Software Testing Jobs in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Software Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software Testing over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 126 182 65
Rank change year-on-year +56 -117 +35
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 1,151 753 3,345
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.96% 2.01% 4.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.44% 2.11% 4.86%
Number of salaries quoted 531 562 1,460
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,774 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,450 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.58% +8.90% +11.11%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +7.48% +2.88%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Software Testing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 47,077 35,635 68,764
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 79.99% 94.92% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 23,631 23,576 40,253
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £30,650
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in the UK excluding London

Software Testing
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 20 September 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 +7 289 £55,000 -8.33% 66
Midlands +40 224 £47,500 -1.04% 42
North of England +39 219 £50,000 -9.09% 66
South West +15 167 £61,250 +11.36% 43
North West +40 145 £50,000 -16.67% 40
East Midlands +23 124 £40,000 -20.00% 16
Scotland +39 114 £52,500 +16.67% 35
West Midlands +15 99 £50,000 +14.29% 26
East of England +14 96 £55,000 -21.43% 32
Yorkshire +2 59 £56,250 +7.14% 19
Northern Ireland +43 21 £67,500 +22.73% 6
Wales +32 21 £47,500 +0.84% 5
North East -16 15 £40,000 -31.91% 11
Software Testing
UK

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 43 (3.74%) Confluence
2 13 (1.13%) Apache
3 7 (0.61%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.52%) OpenStack
4 6 (0.52%) WinCC
5 4 (0.35%) IIS
6 3 (0.26%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.26%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.17%) Appian
7 2 (0.17%) JBoss
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.17%) Red Hat Fuse
8 1 (0.087%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.087%) Luigi
8 1 (0.087%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.087%) Umbraco
Applications
1 29 (2.52%) Simulink
2 24 (2.09%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (1.65%) Stateflow
4 12 (1.04%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.17%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.17%) Revit
6 2 (0.17%) Windchill
7 1 (0.087%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.087%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (0.70%) BPCS
2 4 (0.35%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.35%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.087%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.087%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 222 (19.29%) Azure
2 200 (17.38%) AWS
3 68 (5.91%) SaaS
4 40 (3.48%) Azure DevOps
5 31 (2.69%) Power Platform
6 26 (2.26%) GCP
6 26 (2.26%) GitHub
7 18 (1.56%) Cloud Computing
8 14 (1.22%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (0.96%) OpenShift
10 9 (0.78%) Microsoft 365
11 6 (0.52%) BrowserStack
11 6 (0.52%) IaaS
11 6 (0.52%) Serverless
12 5 (0.43%) BlazeMeter
13 4 (0.35%) AWS Lambda
13 4 (0.35%) Power Automate
14 3 (0.26%) Azure Machine Learning
14 3 (0.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 3 (0.26%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 27 (2.35%) HTTP
1 27 (2.35%) TCP/IP
2 24 (2.09%) Firewall
3 23 (2.00%) Internet
