) Flink
8 6 (0.95%) Hadoop
9 5 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (0.63%) Redis
11 3 (0.47%) MS Access
11 3 (0.47%) SQLite
12 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 1 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 108 (17.09%) JIRA
2 64 (10.13%) Selenium
3 41 (6.49%) Jenkins
4 37 (5.85%) Postman
5 34 (5.38%) Cucumber
5 34 (5.38%) Git
6 29 (4.59%) JMeter
7 28 (4.43%) Cypress.io
8 23 (3.64%) Visual Studio
9 21 (3.32%) Bitbucket
10 20 (3.16%) JUnit
11 19 (3.01%) SpecFlow
12 16 (2.53%) GitLab
13 14 (2.22%) SoapUI
14 12 (1.90%) Appium
15 10 (1.58%) Serenity BDD
16 9 (1.42%) REST Assured
16 9 (1.42%) TestNG
16 9 (1.42%) WebDriver
17 8 (1.27%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 132 (20.89%) Social Skills
2 62 (9.81%) Analytical Skills
3 61 (9.65%) Finance
4 57 (9.02%) Public Sector
5 42 (6.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 28 (4.43%) Electronics
7 23 (3.64%) Automotive
8 19 (3.01%) Games
9 15 (2.37%) Military
9 15 (2.37%) Police
10 14 (2.22%) Manufacturing
11 13 (2.06%) French Language
11 13 (2.06%) Law
11 13 (2.06%) Legal
11 13 (2.06%) Marketing
12 12 (1.90%) Banking
13 11 (1.74%) Aerospace
13 11 (1.74%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (1.58%) Retail
15 9 (1.42%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 146 (23.10%) Senior
2 145 (22.94%) Developer
3 87 (13.77%) Tester
4 71 (11.23%) Software Engineer
5 65 (10.28%) Analyst
6 61 (9.65%) Senior Developer
7 50 (7.91%) QA Engineer
8 47 (7.44%) Software Developer
9 44 (6.96%) Software Tester
9 44 (6.96%) Test Engineer
10 40 (6.33%) .NET Developer
11 37 (5.85%) Test Analyst
12 35 (5.54%) Full Stack Developer
13 31 (4.91%) Lead
14 27 (4.27%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
15 22 (3.48%) Embedded Engineer
15 22 (3.48%) Embedded Software Engineer
16 21 (3.32%) Senior Full Stack Developer
17 20 (3.16%) Senior Software Engineer
18 19 (3.01%) Automation Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (15.66%) .NET
2 62 (9.81%) HTML
3 61 (9.65%) Web Services
4 47 (7.44%) Node.js
5 44 (6.96%) RESTful
6 43 (6.80%) CSS
7 33 (5.22%) .NET Framework
8 30 (4.75%) SOAP
9 27 (4.27%) Playwright
10 23 (3.64%) React
11 22 (3.48%) ASP.NET
12 21 (3.32%) XML
13 20 (3.16%) .NET Core
13 20 (3.16%) GraphQL
13 20 (3.16%) Kafka
13 20 (3.16%) REST
14 18 (2.85%) Spring
15 17 (2.69%) Spring Boot
16 14 (2.22%) ASP.NET Web API
17 13 (2.06%) MSMQ
Miscellaneous
1 40 (6.33%) Product Ownership
2 28 (4.43%) Onboarding
3 27 (4.27%) Greenfield Project
4 23 (3.64%) Video\Live Streaming
5 19 (3.01%) Algorithms
6 13 (2.06%) Linux Command Line
7 12 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (1.74%) Cloud Native
8 11 (1.74%) Embedded Systems
8 11 (1.74%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (1.58%) Data Structures
9 10 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (1.58%) Low-Code
9 10 (1.58%) Mobile App
10 9 (1.42%) Client/Server
10 9 (1.42%) Management Information System
11 7 (1.11%) Life Science
12 5 (0.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (0.79%) IoT
12 5 (0.79%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 65 (10.28%) Linux
2 38 (6.01%) Windows
3 12 (1.90%) Android
4 11 (1.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (1.11%) Unix
6 6 (0.95%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.79%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.79%) Debian
