Software Testing Jobs in Manchester

Software Testing
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester 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 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 122 50 115
Rank change year-on-year -72 +65 -21
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 103 302 171
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 1.72% 6.72% 2.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.06% 6.98% 3.06%
Number of salaries quoted 72 46 80
10th Percentile £32,750 £31,250 £34,875
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,732 £58,750 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.73% +19.90% +8.89%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £62,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £76,750 £72,375
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £45,041
% change year-on-year +10.00% +11.01% +12.60%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,996 4,329 5,596
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 83.55% 96.29% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 3,605 2,479 3,569
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,532 £32,097
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,810 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.19% +5.11% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,774 £83,750 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +7.79%

Software Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in Manchester

Software Testing
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Software Testing in Manchester

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in Manchester over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in Manchester

Software Testing
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 12 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
Altrincham - 2 - -
Software Testing
North West

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 3 (2.91%) IIS
2 1 (0.97%) Umbraco
Applications
1 2 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (1.94%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 30 (29.13%) AWS
2 26 (25.24%) Azure
3 10 (9.71%) Google Play
4 7 (6.80%) GCP
4 7 (6.80%) SaaS
5 5 (4.85%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (1.94%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (0.97%) Azure Storage
7 1 (0.97%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.97%) Firebase
7 1 (0.97%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 7 (6.80%) Wi-Fi
1 7 (6.80%) Wireless
2 4 (3.88%) LAN
3 3 (2.91%) Firewall
3 3 (2.91%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (7.77%) MySQL
2 7 (6.80%) Geospatial Data
2 7 (6.80%) NoSQL
3 5 (4.85%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.94%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 19 (18.45%) Appium
2 12 (11.65%) Git
3 8 (7.77%) Bitbucket
3 8 (7.77%) Jasmine
3 8 (7.77%) Selenium
4 6 (5.83%) Cypress.io
4 6 (5.83%) Postman
4 6 (5.83%) Visual Studio
5 5 (4.85%) Android Studio
6 4 (3.88%) IntelliJ
6 4 (3.88%) JUnit
6 4 (3.88%) Mockito
7 1 (0.97%) GitLab
7 1 (0.97%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.97%) Moq
7 1 (0.97%) NUnit
General
1 22 (21.36%) Social Skills
2 13 (12.62%) Finance
3 12 (11.65%) Public Sector
4 6 (5.83%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (4.85%) Retail
6 4 (3.88%) Back Office
7 3 (2.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.94%) Automotive
8 2 (1.94%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.97%) Banking
Job Titles
1 40 (38.83%) Developer
2 24 (23.30%) Senior
3 19 (18.45%) .NET Developer
3 19 (18.45%) Senior Developer
4 10 (9.71%) Android Developer
4 10 (9.71%) Senior Android Developer
5 9 (8.74%) Architect
5 9 (8.74%) Lead
6 8 (7.77%) Lead .NET Developer
6 8 (7.77%) Lead Developer
6 8 (7.77%) Software Engineer
7 7 (6.80%) Geospatial Architect
7 7 (6.80%) React Developer
7 7 (6.80%) Senior .NET Developer
7 7 (6.80%) Software Architect
8 6 (5.83%) Analyst
8 6 (5.83%) Test Manager
9 5 (4.85%) QA Engineer
9 5 (4.85%) Software Tester
9 5 (4.85%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (21.36%) .NET
2 21 (20.39%) JSON
3 11 (10.68%) React Native
3 11 (10.68%) Web Services
4 10 (9.71%) Android SDK
4 10 (9.71%) REST
5 8 (7.77%) Jest
5 8 (7.77%) JWT
5 8 (7.77%) Kafka
5 8 (7.77%) MSMQ
5 8 (7.77%) OAuth
5 8 (7.77%) OAuth2
5 8 (7.77%) RabbitMQ
6 7 (6.80%) .NET Framework
7 5 (4.85%) ASP.NET Web API
7 5 (4.85%) WCF
8 4 (3.88%) CSS
8 4 (3.88%) HTML
8 4 (3.88%) Playwright
9 2 (1.94%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 18 (17.48%) Video\Live Streaming
2 12 (11.65%) Mobile App
3 10 (9.71%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (6.80%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (3.88%) Product Ownership
6 3 (2.91%) Driving Licence
6 3 (2.91%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.94%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.94%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (1.94%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.97%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 16 (15.53%) Android
2 9 (8.74%) Apple iOS
3 5 (4.85%) Windows
4 3 (2.91%) Linux
4 3 (2.91%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.94%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.97%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.97%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (63.11%) Agile
2 32 (31.07%) Design Patterns
2 32 (31.07%) Test Automation
3 31 (30.10%) TDD
4 29 (28.16%) DevOps
5 26 (25.24%) Computer Science
6 23 (22.33%) Mentoring
7 20 (19.42%) Clean Code
7 20 (19.42%) Continuous Improvement
7 20 (19.42%) Scrum
8 19 (18.45%) CI/CD
9 18 (17.48%) OOP
9 18 (17.48%) SDLC
10 14 (13.59%) Performance Optimisation
11 13 (12.62%) Coaching
11 13 (12.62%) Software Engineering
12 12 (11.65%) Kanban
12 12 (11.65%) MVC
12 12 (11.65%) Problem-Solving
13 11 (10.68%) API Integration
Programming Languages
1 21 (20.39%) C#
2 20 (19.42%) TypeScript
3 19 (18.45%) Java
4 14 (13.59%) SQL
5 10 (9.71%) JavaScript
5 10 (9.71%) Kotlin
6 8 (7.77%) Go
7 6 (5.83%) Python
8 3 (2.91%) C++
9 2 (1.94%) C
9 2 (1.94%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.94%) Rust
10 1 (0.97%) Ada
10 1 (0.97%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 24 (23.30%) Degree
2 17 (16.50%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (6.80%) AWS Certification
3 7 (6.80%) Azure Certification
4 5 (4.85%) ISTQB
5 4 (3.88%) PhD
6 3 (2.91%) CISSP
7 2 (1.94%) BC Cleared
7 2 (1.94%) HND
7 2 (1.94%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 2 (1.94%) Security Cleared
7 2 (1.94%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.97%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (29.13%) QA
2 4 (3.88%) Accessibility
2 4 (3.88%) WCAG
3 3 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.97%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (0.97%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.97%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 11 (10.68%) Google
2 7 (6.80%) Microsoft
3 4 (3.88%) BT
4 3 (2.91%) CrowdStrike
4 3 (2.91%) Fortinet
4 3 (2.91%) Palo Alto
4 3 (2.91%) SonicWALL
4 3 (2.91%) Splunk
4 3 (2.91%) YouTube
5 2 (1.94%) Adobe
6 1 (0.97%) Oracle