4 22 (1.91%) Ethernet
5 16 (1.39%) RS-485
5 16 (1.39%) Wireless
6 15 (1.30%) 4G
7 12 (1.04%) DVB
7 12 (1.04%) Network Security
8 11 (0.96%) 3G
8 11 (0.96%) FlexRay
9 9 (0.78%) MQTT
10 8 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
10 8 (0.70%) Wireshark
11 6 (0.52%) DNS
11 6 (0.52%) Profibus
11 6 (0.52%) RS-232
11 6 (0.52%) SNMP
12 5 (0.43%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (6.08%) Geospatial Data
2 69 (5.99%) SQL Server
3 28 (2.43%) Power BI
4 20 (1.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 17 (1.48%) Relational Database
6 14 (1.22%) MySQL
7 13 (1.13%) OLTP
8 11 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (0.70%) MongoDB
10 6 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (0.52%) DynamoDB
10 6 (0.52%) NoSQL
10 6 (0.52%) SQLite
11 5 (0.43%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 4 (0.35%) Apache Cassandra
12 4 (0.35%) Big Data
12 4 (0.35%) InterSystems Cache
13 3 (0.26%) Couchbase
13 3 (0.26%) Redis
14 2 (0.17%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 136 (11.82%) JIRA
2 74 (6.43%) Selenium
3 64 (5.56%) Git
4 55 (4.78%) Jenkins
5 49 (4.26%) Visual Studio
6 47 (4.08%) GitLab
7 38 (3.30%) Cypress.io
8 33 (2.87%) Postman
9 29 (2.52%) JMeter
10 26 (2.26%) Bitbucket
11 21 (1.82%) Cucumber
12 16 (1.39%) LabVIEW
12 16 (1.39%) Zephyr
13 14 (1.22%) Maven
14 13 (1.13%) JUnit
15 12 (1.04%) Team Foundation Server
16 11 (0.96%) MSTest
16 11 (0.96%) Robot Framework
17 10 (0.87%) Appium
17 10 (0.87%) TestNG
General
1 378 (32.84%) Social Skills
2 136 (11.82%) Analytical Skills
3 115 (9.99%) Legal
4 106 (9.21%) Retail
5 104 (9.04%) Finance
6 72 (6.26%) Electronics
7 60 (5.21%) Automotive
8 53 (4.60%) Manufacturing
9 46 (4.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 43 (3.74%) Aerospace
11 27 (2.35%) Law
12 22 (1.91%) Public Sector
13 21 (1.82%) Marketing
14 20 (1.74%) Games
15 19 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
16 17 (1.48%) Tech for Good
17 12 (1.04%) Aviation
18 11 (0.96%) Telecoms
19 9 (0.78%) Avionics
19 9 (0.78%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 190 (16.51%) Software Engineer
2 150 (13.03%) Analyst
3 139 (12.08%) Developer
4 137 (11.90%) Senior
5 108 (9.38%) Architect
5 108 (9.38%) Lead
6 106 (9.21%) Software Architect
7 105 (9.12%) Test Engineer
8 96 (8.34%) Tester
9 86 (7.47%) Business Analyst
10 70 (6.08%) Geospatial Architect
11 67 (5.82%) Software Tester
11 67 (5.82%) Team Leader
12 60 (5.21%) Software Test Engineer
13 53 (4.60%) Senior Software Engineer
14 52 (4.52%) Embedded Engineer
15 48 (4.17%) Software Developer
16 38 (3.30%) Trainee
17 37 (3.21%) Consultant
17 37 (3.21%) Lead Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 94 (8.17%) .NET
2 66 (5.73%) HTML
3 59 (5.13%) XML
4 47 (4.08%) Web Services
5 35 (3.04%) React
6 31 (2.69%) Playwright
7 30 (2.61%) REST
8 29 (2.52%) JSON
9 25 (2.17%) SOAP
10 23 (2.00%) CSS
11 21 (1.82%) AngularJS
11 21 (1.82%) Node.js
12 18 (1.56%) Spring
13 15 (1.30%) Swagger
13 15 (1.30%) WinForms
13 15 (1.30%) WPF
14 14 (1.22%) .NET Framework
15 12 (1.04%) Django
15 12 (1.04%) Kafka
15 12 (1.04%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 72 (6.26%) Legacy Systems
2 64 (5.56%) Algorithms
3 52 (4.52%) Self-Motivation
4 42 (3.65%) Product Ownership
5 41 (3.56%) Linux Command Line
6 35 (3.04%) Management Information System
7 28 (2.43%) Embedded Systems
8 23 (2.00%) IoT
8 23 (2.00%) Mobile App
9 19 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
9 19 (1.65%) FPGA
10 17 (1.48%) Hybrid Cloud
11 15 (1.30%) Virtual Team
12 14 (1.22%) Driving Licence
12 14 (1.22%) Onboarding
13 12 (1.04%) VHDL
14 11 (0.96%) Client/Server
15 10 (0.87%) Robotics
15 10 (0.87%) SCADA
