Software Testing Jobs in England

Software Testing
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 175 98 96
Rank change year-on-year -77 -2 +21
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 1,485 2,792 5,217
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.58% 3.38% 3.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.90% 3.54% 3.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,037 1,070 2,050
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,500 £42,246 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,000 £54,607
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +2.55% +4.01%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,125 £83,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £56,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.71% +6.67% +5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 78,129 78,899 137,960
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.94% 95.45% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 55,773 48,272 73,854
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,309 £33,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,750 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in England

Software Testing
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Software Testing in England

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in England over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in England

Software Testing
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the England region over the 6 months to 9 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
South East -38 350 £49,000 -10.91% 92
North of England -71 319 £55,000 +10.00% 61
London -112 281 £67,500 +1.12% 62
Midlands -86 234 £45,000 -2.70% 70
North West -75 186 £55,000 +10.00% 38
East of England -39 149 £55,000 -15.38% 44
South West -69 142 £50,000 - 48
West Midlands -85 137 £45,000 -6.35% 30
Yorkshire -25 113 £55,000 +10.00% 17
East Midlands -58 97 £49,329 +12.11% 40
North East -14 20 £55,000 -1.79% 7
Software Testing
UK

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 37 (2.49%) Confluence
2 19 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (1.28%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.14%) Apache
4 11 (0.74%) IIS
5 9 (0.61%) Apache Spark
6 8 (0.54%) WinCC
7 6 (0.40%) OpenStack
8 4 (0.27%) TWiki
9 3 (0.20%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.13%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 2 (0.13%) JBoss
11 1 (0.067%) Moodle
11 1 (0.067%) nginx
11 1 (0.067%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.067%) Red Hat Fuse
11 1 (0.067%) Totara
11 1 (0.067%) WordPress
Applications
1 54 (3.64%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (2.22%) Simulink
3 23 (1.55%) Stateflow
4 22 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
5 11 (0.74%) AutoCAD
6 8 (0.54%) Revit
7 7 (0.47%) CANalyzer
7 7 (0.47%) MS Visio
8 5 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 4 (0.27%) Trello
10 2 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.13%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 7 (0.47%) BPCS
1 7 (0.47%) NetSuite
2 6 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.13%) Elite 3E
3 2 (0.13%) ProductWriter
4 1 (0.067%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.067%) Postilion
Cloud Services
1 271 (18.25%) Azure
2 188 (12.66%) AWS
3 78 (5.25%) Azure DevOps
4 59 (3.97%) SaaS
5 44 (2.96%) GitHub
6 40 (2.69%) Microsoft 365
7 34 (2.29%) Cloud Computing
8 33 (2.22%) GCP
9 21 (1.41%) Dynamics 365
10 17 (1.14%) Power Platform
11 12 (0.81%) Serverless
12 10 (0.67%) Google Play
13 9 (0.61%) AWS Lambda
14 7 (0.47%) IaaS
14 7 (0.47%) Slack
15 6 (0.40%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 6 (0.40%) Entra ID
16 5 (0.34%) GitHub Actions
17 4 (0.27%) Amazon ECS
17 4 (0.27%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 45 (3.03%) TCP/IP
2 32 (2.15%) Wireless
3 26 (1.75%) Firewall
