Tester Jobs with Work from Home Options

Tester
UK > Work from Home

The median Tester salary in Work from Home is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 378 381 383
Rank change year-on-year +3 +2 -35
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 205 305 628
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.61% 0.75% 0.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% 0.78% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 150 218 434
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £39,510 £42,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £91,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% +2.15%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with a WFH option. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 32,489 38,930 69,374
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.09% 95.94% 97.35%
Number of salaries quoted 24,845 27,706 42,291
10th Percentile £33,000 £36,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,375 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.40% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Tester
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Tester trend for jobs with a WFH option

Tester
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Tester.

Tester salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Tester
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Tester over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Tester salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Tester job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with remote work options featuring Tester in the job title.

1 105 (51.22%) Test Automation
2 77 (37.56%) Software Testing
3 75 (36.59%) QA
4 67 (32.68%) Agile
5 61 (29.76%) Penetration Testing
6 51 (24.88%) Selenium
7 49 (23.90%) Social Skills
8 47 (22.93%) Security Cleared
9 44 (21.46%) Cybersecurity
10 43 (20.98%) Test Scripting
11 42 (20.49%) Problem-Solving
12 41 (20.00%) Mentoring
13 36 (17.56%) Java
13 36 (17.56%) JavaScript
14 34 (16.59%) C#
15 32 (15.61%) API Testing
16 31 (15.12%) Python
17 29 (14.15%) OSCP
18 28 (13.66%) Coaching
18 28 (13.66%) Actionable Insight
19 27 (13.17%) Collaborative Working
19 27 (13.17%) CREST Certified
20 25 (12.20%) Analytical Skills
20 25 (12.20%) Technical Analysis
20 25 (12.20%) Requirements Analysis
20 25 (12.20%) Test Assurance
20 25 (12.20%) CI/CD
21 24 (11.71%) Manual Testing
22 23 (11.22%) Information Security
22 23 (11.22%) Aerospace

Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 7 (3.41%) Confluence
2 5 (2.44%) Apache
3 2 (0.98%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (1.95%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.49%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 21 (10.24%) SaaS
2 18 (8.78%) Azure
3 13 (6.34%) AWS
4 9 (4.39%) GitHub
5 7 (3.41%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (2.93%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (1.95%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (1.46%) GCP
9 2 (0.98%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.49%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.49%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 16 (7.80%) Firewall
2 12 (5.85%) Wireless
3 10 (4.88%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (1.46%) Wireshark
5 2 (0.98%) Internet
5 2 (0.98%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.98%) Wireless Security
6 1 (0.49%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.98%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.49%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 51 (24.88%) Selenium
2 22 (10.73%) Cucumber
3 21 (10.24%) JIRA
4 15 (7.32%) SpecFlow
5 12 (5.85%) Jenkins
5 12 (5.85%) WebDriver
6 10 (4.88%) REST Assured
7 8 (3.90%) Metasploit
8 7 (3.41%) Bitbucket
8 7 (3.41%) JUnit
8 7 (3.41%) SoapUI
8 7 (3.41%) TestNG
9 6 (2.93%) JMeter
10 5 (2.44%) Appium
10 5 (2.44%) Burp Suite
10 5 (2.44%) Cypress.io
11 4 (1.95%) eggPlant
11 4 (1.95%) TeamCity
12 3 (1.46%) Bitbucket Server
12 3 (1.46%) Serenity BDD
General
1 49 (23.90%) Social Skills
2 25 (12.20%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (11.22%) Aerospace
4 20 (9.76%) Presentation Skills
5 12 (5.85%) Finance
5 12 (5.85%) Legal
6 11 (5.37%) Public Sector
7 10 (4.88%) Law
8 8 (3.90%) Marketing
9 6 (2.93%) Games
9 6 (2.93%) Retail
10 5 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (1.46%) Automotive
11 3 (1.46%) Banking
11 3 (1.46%) Billing
11 3 (1.46%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.98%) Back Office
12 2 (0.98%) Front Office
12 2 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (0.98%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.39%) .NET
2 8 (3.90%) Playwright
2 8 (3.90%) REST
3 6 (2.93%) Gherkin
3 6 (2.93%) RESTful
4 5 (2.44%) Apache Commons
4 5 (2.44%) Guava
4 5 (2.44%) Java Concurrency
4 5 (2.44%) Spring
4 5 (2.44%) Spring Boot
4 5 (2.44%) WireMock
5 4 (1.95%) Web Services
6 3 (1.46%) JSON
6 3 (1.46%) SOAP
7 1 (0.49%) ADO
7 1 (0.49%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.49%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.49%) ASP.NET MVC
7 1 (0.49%) CSS
7 1 (0.49%) React
Miscellaneous
1 20 (9.76%) Mobile App
2 14 (6.83%) Security Posture
3 6 (2.93%) Greenfield Project
4 5 (2.44%) Client/Server
4 5 (2.44%) Product Ownership
5 4 (1.95%) IoT
6 3 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (1.46%) Operational Technology
6 3 (1.46%) Virtual Team
7 2 (0.98%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.98%) Linux Command Line
7 2 (0.98%) Low-Code
7 2 (0.98%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.98%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.49%) Cyberattack
8 1 (0.49%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.49%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.49%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 11 (5.37%) Android
1 11 (5.37%) Apple iOS
2 10 (4.88%) Windows
3 5 (2.44%) Kali Linux
4 2 (0.98%) Linux
4 2 (0.98%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (51.22%) Test Automation
2 77 (37.56%) Software Testing
3 67 (32.68%) Agile
4 61 (29.76%) Penetration Testing
5 44 (21.46%) Cybersecurity
6 43 (20.98%) Test Scripting
7 42 (20.49%) Problem-Solving
8 41 (20.00%) Mentoring
9 32 (15.61%) API Testing
10 28 (13.66%) Actionable Insight
10 28 (13.66%) Coaching
11 27 (13.17%) Collaborative Working
12 25 (12.20%) CI/CD
12 25 (12.20%) Requirements Analysis
12 25 (12.20%) Technical Analysis
12 25 (12.20%) Test Assurance
13 24 (11.71%) Manual Testing
14 23 (11.22%) Information Security
15 22 (10.73%) Red Team
16 21 (10.24%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 36 (17.56%) Java
1 36 (17.56%) JavaScript
2 34 (16.59%) C#
3 31 (15.12%) Python
4 11 (5.37%) SQL
5 5 (2.44%) Bash
6 2 (0.98%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.49%) C
7 1 (0.49%) VB
7 1 (0.49%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 47 (22.93%) Security Cleared
2 29 (14.15%) OSCP
3 27 (13.17%) CREST Certified
4 23 (11.22%) DV Cleared
4 23 (11.22%) SC Cleared
5 17 (8.29%) Degree
6 16 (7.80%) CHECK Team Member
7 13 (6.34%) Cyber Scheme
7 13 (6.34%) ISTQB
8 10 (4.88%) CHECK Team Leader
9 8 (3.90%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (3.41%) ISEB
11 6 (2.93%) CEH
11 6 (2.93%) GIAC
11 6 (2.93%) GPEN
11 6 (2.93%) PCI QSA
11 6 (2.93%) Tigerscheme
12 5 (2.44%) OSCE
13 3 (1.46%) CISSP
13 3 (1.46%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (36.59%) QA
2 14 (6.83%) GRC
2 14 (6.83%) PCI DSS
3 9 (4.39%) NIST
4 6 (2.93%) Actionable Recommendations
4 6 (2.93%) ISO 9001
5 5 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.46%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.46%) GDPR
7 2 (0.98%) ISO 14001
7 2 (0.98%) SLA
8 1 (0.49%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 7 (3.41%) Docker
2 4 (1.95%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (2.93%) Kubernetes
1 6 (2.93%) Nessus
2 5 (2.44%) Nmap
3 1 (0.49%) Terraform
Vendors
1 21 (10.24%) Microsoft
2 3 (1.46%) Qualys
3 2 (0.98%) Oracle
3 2 (0.98%) Xamarin
4 1 (0.49%) Dynatrace
4 1 (0.49%) OpenAI
4 1 (0.49%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.49%) ServiceNow
4 1 (0.49%) Telerik