Exploratory Testing Jobs in the UK

26 to 50 of 149 Exploratory Testing Jobs in the UK

Automation Tester - HO

Leeds, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
BAE Systems (New)
development, working alongside developers and platform engineers to influence design and integrate tests into Continuous Delivery pipelines. You will have the opportunity to influence testing approaches and tools. Analyze test requirements, design reusable test scripts, and specify environment, data, and tool needs. Overcome development obstacles to deliver quality testing … scripts. Analyze requirements for test automation, design technical solutions, and review scope and execution of unit and integration tests. Collaborate with engineers to clarify testing of their work. Perform exploratory testing when scripted testing is inadequate. Your skills and experiences Knowledge of API Testing (REST … Assured). Experience with automated test tools such as Selenium WebDriver or Cucumber. Proficiency in Java. Experience testing UI and large data sets. Understanding of microservices architecture. Other desirable skills Kubernetes, Kafka, BDD/TDD tools, accessibility standards, AWS, Postgres. Benefits Competitive pension, employee share plans, flexible health and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Junior Software Tester

United Kingdom
Citrus-Lime Ltd
It's an exciting time to join our team! We are seeking a Junior Software Tester to join our dynamic QA team. No previous testing experience is required, as we are keen to hire individuals from any background who can demonstrate the necessary skills and the ability to learn … oriented, a great problem-solver, and excited by the prospect of working in tech, we'd love to hear from you! Key Responsibilities: Manual Testing : Execute manual and exploratory testing to ensure software quality. Regression Testing : Assist the QA team in performing regression testing on … new releases to identify any issues or defects. Backlog Management : Help the team manage and clear the testing backlog to maintain a smooth development pipeline. Collaboration : Work closely with the development team to contribute to an agile software development process. Test Documentation : Accurately document problem reports, including issue descriptions More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Junior Software Tester

Ulverston, England, United Kingdom
Citrus-Lime Limited
It’s an exciting time to join our team! We are seeking a Junior Software Tester to join our dynamic QA team. No previous testing experience is required, as we are keen to hire individuals from any background who can demonstrate the necessary skills and the ability to learn … oriented, a great problem-solver, and excited by the prospect of working in tech, we’d love to hear from you! Key Responsibilities: · Manual Testing: Execute manual and exploratory testing to ensure software quality. · Regression Testing: Assist the QA team in performing regression testing on … new releases to identify any issues or defects. · Backlog Management: Help the team manage and clear the testing backlog to maintain a smooth development pipeline. · Collaboration: Work closely with the development team to contribute to an agile software development process. · Test Documentation: Accurately document problem reports, including issue descriptions More ❯
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Quality Assurance Analyst

Swindon, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
UKRI
a Quality assurance analyst, you will influence quality at all stages of the project, driving continuous improvement and getting involved with requirements, analysis, design, testing and release of enterprise level software applications. *Please note this advert will close on the 19th June 2025 at 23.59pm. Watch our video “Why … a Quality assurance analyst, you will influence quality at all stages of the project, driving continuous improvement and getting involved with requirements, analysis, design, testing and release of enterprise level software applications. You will work to ensure the successful delivery of the major platform work items from different IT … projects through robust integration and test processes. The ideal candidate for this role will be able to demonstrate experience with Acceptance testing (Including UAT), Exploratory Testing and Automation of functional and non-functional requirements. You will need to have an aptitude to pick up new skills quickly More ❯
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SDET Architect

London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
ZipRecruiter
Salary: £95,000 – £110,000 (depending on experience) Are you a hands-on, automation-first QA leader ready to shape the future of intelligent testing? We’re looking for a passionate QA Architect to lead a forward-thinking team as both a technical mentor and team lead, where quality … strategy. Building automation frameworks from the ground up , using the that best suits the context—Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, or Python. Driving early lifecycle testing (Shift-Left), continuous integration of quality, and test architecture excellence. Using your deep understanding of OOP principles to evaluate and mentor team members on … scalable, maintainable test automation design. Contributing directly to code, championing best practices, and leading discovery/exploratory testing strategies. Participating in agile ceremonies and continuously optimising engineering processes, quality metrics, and delivery standards. What We’re Looking For A proven automation-first mindset – you won’t find manual More ❯
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Test & Quality Assurance Manager

