System Testing
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for System Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited System Testing over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 655 696 688
Rank change year-on-year +41 -8 +21
Permanent jobs citing System Testing 235 268 635
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.24% 0.27% 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.28% 0.28% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 165 153 366
10th Percentile £33,000 £33,750 £35,960
25th Percentile £38,250 £38,750 £41,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £56,750
Median % change year-on-year - -3.08% +13.50%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,715 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,250 £52,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.38% +12.94%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

System 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,075 94,861 153,532
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.25% 95.59% 95.75%
Number of salaries quoted 59,840 55,938 82,447
10th Percentile £29,071 £34,000 £33,714
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

System Testing
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing System Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for System Testing in the UK

System Testing
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for System Testing in the UK

System Testing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing System Testing over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for System Testing in the UK

System Testing
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing System Testing within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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
England +56 207 £56,000 +1.82% 92
UK excluding London -45 164 £47,250 -10.00% 79
Work from Home +98 94 £52,500 -4.55% 34
South East +19 72 £57,500 +4.55% 19
London +105 45 £55,000 -19.31% 17
Midlands -22 28 £42,500 +7.59% 27
North of England +21 24 £42,500 -10.53% 11
West Midlands +2 20 £55,000 - 17
North West -2 18 £40,144 -27.01% 8
Scotland -43 18 £38,500 -3.75% 1
South West -34 17 £57,500 -3.36% 16
East Midlands -13 8 £42,500 +13.33% 10
Yorkshire +49 6 £47,500 +26.67% 2
East of England +7 5 £65,000 +4.00% 4

System Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 12 (5.11%) ArcGIS
2 5 (2.13%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.85%) Anypoint
3 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.43%) Confluence
Applications
1 16 (6.81%) Simulink
2 14 (5.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (5.11%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.43%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 16 (6.81%) Workday HCM
2 4 (1.70%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.85%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.85%) SAP MII
4 1 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.43%) Markit EDM
4 1 (0.43%) Oracle Payroll
4 1 (0.43%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.43%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.43%) thinkFolio
4 1 (0.43%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 17 (7.23%) AWS
1 17 (7.23%) Azure
2 15 (6.38%) Azure DevOps
3 12 (5.11%) SaaS
4 10 (4.26%) Dynamics 365
5 9 (3.83%) Power Platform
6 7 (2.98%) Power Automate
6 7 (2.98%) PowerApps
7 4 (1.70%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (1.28%) SuccessFactors
9 2 (0.85%) Amazon ECS
9 2 (0.85%) Apigee
9 2 (0.85%) GitHub
9 2 (0.85%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.43%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 1 (0.43%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.43%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.43%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 1 (0.43%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.43%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.85%) DNS
1 2 (0.85%) Internet
1 2 (0.85%) Network Security
1 2 (0.85%) Skype
1 2 (0.85%) TCP/IP
1 2 (0.85%) Wireless
1 2 (0.85%) Wireshark
2 1 (0.43%) Modbus
2 1 (0.43%) MQTT
2 1 (0.43%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (8.09%) SQL Server
2 15 (6.38%) MongoDB
2 15 (6.38%) MySQL
2 15 (6.38%) NoSQL
3 13 (5.53%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (5.11%) GIS
4 12 (5.11%) Relational Database
5 10 (4.26%) Geospatial Data
6 9 (3.83%) Power BI
7 6 (2.55%) Redis
8 4 (1.70%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (1.70%) Electronic Patient Records
9 3 (1.28%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.43%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.43%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.43%) DTS
10 1 (0.43%) SAP Data Services
10 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 23 (9.79%) Ant
2 14 (5.96%) Visual Studio
3 6 (2.55%) JIRA
4 5 (2.13%) Rational DOORS
5 4 (1.70%) Postman
6 3 (1.28%) Rational Rhapsody
7 2 (0.85%) Git
7 2 (0.85%) Selenium
8 1 (0.43%) GitLab
8 1 (0.43%) JMeter
8 1 (0.43%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.43%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.43%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.43%) Zephyr
General
1 100 (42.55%) Social Skills
2 42 (17.87%) Analytical Skills
3 39 (16.60%) Finance
4 16 (6.81%) Manufacturing
5 14 (5.96%) Public Sector
6 11 (4.68%) Front Office
7 10 (4.26%) Marketing
8 9 (3.83%) Electronics
8 9 (3.83%) Telecoms
9 7 (2.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (2.98%) Military
10 5 (2.13%) Retail
11 4 (1.70%) Aviation
11 4 (1.70%) Back Office
11 4 (1.70%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.28%) Banking
12 3 (1.28%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.85%) Billing
13 2 (0.85%) Legal
Job Titles
1 73 (31.06%) Developer
2 41 (17.45%) Analyst
3 30 (12.77%) Software Engineer
4 27 (11.49%) Consultant
5 23 (9.79%) C++ Developer
6 21 (8.94%) Software Developer
7 20 (8.51%) Lead
8 19 (8.09%) Functional Consultant
9 18 (7.66%) Test Analyst
10 16 (6.81%) Embedded Developer
10 16 (6.81%) Embedded Software Developer
10 16 (6.81%) Tester
10 16 (6.81%) Workday Consultant
11 15 (6.38%) Workday Functional Consultant
12 12 (5.11%) Applications Developer
12 12 (5.11%) Software Tester
13 9 (3.83%) .NET Applications Developer
13 9 (3.83%) .NET Developer
13 9 (3.83%) Architect
14 8 (3.40%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (12.77%) .NET
2 29 (12.34%) Hibernate
3 16 (6.81%) AngularJS
4 13 (5.53%) .NET Core
4 13 (5.53%) .NET Framework
5 12 (5.11%) HTML
5 12 (5.11%) XML
6 10 (4.26%) CSS
6 10 (4.26%) JSON
7 9 (3.83%) RESTful
8 7 (2.98%) ASP.NET
8 7 (2.98%) React
8 7 (2.98%) WCF
9 6 (2.55%) Blazor
9 6 (2.55%) HTML5
9 6 (2.55%) Node.js
9 6 (2.55%) PostGIS
9 6 (2.55%) Svelte
9 6 (2.55%) Vue
10 5 (2.13%) GeoJSON
Miscellaneous
1 11 (4.68%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 9 (3.83%) NHS
3 8 (3.40%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.13%) Data Structures
4 5 (2.13%) Product Ownership
4 5 (2.13%) SCADA
4 5 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (1.70%) AS400
6 3 (1.28%) Derivative
6 3 (1.28%) Equities
6 3 (1.28%) Fixed Income
6 3 (1.28%) Wiki
7 2 (0.85%) BYOD
7 2 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.85%) FMCG
7 2 (0.85%) Online Banking
7 2 (0.85%) PKI
7 2 (0.85%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.43%) Cloud Native
8 1 (0.43%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 60 (25.53%) Linux
2 56 (23.83%) Windows
3 19 (8.09%) Embedded Linux
4 8 (3.40%) Unix
5 5 (2.13%) Windows 10
5 5 (2.13%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.85%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.85%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (50.64%) Problem-Solving
2 64 (27.23%) Test Automation
3 53 (22.55%) User Acceptance Testing
4 47 (20.00%) Software Engineering
5 46 (19.57%) Agile
6 41 (17.45%) DevOps
7 39 (16.60%) Software Testing
8 32 (13.62%) Code Quality
9 31 (13.19%) Multithreading
10 28 (11.91%) Continuous Integration
11 26 (11.06%) Collaborative Working
11 26 (11.06%) Migration
12 25 (10.64%) Actionable Insight
13 23 (9.79%) Project Management
13 23 (9.79%) Regression Testing
13 23 (9.79%) Stakeholder Management
14 22 (9.36%) Computer Science
15 21 (8.94%) OO
15 21 (8.94%) Unit Testing
16 19 (8.09%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 65 (27.66%) Java
2 60 (25.53%) SQL
3 56 (23.83%) C++
4 52 (22.13%) C#
5 48 (20.43%) Python
6 40 (17.02%) JavaScript
7 23 (9.79%) C
8 11 (4.68%) Rust
9 8 (3.40%) VB
10 7 (2.98%) Ada
11 5 (2.13%) MATLAB
12 4 (1.70%) Apex Code
12 4 (1.70%) PowerShell
12 4 (1.70%) RPG
12 4 (1.70%) VBA
13 1 (0.43%) COBOL
13 1 (0.43%) PHP
13 1 (0.43%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.43%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 78 (33.19%) Security Cleared
2 47 (20.00%) Degree
3 40 (17.02%) SC Cleared
4 22 (9.36%) BPSS Clearance
5 21 (8.94%) Computer Science Degree
6 16 (6.81%) DV Cleared
7 11 (4.68%) ISEB
8 3 (1.28%) HND
8 3 (1.28%) ISTQB
8 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.85%) CISSP
9 2 (0.85%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.85%) MCSE
10 1 (0.43%) CBAP
10 1 (0.43%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.43%) HNC
10 1 (0.43%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.43%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (12.77%) QA
2 4 (1.70%) Data Quality
3 3 (1.28%) Def Stans
3 3 (1.28%) MISRA
4 2 (0.85%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.85%) GDPR
4 2 (0.85%) GRC
4 2 (0.85%) SLA
5 1 (0.43%) ISO 13485
5 1 (0.43%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 6 (2.55%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (1.28%) Control-M
2 2 (0.85%) WSUS
3 1 (0.43%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 21 (8.94%) Microsoft
1 21 (8.94%) Oracle
2 18 (7.66%) Workday
3 16 (6.81%) Salesforce
3 16 (6.81%) Xilinx
4 15 (6.38%) SAP
5 6 (2.55%) ESRI
6 4 (1.70%) IBM
6 4 (1.70%) MuleSoft
7 3 (1.28%) AVEVA
8 2 (0.85%) Adaptive Insights
8 2 (0.85%) Jaspersoft
8 2 (0.85%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.43%) Agilent
9 1 (0.43%) Allen-Bradley
9 1 (0.43%) Concur
9 1 (0.43%) Databricks
9 1 (0.43%) Denodo
9 1 (0.43%) Rockwell
9 1 (0.43%) Talend