API Testing Jobs

API Testing
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring API Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited API Testing over the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 671 562 367
Rank change year-on-year -109 -195 +86
Permanent jobs citing API Testing 247 412 1,712
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.23% 0.44% 0.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.46% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 193 370 806
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £51,688 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,250 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.50% - +17.65%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

API 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 90,509 88,622 165,181
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.69% 95.42% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 62,528 53,835 83,218
10th Percentile £29,750 £33,950 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +8.81%

API Testing
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing API Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for API Testing in the UK

API Testing
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for API Testing in the UK

API Testing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing API Testing over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Salary histogram for API Testing in the UK

API Testing
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing API Testing within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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
England -98 214 £60,000 -7.69% 34
UK excluding London -43 122 £51,250 +2.50% 26
Work from Home -82 121 £62,500 -3.85% 20
London -74 103 £73,750 +5.36% 10
South East -32 35 £53,750 - 11
Midlands -8 33 £50,000 +25.00% 1
North of England +17 28 £47,500 -17.39% 5
West Midlands +9 25 £53,750 +26.47% 1
North West -30 15 £47,500 -17.39% 4
Yorkshire +68 13 £50,000 -13.04% 1
Scotland -54 10 £36,250 -44.23% 2
South West -26 9 £65,000 +38.30% 4
East Midlands -42 8 £47,500 +26.67%
Wales - 6 £45,000 - 1
East of England -14 3 £40,000 +23.08% 2