Gillingham, England, United Kingdom
Agria Pet Insurance
business? We are looking for a highly skilled and technically astute Test and Quality Assurance Manager to lead the way in modern, automation-first testing strategies across our technology platforms. In this pivotal role, you will drive the development of a robust test automation roadmap, mentor and guide a … talented QA team, and champion continuous improvement to deliver quality at speed. Your expertise will ensure scalable, efficient, and future-ready testing practices that support rapid deployment cycles, digital innovation, and platform resilience. Your leadership will be instrumental in building a best-in-class QA function—one that enhances … test tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright) to improve coverage, reduce cycle times, and support CI/CD pipelines. Champion the shift-left testing mindset, embedding quality early in the software development lifecycle through close collaboration with developers, analysts, and process owners. Build and maintain strong test environments More ❯
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Test & Quality Assurance Manager

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Agria Pet Insurance
business? We are looking for a highly skilled and technically astute Test and Quality Assurance Manager to lead the way in modern, automation-first testing strategies across our technology platforms. In this pivotal role, you will drive the development of a robust test automation roadmap, mentor and guide a … talented QA team, and champion continuous improvement to deliver quality at speed. Your expertise will ensure scalable, efficient, and future-ready testing practices that support rapid deployment cycles, digital innovation, and platform resilience. Your leadership will be instrumental in building a best-in-class QA function one that enhances … test tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright) to improve coverage, reduce cycle times, and support CI/CD pipelines. Champion the shift-left testing mindset, embedding quality early in the software development lifecycle through close collaboration with developers, analysts, and process owners. Build and maintain strong test environments More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Test & Quality Assurance Manager

HP21, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Agria Pet Insurance
business? We are looking for a highly skilled and technically astute Test and Quality Assurance Manager to lead the way in modern, automation-first testing strategies across our technology platforms. In this pivotal role, you will drive the development of a robust test automation roadmap, mentor and guide a … talented QA team, and champion continuous improvement to deliver quality at speed. Your expertise will ensure scalable, efficient, and future-ready testing practices that support rapid deployment cycles, digital innovation, and platform resilience. Your leadership will be instrumental in building a best-in-class QA function—one that enhances … test tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright) to improve coverage, reduce cycle times, and support CI/CD pipelines. Champion the shift-left testing mindset, embedding quality early in the software development lifecycle through close collaboration with developers, analysts, and process owners. Build and maintain strong test environments More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Senior Test Engineer - National Security

Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
CACI Limited
Engineer, you will be part of a small, agile delivery team working on an active project. Your role will be to ensure continuous automated testing within a CI/CD lifecycle. Testing responsibilities include: Utilizing a range of open-source tools and frameworks Manual and automation testing Working with DevOps and agile practices such as TDD, BDD, ATDD, and continuous testing through CI/CD pipelines, complemented by exploratory testing Designing and implementing automated test frameworks for UI and API testing Technologies used include Selenium, Cypress.io, Webdriver.io, Playwright, Cucumber, Robot Framework, Serenity … BDD, and Rest Assured Contributing to QA team improvements and innovation Performing non-functional testing (security, performance, accessibility, OAT) using various tools The Fit: We seek proactive Test Engineers passionate about manual and automation testing, with experience in complex solutions. Comfort working autonomously within an Agile team and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Test Engineer - National Security

