Software Testing Jobs in the Midlands

Software Testing
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 26 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 146 32 101
Rank change year-on-year -114 +69 -30
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 198 655 356
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.58% 7.30% 3.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.96% 7.56% 3.40%
Number of salaries quoted 139 131 248
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £27,350
25th Percentile £33,250 £34,375 £33,786
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.26%
75th Percentile £52,500 £56,000 £60,250
90th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £51,020 £55,001 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.24% +0.00% +4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,088 8,665 10,469
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 80.57% 96.55% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 7,332 4,445 6,914
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £28,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,302 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £62,213 £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%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in the Midlands

Software Testing
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Software Testing in the Midlands

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in the Midlands

Software Testing
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 Software Testing within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 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 -103 125 £45,000 -5.26% 39
East Midlands -85 73 £47,165 +7.19% 45
Software Testing
England

Software Testing
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 10 (5.05%) IIS
2 4 (2.02%) Confluence
3 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.01%) WinCC
5 1 (0.51%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.01%) Simulink
3 1 (0.51%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 2 (1.01%) Dynamics NAV
1 2 (1.01%) ProductWriter
Cloud Services
1 42 (21.21%) Azure
2 34 (17.17%) AWS
3 11 (5.56%) Azure DevOps
4 10 (5.05%) Cloud Computing
5 7 (3.54%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (1.01%) GitHub
7 2 (1.01%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (1.01%) SaaS
8 1 (0.51%) PaaS
8 1 (0.51%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.51%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 10 (5.05%) WAN
2 6 (3.03%) DVB
3 4 (2.02%) FlexRay
3 4 (2.02%) Modbus
3 4 (2.02%) TCP/IP
4 3 (1.52%) Firewall
5 2 (1.01%) Ethernet
5 2 (1.01%) HTTP
5 2 (1.01%) Internet
5 2 (1.01%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (13.64%) SQL Server
2 10 (5.05%) NoSQL
3 8 (4.04%) Relational Database
4 5 (2.53%) DynamoDB
4 5 (2.53%) Geospatial Data
5 4 (2.02%) InterSystems Cache
6 2 (1.01%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.51%) Redis
7 1 (0.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 23 (11.62%) JIRA
2 13 (6.57%) Postman
3 10 (5.05%) Cucumber
4 8 (4.04%) SoapUI
5 7 (3.54%) LabVIEW
6 5 (2.53%) MSTest
6 5 (2.53%) Visual Studio
7 4 (2.02%) Git
8 3 (1.52%) Appium
8 3 (1.52%) Gatling
8 3 (1.52%) JBehave
8 3 (1.52%) JMeter
8 3 (1.52%) JUnit
8 3 (1.52%) SpecFlow
9 2 (1.01%) Android Studio
9 2 (1.01%) GitLab
9 2 (1.01%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.51%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.51%) Selenium
10 1 (0.51%) TeamCity
General
1 56 (28.28%) Social Skills
2 37 (18.69%) Retail
3 33 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (15.15%) Legal
5 28 (14.14%) Finance
6 17 (8.59%) Automotive
6 17 (8.59%) Manufacturing
7 16 (8.08%) Electronics
8 14 (7.07%) Public Sector
9 11 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (4.55%) Banking
11 6 (3.03%) Law
12 5 (2.53%) Marketing
13 4 (2.02%) Financial Institution
13 4 (2.02%) Telecoms
14 2 (1.01%) Games
14 2 (1.01%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.51%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.51%) Influencing Skills
15 1 (0.51%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 42 (21.21%) Analyst
2 32 (16.16%) Business Analyst
