Software Testing Jobs in the East Midlands

Software Testing
England > East Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with 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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 128 38 73
Rank change year-on-year -90 +35 +4
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 58 193 141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 1.29% 6.92% 4.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.62% 7.21% 4.43%
Number of salaries quoted 36 60 86
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £24,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,329 £40,000 £39,250
Median % change year-on-year +23.32% +1.91% -17.37%
75th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £54,375
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,875 £63,750
England median annual salary £51,259 £55,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -6.80% +0.92% +3.81%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East Midlands

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 advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,571 2,675 3,183
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 79.44% 95.91% 91.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,514 1,253 2,033
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,000 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,050 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.90% +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £56,238 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £68,750 £76,250 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in the East Midlands

Software Testing
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for Software Testing in the East Midlands

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in the East Midlands

Software Testing
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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
Leicestershire -61 21 £50,000 +25.00% 7
Northamptonshire +2 19 £49,329 +24.88% 15
Lincolnshire -23 8 £41,250 -14.06%
Nottinghamshire -25 5 £105,000 +55.56% 8
Derbyshire -40 5 £34,500 -8.00% 5
Software Testing
England

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 3 (5.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (8.62%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.72%) Simulink
2 1 (1.72%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 2 (3.45%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 14 (24.14%) Azure
2 7 (12.07%) AWS
3 4 (6.90%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.72%) SaaS
4 1 (1.72%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.90%) DVB
1 4 (6.90%) TCP/IP
2 3 (5.17%) Firewall
3 2 (3.45%) HTTP
3 2 (3.45%) Internet
3 2 (3.45%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.90%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (1.72%) Crystal Reports
2 1 (1.72%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (22.41%) JIRA
2 3 (5.17%) Appium
2 3 (5.17%) Cucumber
2 3 (5.17%) Gatling
2 3 (5.17%) JBehave
2 3 (5.17%) JMeter
2 3 (5.17%) JUnit
2 3 (5.17%) SoapUI
2 3 (5.17%) SpecFlow
3 2 (3.45%) Android Studio
3 2 (3.45%) Git
3 2 (3.45%) Postman
3 2 (3.45%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (3.45%) Visual Studio
4 1 (1.72%) TestRail
General
1 16 (27.59%) Social Skills
2 12 (20.69%) Retail
3 9 (15.52%) Legal
3 9 (15.52%) Manufacturing
4 7 (12.07%) Electronics
4 7 (12.07%) Public Sector
5 5 (8.62%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (8.62%) Law
6 3 (5.17%) Marketing
7 2 (3.45%) Finance
7 2 (3.45%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (3.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (18.97%) Analyst
2 10 (17.24%) Software Engineer
3 9 (15.52%) Business Analyst
4 7 (12.07%) Embedded Engineer
5 6 (10.34%) Development Manager
5 6 (10.34%) Senior
6 5 (8.62%) Test Manager
7 4 (6.90%) Architect
7 4 (6.90%) Design Engineer
7 4 (6.90%) Geospatial Architect
7 4 (6.90%) Lead
7 4 (6.90%) Product Owner
7 4 (6.90%) Senior Software Engineer
7 4 (6.90%) Software Architect
7 4 (6.90%) Software Development Manager
7 4 (6.90%) Software Manager
7 4 (6.90%) Software Tester
7 4 (6.90%) Test Engineer
7 4 (6.90%) Tester
8 3 (5.17%) Lead Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.90%) REST
2 3 (5.17%) .NET
2 3 (5.17%) SOAP
3 2 (3.45%) React
3 2 (3.45%) SignalR
3 2 (3.45%) WebSockets
3 2 (3.45%) WinForms
4 1 (1.72%) Ajax
4 1 (1.72%) ASP.NET
4 1 (1.72%) CSS
4 1 (1.72%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (12.07%) Product Ownership
2 6 (10.34%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (6.90%) FPGA
3 4 (6.90%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (6.90%) VHDL
4 2 (3.45%) Arduino
4 2 (3.45%) Client/Server
4 2 (3.45%) Embedded Systems
4 2 (3.45%) Mobile Computing
5 1 (1.72%) FMCG
5 1 (1.72%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 10 (17.24%) Linux
2 4 (6.90%) Embedded Linux
2 4 (6.90%) Unix
3 3 (5.17%) Windows
3 3 (5.17%) Windows Server
4 2 (3.45%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (44.83%) Agile
2 21 (36.21%) Software Engineering
3 16 (27.59%) SDLC
4 15 (25.86%) Problem-Solving
5 12 (20.69%) Business Analysis
5 12 (20.69%) Coaching
6 11 (18.97%) Scrum
6 11 (18.97%) Test Automation
7 9 (15.52%) Business Process Improvement
7 9 (15.52%) DevOps
7 9 (15.52%) Disaster Recovery
7 9 (15.52%) Feasibility Study
7 9 (15.52%) ITIL
7 9 (15.52%) Logistics
7 9 (15.52%) Migration
7 9 (15.52%) Process Improvement
7 9 (15.52%) Requirements Analysis
7 9 (15.52%) Resource Allocation
7 9 (15.52%) Stakeholder Analysis
7 9 (15.52%) Telematics
Programming Languages
1 12 (20.69%) C
2 9 (15.52%) Java
3 8 (13.79%) C#
3 8 (13.79%) C++
4 7 (12.07%) Python
5 6 (10.34%) SQL
6 5 (8.62%) Embedded C
7 4 (6.90%) Shell Script
8 3 (5.17%) Ruby
9 2 (3.45%) Bash
9 2 (3.45%) JavaScript
9 2 (3.45%) TypeScript
10 1 (1.72%) Lua
10 1 (1.72%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 20 (34.48%) Degree
2 5 (8.62%) ISTQB
3 1 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (20.69%) QA
2 1 (1.72%) JTAG
2 1 (1.72%) MISRA
System Software
1 7 (12.07%) Firmware
2 3 (5.17%) Embedded Firmware
2 3 (5.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (3.45%) Docker
4 1 (1.72%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (13.79%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.17%) VMware
3 2 (3.45%) SAP
4 1 (1.72%) F5