Software Testing
England > West Midlands
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West 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 6 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 138 | 49 | 95 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -89 | +46 | -24 |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Testing | 136 | 333 | 244 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 1.66% | 5.75% | 3.17% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 2.06% | 5.95% | 3.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 100 | 60 | 172 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £22,750 | £31,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £36,875 | £35,831 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £48,050 | £45,900 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.35% | +4.68% | -8.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £56,000 | £61,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,345 | £95,000 | £84,250 |
| England median annual salary | £50,000 | £56,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.71% | +1.82% | +4.76% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
West 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 West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 6,592 | 5,597 | 7,370 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 80.45% | 96.72% | 95.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,736 | 3,135 | 4,838 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £30,541 | £31,211 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,700 | £40,000 | £38,637 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £78,750 | £78,750 |
| 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 West Midlands
Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Software Testing
Salary Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in the West Midlands.
Software Testing
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.
Software Testing
Job Locations in the West 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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 6 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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| Birmingham | -16 | 49 | £50,000 | +112.77% | 8 |
| Warwickshire | -14 | 36 | £35,000 | -33.96% | 7 |
| Staffordshire | -14 | 23 | £47,500 | +35.71% | 9 |
| Coventry | -4 | 7 | £40,000 | -16.75% | 3 |
| Solihull | +1 | 6 | £50,000 | -2.44% | |
| Worcestershire | -21 | 5 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 1 |
| Shropshire | -7 | 2 | £61,250 | +28.95% | |
| Wolverhampton | -12 | 1 | £55,000 | - | 1 |
| Dudley | -12 | 1 | - | - | |
| Software Testing England |
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Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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:
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