Software Testing Job Trends in Yorkshire

Software Testing
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring Software Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 108 110
Rank change year-on-year -39 +2 -47
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 31 31 93
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 0.69% 1.34% 1.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.93% 1.40% 2.15%
Number of salaries quoted 27 25 78
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £26,000 £26,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £38,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% -25.85% +2.50%
75th Percentile £55,000 £80,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £79,750 £140,677 £96,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -

All Process & 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 3,342 2,221 4,317
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 74.78% 95.77% 85.81%
Number of salaries quoted 2,018 1,122 3,443
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £89,950 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Software Testing job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Software Testing
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Software Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Software Testing

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 9 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in Yorkshire

Software Testing
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 9 March 2026. 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
West Yorkshire -38 22 £43,961 -29.66% 9
South Yorkshire -24 4 £26,000 -7.14% 3
Software Testing
England

Software Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 5 (16.13%) Moodle
Cloud Services
1 14 (45.16%) SaaS
2 9 (29.03%) AWS
3 5 (16.13%) Azure
4 4 (12.90%) GCP
5 2 (6.45%) IaaS
5 2 (6.45%) PaaS
6 1 (3.23%) BrowserStack
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.23%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (16.13%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (12.90%) Postman
2 1 (3.23%) Git
2 1 (3.23%) GitLab
2 1 (3.23%) Jenkins
2 1 (3.23%) JIRA
2 1 (3.23%) JUnit
2 1 (3.23%) Selenium
General
1 16 (51.61%) Social Skills
2 8 (25.81%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (19.35%) Finance
3 6 (19.35%) Law
4 5 (16.13%) Organisational Skills
4 5 (16.13%) Retail
5 2 (6.45%) Legal
6 1 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (25.81%) IT Engineer
1 8 (25.81%) IT Support
1 8 (25.81%) IT Support Engineer
1 8 (25.81%) Support Engineer
1 8 (25.81%) Technical Support
2 5 (16.13%) 1st Line Engineer
2 5 (16.13%) 1st Line Support
2 5 (16.13%) 1st Line Support Engineer
2 5 (16.13%) Analyst
2 5 (16.13%) Applications Engineer
2 5 (16.13%) Applications Support
2 5 (16.13%) Applications Support Engineer
2 5 (16.13%) Desktop Engineer
2 5 (16.13%) Desktop Support
2 5 (16.13%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 5 (16.13%) Technical Trainer
2 5 (16.13%) Trainer
3 4 (12.90%) Graduate
3 4 (12.90%) Software Test Analyst
3 4 (12.90%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.68%) MACH
1 3 (9.68%) Node.js
1 3 (9.68%) React
2 1 (3.23%) CSS
2 1 (3.23%) GraphQL
2 1 (3.23%) HTML
2 1 (3.23%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 8 (25.81%) Mobile App
2 5 (16.13%) e-Learning
2 5 (16.13%) NHS
2 5 (16.13%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (9.68%) Life Science
4 2 (6.45%) AI Agents
5 1 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (3.23%) Legacy Applications
5 1 (3.23%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (3.23%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 5 (16.13%) Android
1 5 (16.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (32.26%) DevOps
2 9 (29.03%) Mentoring
2 9 (29.03%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (25.81%) Analytical Thinking
3 8 (25.81%) Continuous Improvement
4 7 (22.58%) Data Engineering
5 6 (19.35%) CRM
5 6 (19.35%) Customer Service
5 6 (19.35%) Mathematics
6 5 (16.13%) Acceptance Criteria
6 5 (16.13%) Code Quality
6 5 (16.13%) Data Privacy
6 5 (16.13%) Exploratory Testing
6 5 (16.13%) Migration
6 5 (16.13%) Test Automation
6 5 (16.13%) Time Management
6 5 (16.13%) User Experience
7 4 (12.90%) API Integration
7 4 (12.90%) API Testing
7 4 (12.90%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 3 (9.68%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (22.58%) Degree
2 1 (3.23%) CIPD
2 1 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (3.23%) ISTQB
2 1 (3.23%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 1 (3.23%) SC Cleared
2 1 (3.23%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (29.03%) QA
2 1 (3.23%) GDPR
2 1 (3.23%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 8 (25.81%) Microsoft
2 5 (16.13%) Zoho