Bristol, England, United Kingdom
CACI Limited
Engineer, you will be part of a small, agile delivery team working on an active project. Your role will be to ensure continuous automated testing within a CI/CD lifecycle. Testing responsibilities include: Utilizing a range of open-source tools and frameworks Manual and automation testing Working with DevOps and agile practices such as TDD, BDD, ATDD, and continuous testing through CI/CD pipelines, complemented by exploratory testing Designing and implementing automated test frameworks for UI and API testing Technologies used include Selenium, Cypress.io, Webdriver.io, Playwright, Cucumber, Robot Framework, Serenity … BDD, and Rest Assured Contributing to QA team improvements and innovation Performing non-functional testing (security, performance, accessibility, OAT) using various tools The Fit: We seek proactive Test Engineers passionate about manual and automation testing, with experience in complex solutions. Comfort working autonomously within an Agile team and More ❯
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Senior Quality Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
S&P Global, Inc
and build reliable, reusable, and maintainable automated regression suites & test harness. Leverage tools and frameworks to build automation scripts with quality code to simplify testing scenarios. Design and develop test plans, test cases based upon functional and design specifications, execute test cases and analyze and report test results to … the teams. Focus on building efficient solutions for Web, Services/APIs, Database, mobile testing requirements. Participate actively in functional, system and regression testing activities. Contribute towards identification, creation, execution, and automation of test scenarios with quality first mindset. Be the voice of quality within and outside of … We’re Looking For: Bachelor's or higher qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent is preferred. 5+ years of experience in software testing or development with good understanding of testing, coding and debugging procedures. Experience in programming using Python/C#/Java or other languages. More ❯
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Senior Quality Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
S&P Global
and build reliable, reusable, and maintainable automated regression suites & test harness Leverage tools and frameworks to build automation scripts with quality code to simplify testing scenarios Design and develop test plans, test cases based upon functional and design specifications, execute test cases and analyze and report test results to … the teams Focus on building efficient solutions for Web, Services/APIs, Database, mobile testing requirements. Participate actively in functional, system and regression testing activities Contributes towards identification, creation, execution, and automation of test scenarios with quality first mindset. To be the voice of quality within and outside … We’re Looking For: Bachelor's or higher qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent is preferred 5+ years of experience in software testing or development with good understanding of testing, coding and debugging procedures Experience in programming using Python/C#/Java or other languages More ❯
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Quality Assurance Engineer

Stevenage, England, United Kingdom
Akkodis
We are seeking a Junior QA Engineer to ensure the quality and security of APIs. The role involves testing for functionality, performance, and security vulnerabilities, including identifying and reporting defects in integrations and cloud services. The Junior QA Engineer will collaborate with development teams to define test cases and … criteria, validate input handling and edge cases, and ensure robust access controls and secure data handling. Additionally, the role includes performing load and performance testing, maintaining test scripts, and ensuring compliance with security best practices in an Agile environment. Responsibilities: Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Developers, BAs, Product Owners … on timely resolutions. Support integration of test scripts into CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with DevOps/Infrastructure teams. Perform regression, smoke, and exploratory testing as needed. Help maintain test documentation and contribute to QA best practices and knowledge sharing. Learn and apply testing techniques for More ❯
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Quality Engineer

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Lloyds Banking Group
two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of the above locations. About this opportunity IP&I, Accumulation - Workplace Savings provides Testing Services to quality assure testing delivered by our partner team, 3rd party testing team, and LTC Test Team, through innovation and automation … empowered teams who are motivated to solve business problems and realise value to customers. You will be technically literate, experienced in automated and manual testing processes, keen to learn, able to communicate well, with an interest in ensuring quality services are delivered for customers and colleagues. The role will … Stream and beyond Write detailed Test Scopes, Test Plans and End of Test Reports, evidencing the quality of the software we ship Complete some exploratory testing alongside automated testing Help decide what and how to monitor & alert on for new functionality About us If you think all More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Quality Engineer

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Lloyds Banking Group
to deliver value at pace by designing services that colleagues and customers find useful, intuitive, and engaging to use. What you'll do Software Testing - Drives advanced software testing techniques using experience to apply test approaches such as risk based testing where appropriate and communicate the approach … issue seen Automation Test Strategy - Applies the Automation Test Strategy to the applications under test in the feature team they are working on Perform exploratory testing and mentor other colleagues in the best practise to ensure product is fit for purpose Design & execute different types of complex Non … Functional testing as part of product development based on Non-Functional Requirements Create, execute and report test cases via and API, using the defined LBG test management system Mentor QE's on test environment provisioning and test data creation/useage Create or accurately request complex test data, taking More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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SDET Architect