4 23 (1.55%) RS-485
4 23 (1.55%) Wi-Fi
5 19 (1.28%) Ethernet
6 18 (1.21%) 4G
6 18 (1.21%) Internet
7 15 (1.01%) MQTT
8 14 (0.94%) RS-232
9 13 (0.88%) 3G
10 11 (0.74%) J1939
11 10 (0.67%) LAN
11 10 (0.67%) Network Security
12 9 (0.61%) Modbus
13 8 (0.54%) WAN
14 7 (0.47%) DVB
14 7 (0.47%) HTTP
15 6 (0.40%) Wireshark
16 5 (0.34%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (7.07%) SQL Server
2 49 (3.30%) Geospatial Data
3 38 (2.56%) NoSQL
4 25 (1.68%) Relational Database
5 17 (1.14%) Redis
6 15 (1.01%) Big Data
6 15 (1.01%) Data Warehouse
7 14 (0.94%) OLTP
8 13 (0.88%) Data Lake
8 13 (0.88%) DynamoDB
9 12 (0.81%) MySQL
10 11 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
10 11 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 10 (0.67%) MongoDB
11 10 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 8 (0.54%) Hadoop
13 7 (0.47%) Power BI
14 6 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
14 6 (0.40%) BigQuery
14 6 (0.40%) Flink
Development Applications
1 172 (11.58%) JIRA
2 144 (9.70%) Selenium
3 83 (5.59%) Git
4 73 (4.92%) Jenkins
5 59 (3.97%) JUnit
6 52 (3.50%) Visual Studio
7 48 (3.23%) Cucumber
7 48 (3.23%) Postman
8 46 (3.10%) Cypress.io
9 42 (2.83%) GitLab
10 36 (2.42%) JMeter
11 34 (2.29%) WebDriver
12 31 (2.09%) Appium
13 27 (1.82%) LabVIEW
14 22 (1.48%) SpecFlow
15 19 (1.28%) Team Foundation Server
15 19 (1.28%) TestNG
16 18 (1.21%) ClearCase
16 18 (1.21%) Plastic SCM
17 16 (1.08%) REST Assured
General
1 342 (23.03%) Social Skills
2 192 (12.93%) Analytical Skills
3 145 (9.76%) Finance
4 131 (8.82%) Electronics
5 108 (7.27%) Legal
6 99 (6.67%) Retail
7 65 (4.38%) Manufacturing
8 62 (4.18%) Public Sector
9 55 (3.70%) Automotive
10 53 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
11 48 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 36 (2.42%) Aerospace
13 31 (2.09%) Banking
14 29 (1.95%) Law
14 29 (1.95%) Marketing
15 17 (1.14%) Telecoms
16 16 (1.08%) Back Office
17 15 (1.01%) Pharmaceutical
18 14 (0.94%) Mandarin Language
18 14 (0.94%) Police
Job Titles
1 252 (16.97%) Senior
2 227 (15.29%) Developer
3 204 (13.74%) Software Engineer
4 198 (13.33%) Analyst
5 139 (9.36%) Lead
6 119 (8.01%) Test Engineer
7 111 (7.47%) Tester
8 75 (5.05%) Test Analyst
9 71 (4.78%) Architect
9 71 (4.78%) Software Tester
10 69 (4.65%) Software Architect
10 69 (4.65%) Software Developer
11 68 (4.58%) Senior Software Engineer
12 65 (4.38%) Business Analyst
12 65 (4.38%) Senior Developer
13 59 (3.97%) Software Test Engineer
14 58 (3.91%) Embedded Engineer
15 49 (3.30%) Geospatial Architect
15 49 (3.30%) Systems Engineer
16 48 (3.23%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 153 (10.30%) .NET
2 81 (5.45%) HTML
3 76 (5.12%) REST
4 57 (3.84%) React
5 54 (3.64%) Web Services
6 50 (3.37%) XML
7 43 (2.90%) JSON
8 40 (2.69%) .NET Framework
9 39 (2.63%) CSS
10 36 (2.42%) Playwright
11 35 (2.36%) SOAP
12 32 (2.15%) RESTful
13 26 (1.75%) Kafka
14 25 (1.68%) Node.js
15 23 (1.55%) .NET Core
16 19 (1.28%) ASP.NET
16 19 (1.28%) Spring
17 18 (1.21%) Spring Boot
18 17 (1.14%) WinForms
19 16 (1.08%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 87 (5.86%) Self-Motivation
2 85 (5.72%) Product Ownership
3 69 (4.65%) Algorithms
4 68 (4.58%) Mobile App
5 55 (3.70%) Legacy Systems
6 46 (3.10%) Management Information System
7 36 (2.42%) IoT
8 33 (2.22%) Embedded Systems
9 27 (1.82%) Cloud Native
10 26 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
11 22 (1.48%) Linux Command Line
12 21 (1.41%) Video\Live Streaming
13 19 (1.28%) Distributed Systems
14 18 (1.21%) Greenfield Project
15 17 (1.14%) Driving Licence
15 17 (1.14%) FPGA
16 16 (1.08%) Data Structures
16 16 (1.08%) Robotics
17 15 (1.01%) Client/Server
18 11 (0.74%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 185 (12.46%) Linux
2 138 (9.29%) Windows
3 40 (2.69%) Unix
4 37 (2.49%) Android
5 25 (1.68%) Embedded Linux
6 20 (1.35%) Apple iOS
6 20 (1.35%) Windows Server