7 5 (0.79%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.79%) Windows Mobile
8 4 (0.63%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
9 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 271 (42.88%) Agile
2 236 (37.34%) Test Automation
3 147 (23.26%) Software Engineering
4 142 (22.47%) DevOps
5 138 (21.84%) Problem-Solving
6 124 (19.62%) CI/CD
7 81 (12.82%) TDD
8 76 (12.03%) Code Quality
9 73 (11.55%) Mentoring
10 72 (11.39%) Scrum
11 71 (11.23%) Functional Testing
12 70 (11.08%) Regression Testing
13 60 (9.49%) Coaching
14 58 (9.18%) BDD
15 57 (9.02%) Computer Science
16 55 (8.70%) User Acceptance Testing
17 53 (8.39%) Unit Testing
18 49 (7.75%) Test Scripting
19 48 (7.59%) Continuous Integration
19 48 (7.59%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 168 (26.58%) C#
2 131 (20.73%) Python
3 125 (19.78%) JavaScript
4 118 (18.67%) Java
5 96 (15.19%) SQL
6 56 (8.86%) C
7 44 (6.96%) TypeScript
8 23 (3.64%) Go
9 19 (3.01%) Groovy
10 18 (2.85%) C++
10 18 (2.85%) VB.NET
11 17 (2.69%) Embedded C
12 16 (2.53%) PL/SQL
13 14 (2.22%) Ruby
14 13 (2.06%) MATLAB
15 11 (1.74%) Perl
16 10 (1.58%) Bash
17 9 (1.42%) Ada
17 9 (1.42%) PowerShell
17 9 (1.42%) Scala
Qualifications
1 97 (15.35%) Degree
2 95 (15.03%) Security Cleared
3 64 (10.13%) SC Cleared
4 47 (7.44%) BPSS Clearance
5 41 (6.49%) ISTQB
6 26 (4.11%) Computer Science Degree
7 17 (2.69%) ISEB
8 12 (1.90%) AWS Certification
9 8 (1.27%) IIBA
10 7 (1.11%) DBS Check
11 6 (0.95%) Azure Certification
11 6 (0.95%) CSPO
12 5 (0.79%) DV Cleared
13 4 (0.63%) CIPD
14 3 (0.47%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 3 (0.47%) Master's Degree
14 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Certification
14 3 (0.47%) PhD
15 2 (0.32%) CBAP
15 2 (0.32%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 169 (26.74%) QA
2 52 (8.23%) Accessibility
3 27 (4.27%) WCAG
4 13 (2.06%) ISO 9001
5 11 (1.74%) MISRA
6 9 (1.42%) GDPR
7 7 (1.11%) DO-254
7 7 (1.11%) SLA
8 5 (0.79%) ITGC
9 4 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.63%) Software Quality Assurance
10 3 (0.47%) Def Stans
11 2 (0.32%) PMO
12 1 (0.16%) AQAP
12 1 (0.16%) ISO 26262
12 1 (0.16%) JTAG
12 1 (0.16%) TickIT
System Software
1 60 (9.49%) Docker
2 28 (4.43%) Firmware
3 11 (1.74%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.74%) Embedded Firmware
4 5 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.63%) VMware Server
6 3 (0.47%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.32%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.16%) NFS
8 1 (0.16%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 49 (7.75%) Kubernetes
2 35 (5.54%) Terraform
3 12 (1.90%) Ansible
3 12 (1.90%) Puppet
4 11 (1.74%) Progress Chef
4 11 (1.74%) Salt
5 9 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (1.11%) HP Quality Center
7 6 (0.95%) Grafana
8 4 (0.63%) Kibana
9 3 (0.47%) SCCM
10 1 (0.16%) Consul
Vendors
1 80 (12.66%) Microsoft
2 26 (4.11%) Oracle
3 16 (2.53%) IBM
4 11 (1.74%) Google
5 10 (1.58%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.42%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.11%) HP
7 7 (1.11%) Lauterbach
8 6 (0.95%) MuleSoft
8 6 (0.95%) OutSystems
8 6 (0.95%) Teradata
9 5 (0.79%) Splunk
9 5 (0.79%) Xamarin
10 4 (0.63%) Adobe
10 4 (0.63%) Peregrine
10 4 (0.63%) VMware
11 3 (0.47%) Citrix
11 3 (0.47%) Databricks
11 3 (0.47%) SAP
12 2 (0.32%) Apple