London, England, United Kingdom
JR United Kingdom
network you want to login/join with: Are you a hands-on, automation-first QA leader ready to shape the future of intelligent testing? We’re looking for a passionate QA Architect to lead a forward-thinking team as both a technical mentor and team lead, where quality … solutions. Collaborating across multiple, isolated client projects (e.g., within telecom and enterprise environments) and helping define a shared automation platform strategy. Driving early lifecycle testing (Shift-Left), continuous integration of quality, and test architecture excellence. Using your deep understanding of OOP principles to evaluate and mentor team members on … scalable, maintainable test automation design. Contributing directly to code, championing best practices, and leading discovery/exploratory testing strategies. Participating in agile ceremonies and continuously optimising engineering processes, quality metrics, and delivery standards. What We’re Looking For A proven automation-first mindset – you won’t find manual More ❯
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SDET Architect

Slough, England, United Kingdom
JR United Kingdom
network you want to login/join with: Are you a hands-on, automation-first QA leader ready to shape the future of intelligent testing? We’re looking for a passionate QA Architect to lead a forward-thinking team as both a technical mentor and team lead, where quality … solutions. Collaborating across multiple, isolated client projects (e.g., within telecom and enterprise environments) and helping define a shared automation platform strategy. Driving early lifecycle testing (Shift-Left), continuous integration of quality, and test architecture excellence. Using your deep understanding of OOP principles to evaluate and mentor team members on … scalable, maintainable test automation design. Contributing directly to code, championing best practices, and leading discovery/exploratory testing strategies. Participating in agile ceremonies and continuously optimising engineering processes, quality metrics, and delivery standards. What We’re Looking For A proven automation-first mindset – you won’t find manual More ❯
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SDET Architect

City of London, England, United Kingdom
JR United Kingdom
network you want to login/join with: Are you a hands-on, automation-first QA leader ready to shape the future of intelligent testing? We’re looking for a passionate QA Architect to lead a forward-thinking team as both a technical mentor and team lead, where quality … solutions. Collaborating across multiple, isolated client projects (e.g., within telecom and enterprise environments) and helping define a shared automation platform strategy. Driving early lifecycle testing (Shift-Left), continuous integration of quality, and test architecture excellence. Using your deep understanding of OOP principles to evaluate and mentor team members on … scalable, maintainable test automation design. Contributing directly to code, championing best practices, and leading discovery/exploratory testing strategies. Participating in agile ceremonies and continuously optimising engineering processes, quality metrics, and delivery standards. What We’re Looking For A proven automation-first mindset – you won’t find manual More ❯
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Manual QA Engineer | Reading/Hybrid | £55,000 - £65,000

Reading, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Opus Recruitment Solutions
recruiter to learn more. Base Pay Range Direct message the job poster from Opus Recruitment Solutions for more details. Key Skills and Technologies Manual Testing | Linux | Jira | SQL | Test Analyst | Manual QA Engineer | Quality Assurance | ALM | SOAP | XML | JSON | AJAX About the Role Are you passionate about testing … supporting a leading health tech company that leverages technology to enhance communication and efficiency in hospitals and among doctors, used by millions daily. Responsibilities Testing Linux-based software, covering regression and exploratory testing Participating in the verification and validation phases of the software development lifecycle Note: Automation … testing is not required for this role, as the company is still developing its testing processes. Technical Requirements Testing within a Linux environment Experience with Jira and SQL Additional technologies include ALM Octane, SOAP, XML, JSON, AJAX . Benefits Salary up to £65,000 Annual bonus Hybrid More ❯
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QA Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
Seat Unique
a collaborative team environment Take ownership of product quality controls and metrics Design, build and manage manual test suites for web applications and APIs Exploratory testing in the product release cycle Finding ways to automate and expedite the QA process Manage the defect tracking life cycle Communicate effectively … with other team members Requirements Extensive experience testing web applications manually API testing with Postman or similar tools Structured approach to QA within an Agile team environment Experience setting up effective testing processes and workflows Using modern tools to support the testing process Interest in using … tools to automate the testing process Energy and passion for what you do Strong communication, critical thinking, creative problem-solving, interpersonal and analytical skills Agile, cross-functional and empowered team background Bonus Skills Becoming part of a passionate and fast-growing company Access to a share options scheme Monthly More ❯
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Senior SDET

