Software Tester
UK
The median Software Tester salary in the UK is £38,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 813 | 511 | 978 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -302 | +467 | -307 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester | 94 | 508 | 285 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.090% | 0.54% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.094% | 0.59% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 81 | 73 | 178 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £30,050 | £27,675 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,000 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,500 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | - | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £44,750 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £48,750 | £67,500 | £57,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £37,500 | £37,700 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.53% | -5.75% | +9.59% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Tester
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Tester.
Software Tester
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Tester over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Software Tester
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Tester within the UK 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -299 | 77 | £37,500 | -0.53% | 18 |
| England | -303 | 72 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 41 | £38,500 | -14.44% | 5 |
| North of England | -125 | 21 | £35,000 | +3.70% | 8 |
| Scotland | -79 | 19 | £38,500 | +25.20% | |
| North West | -102 | 16 | £37,500 | +15.38% | 7 |
| East of England | -31 | 15 | £27,500 | -29.49% | 2 |
| London | +44 | 14 | £44,500 | -6.32% | 6 |
| South East | -28 | 13 | £45,000 | +18.58% | 2 |
| Midlands | -99 | 7 | £35,000 | +6.06% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 5 | £30,000 | -50.82% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -42 | 4 | £46,000 | +15.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -79 | 3 | £35,000 | +42.86% | 1 |
| South West | -41 | 2 | £32,500 | -18.75% | 1 |
Software Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Software 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 job ads featuring Software Tester in the job title.
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Software Tester Skill Set
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:
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