Software Testing Jobs in Manchester

Software Testing
North West > Manchester

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 130 43 113
Rank change year-on-year -87 +70 -18
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 93 338 160
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 1.66% 7.40% 2.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.96% 7.69% 2.90%
Number of salaries quoted 70 47 79
10th Percentile £32,750 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £41,875 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,732 £52,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.97% +7.14% +8.89%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £63,000
90th Percentile £73,625 £78,600 £73,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £45,041
% change year-on-year +10.00% +11.01% +12.60%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,736 4,393 5,515
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 84.47% 96.21% 96.25%
Number of salaries quoted 3,522 2,460 3,547
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,500 £32,475
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £82,500 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in Manchester

Software Testing
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Manchester.

Salary trend for Software Testing in Manchester

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in Manchester over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in Manchester

Software Testing
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Altrincham - 2 - -
Software Testing
North West

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 (3.23%) IIS
2 1 (1.08%) Umbraco
Applications
1 2 (2.15%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (2.15%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 26 (27.96%) Azure
2 25 (26.88%) AWS
3 10 (10.75%) Google Play
4 7 (7.53%) GCP
5 6 (6.45%) SaaS
6 5 (5.38%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (2.15%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (1.08%) Azure Storage
8 1 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (1.08%) Firebase
8 1 (1.08%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 7 (7.53%) Wi-Fi
1 7 (7.53%) Wireless
2 4 (4.30%) LAN
3 3 (3.23%) Internet
4 1 (1.08%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (8.60%) MySQL
2 7 (7.53%) Geospatial Data
2 7 (7.53%) NoSQL
3 5 (5.38%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.08%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 15 (16.13%) Appium
2 13 (13.98%) Git
3 8 (8.60%) Selenium
4 6 (6.45%) Cypress.io
4 6 (6.45%) Postman
4 6 (6.45%) Visual Studio
5 5 (5.38%) Android Studio
6 4 (4.30%) Bitbucket
6 4 (4.30%) IntelliJ
6 4 (4.30%) Jasmine
6 4 (4.30%) JUnit
6 4 (4.30%) Mockito
7 1 (1.08%) GitLab
7 1 (1.08%) Jenkins
7 1 (1.08%) Moq
7 1 (1.08%) NUnit
General
1 19 (20.43%) Social Skills
2 12 (12.90%) Public Sector
3 11 (11.83%) Finance
4 6 (6.45%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (4.30%) Back Office
5 4 (4.30%) Retail
6 3 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.15%) Automotive
7 2 (2.15%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.08%) Banking
Job Titles
1 39 (41.94%) Developer
2 26 (27.96%) Senior
3 21 (22.58%) .NET Developer
3 21 (22.58%) Senior Developer
4 10 (10.75%) Android Developer
4 10 (10.75%) Senior Android Developer
5 9 (9.68%) Architect
5 9 (9.68%) Lead
5 9 (9.68%) Senior .NET Developer
6 8 (8.60%) Lead .NET Developer
6 8 (8.60%) Lead Developer
7 7 (7.53%) Geospatial Architect
7 7 (7.53%) Software Architect
7 7 (7.53%) Software Engineer
8 6 (6.45%) Test Manager
9 5 (5.38%) QA Engineer
9 5 (5.38%) React Developer
10 4 (4.30%) IT Support
10 4 (4.30%) Java Engineer
10 4 (4.30%) Java Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (25.81%) .NET
2 17 (18.28%) JSON
3 11 (11.83%) Web Services
4 10 (10.75%) Android SDK
4 10 (10.75%) REST
5 9 (9.68%) Kafka
5 9 (9.68%) MSMQ
5 9 (9.68%) RabbitMQ
6 7 (7.53%) .NET Framework
6 7 (7.53%) React Native
7 5 (5.38%) ASP.NET Web API
7 5 (5.38%) WCF
8 4 (4.30%) CSS
8 4 (4.30%) HTML
8 4 (4.30%) Jest
8 4 (4.30%) JWT
8 4 (4.30%) OAuth
8 4 (4.30%) OAuth2
8 4 (4.30%) Playwright
9 2 (2.15%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 19 (20.43%) Video\Live Streaming
2 10 (10.75%) Enterprise Software
3 8 (8.60%) Mobile App
4 7 (7.53%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (4.30%) Product Ownership
6 3 (3.23%) Driving Licence
6 3 (3.23%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (2.15%) Cloud Native
7 2 (2.15%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (1.08%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (1.08%) N-Tier
8 1 (1.08%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 16 (17.20%) Android
2 5 (5.38%) Apple iOS
2 5 (5.38%) Windows
3 3 (3.23%) Windows Server
4 2 (2.15%) Linux
4 2 (2.15%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.08%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.08%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (66.67%) Agile
2 33 (35.48%) Design Patterns
3 27 (29.03%) TDD
3 27 (29.03%) Test Automation
4 26 (27.96%) Computer Science
5 24 (25.81%) DevOps
6 23 (24.73%) Mentoring
7 21 (22.58%) Clean Code
7 21 (22.58%) Scrum
8 19 (20.43%) Continuous Improvement
8 19 (20.43%) OOP
9 18 (19.35%) CI/CD
10 15 (16.13%) Performance Optimisation
10 15 (16.13%) SDLC
11 13 (13.98%) Coaching
12 12 (12.90%) Software Engineering
13 11 (11.83%) API Integration
13 11 (11.83%) Kanban
13 11 (11.83%) MVC
13 11 (11.83%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 23 (24.73%) C#
2 17 (18.28%) Java
3 16 (17.20%) TypeScript
4 13 (13.98%) SQL
5 10 (10.75%) JavaScript
5 10 (10.75%) Kotlin
6 5 (5.38%) Python
7 4 (4.30%) Go
8 2 (2.15%) C++
8 2 (2.15%) PowerShell
9 1 (1.08%) Ada
9 1 (1.08%) C
9 1 (1.08%) Ruby
9 1 (1.08%) Rust
Qualifications
1 24 (25.81%) Degree
2 17 (18.28%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (7.53%) AWS Certification
3 7 (7.53%) Azure Certification
4 4 (4.30%) PhD
5 3 (3.23%) ISTQB
6 2 (2.15%) BC Cleared
6 2 (2.15%) HND
6 2 (2.15%) Security Cleared
6 2 (2.15%) TOGAF Certification
7 1 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.08%) CISSP
7 1 (1.08%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (29.03%) QA
2 4 (4.30%) Accessibility
2 4 (4.30%) WCAG
3 1 (1.08%) GDPR
3 1 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (1.08%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (2.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.08%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 11 (11.83%) Google
2 7 (7.53%) Microsoft
3 3 (3.23%) BT
3 3 (3.23%) YouTube
4 2 (2.15%) Adobe
5 1 (1.08%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (1.08%) Fortinet
5 1 (1.08%) Oracle
5 1 (1.08%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.08%) SonicWALL
5 1 (1.08%) Splunk