Slough, England, United Kingdom
JR United Kingdom
high quality software and committed to ensuring our clients have the best user experience possible. Testers at Trayport share an unrivaled passion for software testing and love nothing more than voraciously and persistently hunting down and investigating potential issues and helping to make our software the best it can … be. Our testers use a combination of test automation, technical testing and exploratory testing to build quality into our software, working closely with the rest of their team and coaching others on how to write better software. For us, teamwork is everything. We listen to each other … Attend knowledge sharing sessions with other testers and developers across the company to share techniques and product knowledge Majority of coding with minimum manual testing The Person Hands on experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks Focus on writing reliable and fast automated tests A passion to build and More ❯
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Senior SDET

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Trayport
high quality software and committed to ensuring our clients have the best user experience possible. Testers at Trayport share an unrivaled passion for software testing and love nothing more than voraciously and persistently hunting down and investigating potential issues and helping to make our software the best it can … be. Our testers use a combination of test automation, technical testing and exploratory testing to build quality into our software, working closely with the rest of their team and coaching others on how to write better software. For us, teamwork is everything. We listen to each other … Attend knowledge sharing sessions with other testers and developers across the company to share techniques and product knowledge Majority of coding with minimum manual testing The Person Hands on experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks Focus on writing reliable and fast automated tests A passion to build and More ❯
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Senior SDET

London Area, United Kingdom
Trayport
high quality software and committed to ensuring our clients have the best user experience possible. Testers at Trayport share an unrivaled passion for software testing and love nothing more than voraciously and persistently hunting down and investigating potential issues and helping to make our software the best it can … be. Our testers use a combination of test automation, technical testing and exploratory testing to build quality into our software, working closely with the rest of their team and coaching others on how to write better software. For us, teamwork is everything. We listen to each other … Attend knowledge sharing sessions with other testers and developers across the company to share techniques and product knowledge Majority of coding with minimum manual testing The Person Hands on experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks Focus on writing reliable and fast automated tests A passion to build and More ❯
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Quality Assurance Test Lead

United Kingdom
TXM Recruit
London) Join a Global Tech-Driven Property Marketplace Are you an experienced QA Lead with a passion for driving quality in web and mobile testing? Join a fast-growing, innovative global technology platform that is leading the way in transforming its B2C services. Backed by substantial investment and a … and feedback to improve processes and drive continuous improvement. Test Strategy Development: Design and implement robust test strategies, including functional validation, API/interface testing, cross-platform compatibility, negative test cases, and exploratory testing. Regression & Release Testing: Develop and maintain comprehensive regression test suites, ensuring product stability … with each release cycle. Risk-Based Testing: Perform risk-based testing to maximise test coverage while enhancing efficiency. Automation Expertise: Create and maintain scalable test automation scripts, integrating continuous testing seamlessly within CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid and reliable delivery. Test Suite Execution & Monitoring: Regularly More ❯
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Quality Assurance Test Lead

London, England, United Kingdom
TXM Recruit
London) Join a Global Tech-Driven Property Marketplace Are you an experienced QA Lead with a passion for driving quality in web and mobile testing? Join a fast-growing, innovative global technology platform that is leading the way in transforming its B2C services. Backed by substantial investment and a … and feedback to improve processes and drive continuous improvement. Test Strategy Development: Design and implement robust test strategies, including functional validation, API/interface testing, cross-platform compatibility, negative test cases, and exploratory testing. Regression & Release Testing: Develop and maintain comprehensive regression test suites, ensuring product stability … with each release cycle. Risk-Based Testing: Perform risk-based testing to maximise test coverage while enhancing efficiency. Automation Expertise: Create and maintain scalable test automation scripts, integrating continuous testing seamlessly within CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid and reliable delivery. Test Suite Execution & Monitoring: Regularly More ❯
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Exploratory Testing
25th Percentile
£25,750
Median
£40,000
75th Percentile
£47,500
90th Percentile
£62,500