3 26 (13.13%) Senior
4 22 (11.11%) Developer
5 19 (9.60%) Software Engineer
6 17 (8.59%) Systems Engineer
7 15 (7.58%) Tester
8 14 (7.07%) Embedded Engineer
8 14 (7.07%) Test Engineer
9 12 (6.06%) Software Developer
10 10 (5.05%) Development Manager
10 10 (5.05%) Lead
10 10 (5.05%) QA Engineer
11 9 (4.55%) Lead Business Analyst
12 8 (4.04%) Design Engineer
12 8 (4.04%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 7 (3.54%) Business Analyst Team Leader
13 7 (3.54%) Team Leader
14 6 (3.03%) Senior Software Engineer
14 6 (3.03%) Software Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (9.60%) .NET
2 13 (6.57%) REST
3 8 (4.04%) HTML
3 8 (4.04%) SOAP
4 7 (3.54%) Spring
4 7 (3.54%) Spring Boot
4 7 (3.54%) WinForms
5 5 (2.53%) .NET Core
5 5 (2.53%) JSON
5 5 (2.53%) React
5 5 (2.53%) XML
6 4 (2.02%) CSS
6 4 (2.02%) Web Services
7 2 (1.01%) ASP.NET
7 2 (1.01%) ASP.NET Web API
7 2 (1.01%) CSS3
7 2 (1.01%) KnockoutJS
7 2 (1.01%) Playwright
7 2 (1.01%) SignalR
7 2 (1.01%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 32 (16.16%) Product Ownership
2 22 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (7.07%) Mobile App
4 10 (5.05%) Clustering
4 10 (5.05%) Distributed Systems
4 10 (5.05%) Embedded Systems
4 10 (5.05%) Public Cloud
5 7 (3.54%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (3.03%) Algorithms
6 6 (3.03%) FPGA
6 6 (3.03%) VHDL
7 5 (2.53%) Management Information System
8 4 (2.02%) Client/Server
8 4 (2.02%) Device Driver
9 2 (1.01%) Arduino
9 2 (1.01%) Mobile Computing
9 2 (1.01%) Onboarding
9 2 (1.01%) SCADA
10 1 (0.51%) Driving Licence
10 1 (0.51%) Genomics
Operating Systems
1 15 (7.58%) Linux
2 11 (5.56%) Windows
3 6 (3.03%) Embedded Linux
4 5 (2.53%) Unix
5 4 (2.02%) FreeRTOS
6 3 (1.52%) Windows Server
7 2 (1.01%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (38.89%) Agile
2 68 (34.34%) Test Automation
3 58 (29.29%) SDLC
4 54 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
5 43 (21.72%) Resource Allocation
6 39 (19.70%) Coaching
6 39 (19.70%) Test Strategy
7 36 (18.18%) Functional Testing
8 35 (17.68%) Process Improvement
9 33 (16.67%) Business Analysis
9 33 (16.67%) DevOps
9 33 (16.67%) Software Engineering
10 32 (16.16%) Mentoring
11 31 (15.66%) Logistics
12 29 (14.65%) Business Process Improvement
12 29 (14.65%) Disaster Recovery
12 29 (14.65%) GAP Analysis
12 29 (14.65%) ITIL
12 29 (14.65%) Requirements Analysis
12 29 (14.65%) Telematics
Programming Languages
1 39 (19.70%) SQL
2 27 (13.64%) Java
3 26 (13.13%) C
3 26 (13.13%) C#
4 13 (6.57%) JavaScript
4 13 (6.57%) Python
5 10 (5.05%) C++
6 8 (4.04%) Embedded C
7 7 (3.54%) T-SQL
7 7 (3.54%) VB.NET
8 4 (2.02%) MATLAB
8 4 (2.02%) Shell Script
8 4 (2.02%) TypeScript
9 3 (1.52%) Ruby
10 2 (1.01%) Bash
10 2 (1.01%) Ladder Logic
11 1 (0.51%) Lua
11 1 (0.51%) PHP
11 1 (0.51%) R
11 1 (0.51%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 70 (35.35%) Degree
2 16 (8.08%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (5.56%) Security Cleared
4 9 (4.55%) ISTQB
5 4 (2.02%) IIBA
6 3 (1.52%) CSPO
7 1 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.51%) CBAP
7 1 (0.51%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (32.32%) QA
2 4 (2.02%) Accessibility
2 4 (2.02%) WCAG
3 2 (1.01%) ISO 26262
3 2 (1.01%) MISRA
4 1 (0.51%) Automotive SPICE
4 1 (0.51%) AUTOSAR
4 1 (0.51%) IFRS
4 1 (0.51%) IFRS 17
4 1 (0.51%) JTAG
4 1 (0.51%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (6.57%) Firmware
2 10 (5.05%) VMware NSX
3 7 (3.54%) Embedded Firmware
4 5 (2.53%) Docker
5 3 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.51%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.01%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.51%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.51%) Grafana
2 1 (0.51%) Kibana
Vendors
1 44 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 17 (8.59%) VMware
3 6 (3.03%) Jaspersoft
4 4 (2.02%) Atlassian
4 4 (2.02%) Citrix
4 4 (2.02%) InterSystems
4 4 (2.02%) SAP
4 4 (2.02%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.52%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.01%) Rockwell
6 2 (1.01%) Siemens
7 1 (0.51%) F5
7 1 (0.51%) Google
7 1 (0.51%) MathWorks
7 1 (0.51%) Splunk
7 1 (0.51%) YouTube