Tester Jobs with Work from Home Options

Tester
UK > Work from Home

The median Tester salary for remote or hybrid work is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 386 366 398
Rank change year-on-year -20 +32 -45
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 221 289 666
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.62% 0.77% 0.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 0.80% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 149 206 459
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £64,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £88,125 £80,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% +5.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 34,224 35,954 73,616
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.28% 95.93% 97.29%
Number of salaries quoted 25,903 26,270 42,683
10th Percentile £33,250 £36,875 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,447 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Tester
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Tester trend for jobs with a WFH option

Tester
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Tester.

Tester salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Tester
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Tester over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Tester salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, 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 jobs with remote work options featuring Tester in the job title.

1 100 (45.25%) Test Automation
2 73 (33.03%) QA
3 71 (32.13%) Software Testing
4 70 (31.67%) Penetration Testing
5 68 (30.77%) Security Cleared
6 64 (28.96%) Agile
7 54 (24.43%) Selenium
8 47 (21.27%) Social Skills
9 46 (20.81%) Cybersecurity
10 44 (19.91%) SC Cleared
10 44 (19.91%) Test Scripting
10 44 (19.91%) Problem-Solving
11 40 (18.10%) Mentoring
12 38 (17.19%) JavaScript
13 36 (16.29%) CREST Certified
14 35 (15.84%) DV Cleared
15 34 (15.38%) Java
16 33 (14.93%) C#
17 31 (14.03%) Python
18 29 (13.12%) OSCP
19 28 (12.67%) API Testing
20 27 (12.22%) Coaching
20 27 (12.22%) Actionable Insight
20 27 (12.22%) Collaborative Working
21 25 (11.31%) Analytical Skills
22 24 (10.86%) Technical Analysis
22 24 (10.86%) SaaS
22 24 (10.86%) Manual Testing
22 24 (10.86%) Requirements Analysis
22 24 (10.86%) Test Assurance

Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 7 (3.17%) Confluence
2 5 (2.26%) Apache
3 2 (0.90%) CMS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.45%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 24 (10.86%) SaaS
2 18 (8.14%) Azure
3 13 (5.88%) AWS
4 8 (3.62%) GitHub
5 6 (2.71%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (1.81%) GCP
6 4 (1.81%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.90%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.45%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.45%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 15 (6.79%) Firewall
2 12 (5.43%) Wireless
3 10 (4.52%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (1.36%) Wireshark
5 2 (0.90%) HTTP
6 1 (0.45%) Internet
6 1 (0.45%) SSH
6 1 (0.45%) SSL
6 1 (0.45%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.45%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.90%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.45%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.45%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 54 (24.43%) Selenium
2 21 (9.50%) JIRA
3 19 (8.60%) Cucumber
4 17 (7.69%) SpecFlow
5 15 (6.79%) WebDriver
6 12 (5.43%) Jenkins
7 10 (4.52%) REST Assured
8 8 (3.62%) JMeter
8 8 (3.62%) JUnit
8 8 (3.62%) Metasploit
9 7 (3.17%) TeamCity
9 7 (3.17%) TestNG
10 6 (2.71%) Bitbucket
10 6 (2.71%) SoapUI
11 5 (2.26%) Appium
11 5 (2.26%) Burp Suite
11 5 (2.26%) Cypress.io
12 2 (0.90%) Bitbucket Server
12 2 (0.90%) NeoLoad
12 2 (0.90%) Serenity BDD
General
1 47 (21.27%) Social Skills
2 25 (11.31%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (10.41%) Aerospace
4 19 (8.60%) Presentation Skills
5 13 (5.88%) Legal
6 11 (4.98%) Finance
6 11 (4.98%) Public Sector
7 10 (4.52%) Law
8 9 (4.07%) Marketing
9 6 (2.71%) Games
10 5 (2.26%) Retail
11 3 (1.36%) Automotive
11 3 (1.36%) Banking
11 3 (1.36%) Billing
11 3 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.90%) Back Office
12 2 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.90%) Front Office
12 2 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.90%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.07%) .NET
1 9 (4.07%) Gherkin
2 8 (3.62%) Playwright
3 6 (2.71%) REST
3 6 (2.71%) RESTful
4 5 (2.26%) Apache Commons
4 5 (2.26%) Guava
4 5 (2.26%) Java Concurrency
4 5 (2.26%) WireMock
5 3 (1.36%) JSON
5 3 (1.36%) Spring
5 3 (1.36%) Spring Boot
5 3 (1.36%) Web Services
6 2 (0.90%) CSS
6 2 (0.90%) HTML
6 2 (0.90%) SOAP
7 1 (0.45%) ADO
7 1 (0.45%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.45%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.45%) React
Miscellaneous
1 20 (9.05%) Mobile App
2 13 (5.88%) Security Posture
3 5 (2.26%) Client/Server
4 4 (1.81%) IoT
5 3 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (1.36%) Operational Technology
5 3 (1.36%) Product Ownership
5 3 (1.36%) Virtual Team
6 2 (0.90%) Cyberattack
6 2 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (0.90%) Linux Command Line
6 2 (0.90%) Low-Code
6 2 (0.90%) Onboarding
6 2 (0.90%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.45%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (0.45%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 11 (4.98%) Android
1 11 (4.98%) Apple iOS
2 5 (2.26%) Kali Linux
2 5 (2.26%) Windows
3 2 (0.90%) Linux
4 1 (0.45%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (45.25%) Test Automation
2 71 (32.13%) Software Testing
3 70 (31.67%) Penetration Testing
4 64 (28.96%) Agile
5 46 (20.81%) Cybersecurity
6 44 (19.91%) Problem-Solving
6 44 (19.91%) Test Scripting
7 40 (18.10%) Mentoring
8 28 (12.67%) API Testing
9 27 (12.22%) Actionable Insight
9 27 (12.22%) Coaching
9 27 (12.22%) Collaborative Working
10 24 (10.86%) Manual Testing
10 24 (10.86%) Requirements Analysis
10 24 (10.86%) Technical Analysis
10 24 (10.86%) Test Assurance
11 23 (10.41%) Information Security
11 23 (10.41%) Red Team
12 20 (9.05%) Security Testing
12 20 (9.05%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 38 (17.19%) JavaScript
2 34 (15.38%) Java
3 33 (14.93%) C#
4 31 (14.03%) Python
5 13 (5.88%) SQL
6 4 (1.81%) Bash
7 2 (0.90%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.45%) C
8 1 (0.45%) VB
8 1 (0.45%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 68 (30.77%) Security Cleared
2 44 (19.91%) SC Cleared
3 36 (16.29%) CREST Certified
4 35 (15.84%) DV Cleared
5 29 (13.12%) OSCP
6 21 (9.50%) CHECK Team Leader
7 18 (8.14%) Degree
8 16 (7.24%) CHECK Team Member
9 13 (5.88%) Cyber Scheme
9 13 (5.88%) ISTQB
10 10 (4.52%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (2.71%) CEH
11 6 (2.71%) GIAC
11 6 (2.71%) GPEN
11 6 (2.71%) OSCE
11 6 (2.71%) PCI QSA
11 6 (2.71%) Tigerscheme
12 3 (1.36%) CISSP
12 3 (1.36%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (1.36%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (33.03%) QA
2 14 (6.33%) GRC
2 14 (6.33%) PCI DSS
3 9 (4.07%) NIST
4 6 (2.71%) Actionable Recommendations
4 6 (2.71%) ISO 9001
5 5 (2.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.81%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.36%) GDPR
8 2 (0.90%) ISO 14001
8 2 (0.90%) SLA
9 1 (0.45%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.45%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 8 (3.62%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (3.17%) Nessus
2 6 (2.71%) Kubernetes
3 5 (2.26%) Nmap
4 1 (0.45%) Terraform
Vendors
1 17 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 4 (1.81%) Qualys
3 2 (0.90%) Oracle
3 2 (0.90%) Xamarin
4 1 (0.45%) Dynatrace
4 1 (0.45%) Google
4 1 (0.45%) OpenAI
4 1 (0.45%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.45%) ServiceNow
4 1 (0.45%) Telerik