16 9 (0.78%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 209 (18.16%) Linux
2 65 (5.65%) Windows
3 55 (4.78%) Unix
4 32 (2.78%) Embedded Linux
5 16 (1.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 10 (0.87%) Android
6 10 (0.87%) Apple iOS
7 6 (0.52%) Windows Server
8 5 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (0.17%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.17%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.087%) CentOS
10 1 (0.087%) Debian
10 1 (0.087%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 414 (35.97%) Agile
2 337 (29.28%) Test Automation
3 310 (26.93%) Software Engineering
4 259 (22.50%) Problem-Solving
5 215 (18.68%) SDLC
6 207 (17.98%) Computer Science
7 202 (17.55%) DevOps
8 124 (10.77%) CI/CD
9 106 (9.21%) Requirements Analysis
9 106 (9.21%) Scrum
10 98 (8.51%) Coaching
11 97 (8.43%) Business Analysis
11 97 (8.43%) Regression Testing
12 94 (8.17%) Continuous Improvement
12 94 (8.17%) Process Improvement
13 88 (7.65%) Software Architecture
14 85 (7.38%) Migration
15 84 (7.30%) ITIL
16 83 (7.21%) Disaster Recovery
16 83 (7.21%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 261 (22.68%) Python
2 240 (20.85%) SQL
3 189 (16.42%) C++
4 178 (15.46%) C#
5 162 (14.07%) C
6 132 (11.47%) Java
7 129 (11.21%) JavaScript
8 67 (5.82%) Bash
9 66 (5.73%) Fortran
10 44 (3.82%) TypeScript
11 35 (3.04%) Perl
12 33 (2.87%) Embedded C
13 31 (2.69%) MATLAB
14 24 (2.09%) Go
15 23 (2.00%) PHP
16 20 (1.74%) Embedded C++
17 17 (1.48%) PL/SQL
18 14 (1.22%) PowerShell
19 13 (1.13%) Groovy
20 12 (1.04%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 419 (36.40%) Degree
2 147 (12.77%) Security Cleared
3 66 (5.73%) Computer Science Degree
4 65 (5.65%) ISTQB
5 53 (4.60%) Master's Degree
6 44 (3.82%) SC Cleared
7 39 (3.39%) PhD
8 24 (2.09%) DV Cleared
9 15 (1.30%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 12 (1.04%) IIBA
10 12 (1.04%) ISEB
11 8 (0.70%) AWS Certification
11 8 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (0.52%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.43%) CBAP
14 4 (0.35%) CSPO
14 4 (0.35%) DBS Check
14 4 (0.35%) Microsoft Certification
15 3 (0.26%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
15 3 (0.26%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 271 (23.54%) QA
2 30 (2.61%) ISO 26262
3 24 (2.09%) ISO 9001
4 14 (1.22%) AUTOSAR
5 11 (0.96%) GDPR
6 10 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (0.87%) SLA
7 9 (0.78%) Automotive SPICE
7 9 (0.78%) MISRA
8 7 (0.61%) Accessibility
9 6 (0.52%) MISRA C
10 5 (0.43%) ISO 14001
10 5 (0.43%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.35%) PMO
11 4 (0.35%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.26%) Data Quality
12 3 (0.26%) ISO 13485
13 1 (0.087%) DICOM
13 1 (0.087%) Disclosure Scotland
13 1 (0.087%) HL7
System Software
1 72 (6.26%) Docker
2 39 (3.39%) Firmware
3 9 (0.78%) Embedded Firmware
4 4 (0.35%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 60 (5.21%) Kubernetes
2 34 (2.95%) Terraform
3 26 (2.26%) Ansible
4 21 (1.82%) Puppet
5 15 (1.30%) Progress Chef
5 15 (1.30%) Salt
6 6 (0.52%) Argo
6 6 (0.52%) Grafana
7 3 (0.26%) Functional Safety
7 3 (0.26%) Kibana
7 3 (0.26%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.17%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.087%) Kustomize
Vendors
1 151 (13.12%) Microsoft
2 34 (2.95%) Oracle
3 18 (1.56%) Google
4 16 (1.39%) ServiceNow
5 14 (1.22%) SAP
6 11 (0.96%) BT
6 11 (0.96%) IBM
7 10 (0.87%) Salesforce
8 8 (0.70%) Rockwell
8 8 (0.70%) Serena
8 8 (0.70%) Siemens
9 6 (0.52%) Atlassian
9 6 (0.52%) AVEVA
9 6 (0.52%) CrowdStrike
9 6 (0.52%) Splunk
10 5 (0.43%) TOWER Software
10 5 (0.43%) VMware
11 4 (0.35%) DevExpress
11 4 (0.35%) InterSystems
11 4 (0.35%) Sage