7 12 (0.81%) Windows 10
8 9 (0.61%) FreeRTOS
8 9 (0.61%) Windows Server 2008
9 8 (0.54%) Debian
10 6 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 6 (0.40%) Windows 7
11 5 (0.34%) Windows Mobile
12 4 (0.27%) Ubuntu
13 3 (0.20%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.13%) CentOS
14 2 (0.13%) VMS
14 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
14 2 (0.13%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 564 (37.98%) Agile
2 460 (30.98%) Test Automation
3 349 (23.50%) Software Engineering
4 316 (21.28%) Problem-Solving
5 275 (18.52%) DevOps
6 231 (15.56%) Computer Science
7 194 (13.06%) SDLC
8 180 (12.12%) CI/CD
9 148 (9.97%) Mentoring
10 136 (9.16%) Test Strategy
11 135 (9.09%) Coaching
12 114 (7.68%) Scrum
13 113 (7.61%) Test Scripting
14 112 (7.54%) Regression Testing
15 108 (7.27%) Functional Testing
16 97 (6.53%) SDET
17 95 (6.40%) Continuous Improvement
18 94 (6.33%) Process Improvement
19 91 (6.13%) Project Management
20 89 (5.99%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 266 (17.91%) Python
2 244 (16.43%) C#
3 214 (14.41%) SQL
4 182 (12.26%) Java
5 174 (11.72%) C
6 165 (11.11%) JavaScript
7 119 (8.01%) C++
8 77 (5.19%) TypeScript
9 55 (3.70%) Bash
10 48 (3.23%) Embedded C
11 44 (2.96%) MATLAB
12 42 (2.83%) Fortran
13 26 (1.75%) PowerShell
14 22 (1.48%) Perl
15 21 (1.41%) Go
16 19 (1.28%) Groovy
16 19 (1.28%) VB.NET
17 17 (1.14%) PL/SQL
18 15 (1.01%) Kotlin
19 12 (0.81%) PHP
Qualifications
1 483 (32.53%) Degree
2 199 (13.40%) Security Cleared
3 118 (7.95%) Computer Science Degree
4 98 (6.60%) ISTQB
5 80 (5.39%) SC Cleared
6 39 (2.63%) Master's Degree
7 35 (2.36%) PhD
8 34 (2.29%) DV Cleared
9 30 (2.02%) ISEB
10 23 (1.55%) AWS Certification
10 23 (1.55%) BPSS Clearance
11 16 (1.08%) HND
12 15 (1.01%) DBS Check
13 9 (0.61%) IIBA
14 8 (0.54%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 7 (0.47%) Azure Certification
16 6 (0.40%) CSPO
17 5 (0.34%) Chartered Engineer
17 5 (0.34%) ITIL Certification
18 4 (0.27%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 296 (19.93%) QA
2 48 (3.23%) GDPR
3 37 (2.49%) Accessibility
4 28 (1.89%) WCAG
5 23 (1.55%) MISRA
6 16 (1.08%) ISO 26262
7 14 (0.94%) Automotive SPICE
8 13 (0.88%) AUTOSAR
8 13 (0.88%) SLA
9 7 (0.47%) IEC 61508
9 7 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 7 (0.47%) PSD2
10 6 (0.40%) Def Stans
10 6 (0.40%) Software Quality Assurance
11 5 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 5 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 5 (0.34%) ITGC
12 4 (0.27%) EMIR
12 4 (0.27%) MiFID
13 3 (0.20%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 77 (5.19%) Firmware
2 69 (4.65%) Docker
3 20 (1.35%) Embedded Firmware
4 18 (1.21%) Active Directory
5 12 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
6 10 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
7 8 (0.54%) Microsoft App-V
7 8 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (0.54%) VMware NSX
8 4 (0.27%) VMware Server
9 2 (0.13%) NFS
9 2 (0.13%) Time Sharing Option
9 2 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 70 (4.71%) Kubernetes
2 31 (2.09%) Terraform
3 14 (0.94%) SCCM
4 13 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
5 11 (0.74%) Ansible
6 7 (0.47%) Progress Chef
7 6 (0.40%) HP Quality Center
7 6 (0.40%) Puppet
8 5 (0.34%) Grafana
9 4 (0.27%) Salt
10 3 (0.20%) Functional Safety
10 3 (0.20%) Kibana
10 3 (0.20%) Wonderware InTouch
11 2 (0.13%) Kustomize
11 2 (0.13%) Prometheus
12 1 (0.067%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 230 (15.49%) Microsoft
2 46 (3.10%) Google
2 46 (3.10%) Oracle
3 44 (2.96%) IBM
4 24 (1.62%) VMware
5 20 (1.35%) ServiceNow
6 18 (1.21%) Lauterbach
6 18 (1.21%) SAP
7 17 (1.14%) Salesforce
8 13 (0.88%) Atlassian
9 12 (0.81%) HP
9 12 (0.81%) Rockwell
10 11 (0.74%) BT
10 11 (0.74%) Citrix
10 11 (0.74%) OpenAI
10 11 (0.74%) Siemens
11 10 (0.67%) Adobe
12 9 (0.61%) Splunk
13 8 (0.54%) Sage
14 7 (0.47%) Duck Creek