Test Strategy Jobs in the Midlands

Test Strategy
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Test Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Test Strategy over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 248 274 233
Rank change year-on-year +26 -41 +5
Permanent jobs citing Test Strategy 67 34 125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.55% 0.37% 1.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.68% 0.39% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 59 11 67
10th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,500
25th Percentile £44,648 £46,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% +7.69%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £83,375
90th Percentile £72,500 - £84,999
England median annual salary £58,700 £66,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.06% +5.60% +4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

Test Strategy 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 Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,850 8,748 10,425
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 81.45% 96.48% 94.49%
Number of salaries quoted 7,187 4,437 6,921
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £28,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £62,437 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Test Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Test Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Test Strategy in the Midlands

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Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Strategy in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Test Strategy in the Midlands

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Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Strategy in the Midlands over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Test Strategy in the Midlands

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Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Strategy within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 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
West Midlands +42 57 £50,000 -13.04% 12
East Midlands -14 10 £49,329 -21.07% 6
Test Strategy
England

Test Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the 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 5 (7.46%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (2.99%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 8 (11.94%) AWS
2 4 (5.97%) Azure
3 3 (4.48%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (4.48%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (4.48%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.49%) GitHub
4 1 (1.49%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (1.49%) PaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.49%) Amazon Redshift
1 1 (1.49%) MySQL
1 1 (1.49%) Redis
Development Applications
1 17 (25.37%) JIRA
2 9 (13.43%) Postman
3 7 (10.45%) Cucumber
4 4 (5.97%) SoapUI
5 2 (2.99%) JUnit
5 2 (2.99%) Selenium
6 1 (1.49%) Git
6 1 (1.49%) GitLab
General
1 29 (43.28%) Analytical Skills
2 22 (32.84%) Social Skills
3 15 (22.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (13.43%) Finance
5 8 (11.94%) Legal
6 7 (10.45%) Banking
7 5 (7.46%) Public Sector
8 4 (5.97%) Automotive
8 4 (5.97%) Electronics
9 2 (2.99%) Investment Banking
10 1 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.49%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.49%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (1.49%) Retail
Job Titles
1 17 (25.37%) Tester
2 15 (22.39%) Test Manager
3 9 (13.43%) QA Engineer
3 9 (13.43%) Test Engineer
4 8 (11.94%) Penetration Tester
5 7 (10.45%) Senior
6 5 (7.46%) Agile Tester
6 5 (7.46%) Programme Manager
6 5 (7.46%) Programme Test Manager
6 5 (7.46%) QA Tester
6 5 (7.46%) Test Programme Manager
7 4 (5.97%) Senior Tester
7 4 (5.97%) Test and Validation Engineer
7 4 (5.97%) Validation Engineer
8 3 (4.48%) Analyst
8 3 (4.48%) Lead
8 3 (4.48%) Product Manager
8 3 (4.48%) Senior Manager
8 3 (4.48%) Senior Product Manager
8 3 (4.48%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (10.45%) Spring
1 7 (10.45%) Spring Boot
2 2 (2.99%) SOAP
3 1 (1.49%) Node.js
3 1 (1.49%) WebdriverIO
Miscellaneous
1 24 (35.82%) Product Ownership
2 15 (22.39%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (20.90%) Mobile App
4 8 (11.94%) Security Posture
5 2 (2.99%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (2.99%) Infotainment
5 2 (2.99%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.49%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.49%) FMCG
6 1 (1.49%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.49%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (58.21%) Software Testing
2 36 (53.73%) Agile
2 36 (53.73%) Test Automation
3 30 (44.78%) Functional Testing
4 24 (35.82%) Regression Testing
5 23 (34.33%) Computer Science
5 23 (34.33%) Test Management
6 21 (31.34%) Problem-Solving
7 19 (28.36%) SDLC
7 19 (28.36%) Test Scripting
8 17 (25.37%) Mentoring
9 16 (23.88%) Performance Testing
9 16 (23.88%) Stakeholder Management
9 16 (23.88%) Test Planning
10 14 (20.90%) Data Management
10 14 (20.90%) Performance Metrics
10 14 (20.90%) Performance Monitoring
10 14 (20.90%) Scrum
10 14 (20.90%) Security Testing
10 14 (20.90%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 11 (16.42%) Java
2 5 (7.46%) SQL
3 2 (2.99%) C
3 2 (2.99%) C++
3 2 (2.99%) MATLAB
3 2 (2.99%) Python
4 1 (1.49%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 25 (37.31%) Degree
2 19 (28.36%) Computer Science Degree
3 13 (19.40%) ISTQB
4 8 (11.94%) OSCP
5 5 (7.46%) CAPM
5 5 (7.46%) ISEB
5 5 (7.46%) PMI Certification
5 5 (7.46%) PMP
6 3 (4.48%) CSPO
6 3 (4.48%) IIBA
7 2 (2.99%) Master's Degree
7 2 (2.99%) Security Cleared
8 1 (1.49%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (1.49%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (32.84%) QA
2 8 (11.94%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (1.49%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (7.46%) HP ALM
2 2 (2.99%) Grafana
3 1 (1.49%) Kibana
Vendors
1 5 (7.46%) HP
2 4 (5.97%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.97%) ServiceNow
3 3 (4.48%) Salesforce
4 2 (2.99%) Atlassian
5 1 (1.49%) Denodo
5 1 (1.49%) Splunk
5 1 (1.49%) Talend