API Testing
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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (6.48%) Apache
2 12 (4.86%) Confluence
3 2 (0.81%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.40%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 74 (29.96%) Azure
2 37 (14.98%) SaaS
3 28 (11.34%) Azure DevOps
4 20 (8.10%) Azure Service Bus
5 18 (7.29%) AWS
6 17 (6.88%) Serverless
7 14 (5.67%) Azure Functions
8 13 (5.26%) Azure API Management
8 13 (5.26%) GitHub
9 11 (4.45%) Azure Data Factory
9 11 (4.45%) Azure Logic Apps
10 7 (2.83%) GitHub Actions
11 5 (2.02%) Entra ID
11 5 (2.02%) PaaS
12 4 (1.62%) BrowserStack
13 3 (1.21%) Azure Storage
13 3 (1.21%) Cloud Computing
13 3 (1.21%) Dynamics 365
13 3 (1.21%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 3 (1.21%) Sauce Labs
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.02%) HTTP
2 4 (1.62%) Bluetooth
2 4 (1.62%) Ethernet
2 4 (1.62%) FlexRay
2 4 (1.62%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (1.62%) Wireless
3 2 (0.81%) DSL
4 1 (0.40%) Firewall
4 1 (0.40%) Multicast
4 1 (0.40%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.07%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.02%) DynamoDB
2 5 (2.02%) Redis
2 5 (2.02%) Relational Database
3 3 (1.21%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.21%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.40%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.40%) Delta Lake
4 1 (0.40%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.40%) Power BI
4 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 121 (48.99%) Postman
2 101 (40.89%) Selenium
3 82 (33.20%) Cucumber
4 59 (23.89%) Jenkins
5 49 (19.84%) JIRA
6 44 (17.81%) Cypress.io
7 29 (11.74%) SpecFlow
8 26 (10.53%) JUnit
9 24 (9.72%) REST Assured
9 24 (9.72%) SoapUI
10 23 (9.31%) Git
10 23 (9.31%) WebDriver
11 17 (6.88%) JMeter
11 17 (6.88%) TestNG
12 11 (4.45%) GitLab
13 10 (4.05%) Visual Studio
14 7 (2.83%) LoadRunner
14 7 (2.83%) MSTest
14 7 (2.83%) TeamCity
15 5 (2.02%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 46 (18.62%) Social Skills
2 18 (7.29%) Public Sector
3 17 (6.88%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (4.05%) Law
4 10 (4.05%) Presentation Skills
5 9 (3.64%) Finance
6 8 (3.24%) Legal
7 6 (2.43%) Marketing
8 4 (1.62%) Automotive
8 4 (1.62%) Health Technology
9 3 (1.21%) Electronics
9 3 (1.21%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.81%) Advertising
10 2 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (0.81%) Retail
10 2 (0.81%) Tech for Good
11 1 (0.40%) Back Office
11 1 (0.40%) Games
11 1 (0.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.40%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 50 (20.24%) Tester
2 47 (19.03%) QA Engineer
3 46 (18.62%) Test Engineer
4 44 (17.81%) Lead
5 41 (16.60%) Senior
6 23 (9.31%) Automation Tester
7 22 (8.91%) Developer
8 13 (5.26%) Analyst
8 13 (5.26%) C# Developer
9 12 (4.86%) Azure Developer
10 11 (4.45%) Test Automation Engineer
11 10 (4.05%) QA Automation Engineer
11 10 (4.05%) Test Analyst
12 9 (3.64%) Senior Tester
12 9 (3.64%) Software Tester
13 8 (3.24%) Penetration Tester
14 7 (2.83%) Automation Engineer
14 7 (2.83%) Python Engineer
14 7 (2.83%) Senior Test Engineer
15 6 (2.43%) Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (31.58%) REST
2 30 (12.15%) Swagger
3 26 (10.53%) .NET
4 23 (9.31%) Playwright
5 20 (8.10%) WireMock
6 16 (6.48%) .NET Framework
6 16 (6.48%) Apache Commons
6 16 (6.48%) Guava
6 16 (6.48%) Java Concurrency
7 15 (6.07%) Gherkin
7 15 (6.07%) SOAP
8 14 (5.67%) Kafka
8 14 (5.67%) Web Services
9 12 (4.86%) OpenAPI
9 12 (4.86%) WebdriverIO
10 11 (4.45%) Node.js
10 11 (4.45%) React
11 10 (4.05%) CSS
11 10 (4.05%) JSON
11 10 (4.05%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 13 (5.26%) Product Ownership
2 8 (3.24%) Mobile App
2 8 (3.24%) Security Posture
3 5 (2.02%) Cloud Native
3 5 (2.02%) IoT
3 5 (2.02%) Management Information System
3 5 (2.02%) Onboarding
3 5 (2.02%) Replication
3 5 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (1.62%) Client/Server
4 4 (1.62%) Embedded Systems
4 4 (1.62%) Renewable Energy
5 3 (1.21%) Linux Command Line
5 3 (1.21%) Robotics
5 3 (1.21%) W3C
6 2 (0.81%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (0.81%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (0.81%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.40%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.40%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 14 (5.67%) Linux
2 12 (4.86%) Windows
3 5 (2.02%) Android
3 5 (2.02%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.40%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (65.59%) Test Automation
2 104 (42.11%) CI/CD
3 97 (39.27%) Agile
4 81 (32.79%) Software Testing
5 80 (32.39%) BDD
6 73 (29.55%) SDET
7 65 (26.32%) Test Strategy
8 53 (21.46%) DevOps
9 48 (19.43%) Test Scripting
10 46 (18.62%) Scrum
11 38 (15.38%) Manual Testing
12 36 (14.57%) Clean Code
13 33 (13.36%) Scenario Testing
14 32 (12.96%) Microservices
15 29 (11.74%) Problem-Solving
16 28 (11.34%) Performance Testing
17 26 (10.53%) Design Patterns
17 26 (10.53%) Software Engineering
17 26 (10.53%) TDD
18 25 (10.12%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 90 (36.44%) Java
2 61 (24.70%) C#
3 56 (22.67%) SQL
4 53 (21.46%) JavaScript
5 27 (10.93%) Python
6 15 (6.07%) TypeScript
7 8 (3.24%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.62%) C
9 2 (0.81%) PHP
10 1 (0.40%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (12.55%) Security Cleared
2 16 (6.48%) SC Cleared
3 15 (6.07%) ISTQB
4 9 (3.64%) Degree
5 8 (3.24%) DV Cleared
5 8 (3.24%) OSCP
6 6 (2.43%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (2.43%) ISEB
7 2 (0.81%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.81%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 2 (0.81%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.40%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.40%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (46.15%) QA
2 18 (7.29%) Accessibility
3 8 (3.24%) GRC
4 3 (1.21%) JTAG
4 3 (1.21%) WCAG
5 2 (0.81%) PMO
6 1 (0.40%) Data Quality
System Software
1 32 (12.96%) Docker
2 5 (2.02%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (10.53%) Kubernetes
2 5 (2.02%) Grafana
2 5 (2.02%) Kibana
2 5 (2.02%) Terraform
3 1 (0.40%) Ansible
3 1 (0.40%) Argo
Vendors
1 20 (8.10%) Microsoft
2 6 (2.43%) ServiceNow
2 6 (2.43%) Splunk
3 3 (1.21%) Conga
3 3 (1.21%) Lauterbach
3 3 (1.21%) Oracle
3 3 (1.21%) Salesforce
3 3 (1.21%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
4 2 (0.81%) OpenAI
5 1 (0.40%) Databricks
5 1 (0.40%) Denodo
5 1 (0.40%) Google
5 1 (0.40%) Talend