Software Testing
England > Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring Software Testing skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 133 | 116 | 122 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | +6 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Testing | 26 | 57 | 76 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 0.79% | 1.15% | 2.04% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.91% | 1.45% | 2.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25 | 21 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £41,250 | £36,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,750 | £46,250 | £46,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.55% | +4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £43,750 | £70,000 | £66,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,500 | £80,000 | £69,125 |
| England median annual salary | £56,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.82% | -4.35% | +8.49% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 2,871 | 3,918 | 3,582 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 86.68% | 79.28% | 95.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,418 | 1,967 | 2,564 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,178 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £40,000 | £38,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,938 | £65,603 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £79,250 | £83,750 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -8.00% | +4.17% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
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Salary Trend in Yorkshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Software Testing.
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Salary Histogram in Yorkshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.
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Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 19 September 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Yorkshire | +23 | 15 | £30,500 | -46.96% | 4 |
| West Yorkshire | -6 | 3 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 6 |
| Software Testing England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire 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: