Software Testing Jobs in the North of England

Software Testing
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 149 49 139
Rank change year-on-year -100 +90 -43
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 288 1,091 465
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 1.63% 6.46% 2.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.96% 6.67% 2.70%
Number of salaries quoted 218 163 238
10th Percentile £27,850 £31,250 £27,875
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £37,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £45,041
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +11.01% +12.60%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £84,125 £78,750 £72,500
England median annual salary £52,000 £55,000 £54,250
% change year-on-year -5.45% +1.38% +3.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

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 North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,671 16,349 17,218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 82.99% 96.81% 94.04%
Number of salaries quoted 11,247 7,908 10,703
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £40,000 £38,317
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,650 £80,000
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 North of England

Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Software Testing in the North of England

Software Testing
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in the North of England.

Salary trend for Software Testing in the North of England

Software Testing
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in the North of England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Testing in the North of England

Software Testing
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the North of England region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
North West -113 165 £55,000 +10.55% 44
Yorkshire -55 104 £55,000 +10.00% 30
North East -1 19 £55,000 -1.79% 8
Software Testing
England

Software Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 14 (4.86%) Confluence
2 9 (3.13%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.04%) IIS
3 3 (1.04%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.69%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.35%) Apache
Applications
1 11 (3.82%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.39%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.69%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (2.43%) BPCS
2 1 (0.35%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 59 (20.49%) Azure
2 55 (19.10%) AWS
3 15 (5.21%) GCP
4 11 (3.82%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (3.47%) Google Play
5 10 (3.47%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (3.13%) Cloud Computing
7 8 (2.78%) GitHub
7 8 (2.78%) SaaS
7 8 (2.78%) Slack
8 6 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.39%) Power Platform
10 3 (1.04%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (1.04%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 2 (0.69%) Entra ID
12 1 (0.35%) AWS Lambda
12 1 (0.35%) BrowserStack
12 1 (0.35%) Firebase
12 1 (0.35%) Kong
12 1 (0.35%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 22 (7.64%) Wireless
2 21 (7.29%) Wi-Fi
3 13 (4.51%) Internet
4 12 (4.17%) 3G
4 12 (4.17%) 4G
4 12 (4.17%) MQTT
4 12 (4.17%) RS-485
5 5 (1.74%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.39%) LAN
6 4 (1.39%) RS-232
7 2 (0.69%) Firewall
7 2 (0.69%) ZigBee
8 1 (0.35%) Multicast
8 1 (0.35%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (5.21%) NoSQL
2 12 (4.17%) Geospatial Data
3 10 (3.47%) SQL Server
4 9 (3.13%) MySQL
5 8 (2.78%) Data Lake
5 8 (2.78%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.74%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.39%) Big Data
8 2 (0.69%) Power BI
9 1 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 39 (13.54%) Git
2 30 (10.42%) Selenium
3 25 (8.68%) JIRA
4 17 (5.90%) Postman
5 16 (5.56%) Appium
5 16 (5.56%) JUnit
6 14 (4.86%) Visual Studio
7 11 (3.82%) Cucumber
8 10 (3.47%) Jenkins
9 9 (3.13%) Cypress.io
9 9 (3.13%) GitLab
10 8 (2.78%) CircleCI
11 7 (2.43%) IntelliJ
11 7 (2.43%) JMeter
12 6 (2.08%) LoadRunner
12 6 (2.08%) Subversion
13 5 (1.74%) Android Studio
13 5 (1.74%) Mockito
13 5 (1.74%) MSTest
13 5 (1.74%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 59 (20.49%) Social Skills
2 37 (12.85%) Finance
3 33 (11.46%) Public Sector
4 18 (6.25%) Legal
5 16 (5.56%) Electronics
6 15 (5.21%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (4.51%) Manufacturing
7 13 (4.51%) Retail
8 12 (4.17%) Automotive
8 12 (4.17%) Mandarin Language
9 9 (3.13%) Banking
10 7 (2.43%) Marketing
11 5 (1.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (1.39%) Back Office
12 4 (1.39%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.69%) Military
13 2 (0.69%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.35%) Advertising
14 1 (0.35%) Agriculture
14 1 (0.35%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 77 (26.74%) Developer
2 69 (23.96%) Senior
3 43 (14.93%) Software Engineer
4 32 (11.11%) .NET Developer
5 27 (9.38%) Embedded Engineer
5 27 (9.38%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 27 (9.38%) Senior Developer
6 24 (8.33%) Lead
7 23 (7.99%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
8 20 (6.94%) Software Tester
8 20 (6.94%) Tester
9 18 (6.25%) Analyst
10 16 (5.56%) Backend Developer
10 16 (5.56%) Test Engineer
11 15 (5.21%) Software Developer
12 14 (4.86%) Architect
13 13 (4.51%) Senior .NET Developer
14 12 (4.17%) Geospatial Architect
14 12 (4.17%) Software Architect
15 11 (3.82%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (17.36%) .NET
2 25 (8.68%) REST
3 18 (6.25%) JSON
3 18 (6.25%) Web Services
4 17 (5.90%) RESTful
5 16 (5.56%) .NET Framework
6 10 (3.47%) Android SDK
6 10 (3.47%) HTML
6 10 (3.47%) Kafka
6 10 (3.47%) MSMQ
6 10 (3.47%) RabbitMQ
7 8 (2.78%) .NET Core
7 8 (2.78%) ASP.NET Web API
7 8 (2.78%) Gherkin
7 8 (2.78%) WCF
8 7 (2.43%) GraphQL
8 7 (2.43%) React Native
8 7 (2.43%) SOAP
9 6 (2.08%) CSS
9 6 (2.08%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 21 (7.29%) Video\Live Streaming
2 17 (5.90%) Mobile App
3 16 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (4.86%) Product Ownership
5 12 (4.17%) Legacy Systems
6 10 (3.47%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (2.43%) iSeries
8 6 (2.08%) NHS
9 4 (1.39%) Embedded Systems
9 4 (1.39%) Smart Energy
10 3 (1.04%) Cyberattack
10 3 (1.04%) Driving Licence
10 3 (1.04%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.69%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.69%) Hybrid Cloud
11 2 (0.69%) IoT
11 2 (0.69%) Management Information System
11 2 (0.69%) N-Tier
12 1 (0.35%) CCTV
12 1 (0.35%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 35 (12.15%) Linux
2 18 (6.25%) Android
2 18 (6.25%) Windows
3 13 (4.51%) Embedded Linux
4 8 (2.78%) Unix
5 7 (2.43%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.39%) Debian
6 4 (1.39%) FreeRTOS
6 4 (1.39%) Windows 10
7 3 (1.04%) Mac OS X
7 3 (1.04%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.69%) VMS
9 1 (0.35%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.35%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (46.88%) Agile
2 84 (29.17%) Test Automation
3 70 (24.31%) Software Engineering
4 59 (20.49%) Mentoring
5 58 (20.14%) DevOps
6 50 (17.36%) Coaching
7 44 (15.28%) Computer Science
8 38 (13.19%) CI/CD
9 36 (12.50%) Design Patterns
10 32 (11.11%) Scrum
11 31 (10.76%) Problem-Solving
11 31 (10.76%) TDD
12 30 (10.42%) SDLC
13 28 (9.72%) Clean Code
14 25 (8.68%) Code Quality
15 24 (8.33%) Roadmaps
15 24 (8.33%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
16 23 (7.99%) Continuous Improvement
17 22 (7.64%) OOP
17 22 (7.64%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 55 (19.10%) C#
2 51 (17.71%) SQL
3 45 (15.63%) JavaScript
4 32 (11.11%) C
4 32 (11.11%) Java
5 22 (7.64%) C++
6 18 (6.25%) TypeScript
7 14 (4.86%) Python
8 10 (3.47%) Kotlin
9 7 (2.43%) RPG
9 7 (2.43%) RPG IV
10 6 (2.08%) VB.NET
11 4 (1.39%) Embedded C
11 4 (1.39%) Go
11 4 (1.39%) Groovy
11 4 (1.39%) R
12 2 (0.69%) PHP
12 2 (0.69%) PowerShell
12 2 (0.69%) Ruby
13 1 (0.35%) REXX
Qualifications
1 61 (21.18%) Degree
2 22 (7.64%) Computer Science Degree
3 12 (4.17%) ISTQB
3 12 (4.17%) Security Cleared
4 7 (2.43%) AWS Certification
4 7 (2.43%) Azure Certification
5 6 (2.08%) DBS Check
5 6 (2.08%) SC Cleared
6 5 (1.74%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (1.39%) CIPD
7 4 (1.39%) PhD
8 2 (0.69%) BC Cleared
8 2 (0.69%) HND
8 2 (0.69%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.35%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.35%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (19.10%) QA
2 25 (8.68%) Accessibility
3 23 (7.99%) WCAG
4 22 (7.64%) GDPR
5 8 (2.78%) PSD2
6 2 (0.69%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (4.51%) Firmware
2 6 (2.08%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.08%) Docker
2 6 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.39%) VMware Server
4 2 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.35%) NFS
5 1 (0.35%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 4 (1.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.35%) Ansible
2 1 (0.35%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.35%) Progress Chef
2 1 (0.35%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 41 (14.24%) Microsoft
2 24 (8.33%) Google
3 8 (2.78%) Duck Creek
3 8 (2.78%) IBM
4 6 (2.08%) VMware
5 5 (1.74%) BT
6 4 (1.39%) Adobe
7 3 (1.04%) SAP
7 3 (1.04%) Splunk
7 3 (1.04%) YouTube
8 2 (0.69%) Dell
8 2 (0.69%) Oracle
9 1 (0.35%) Atmel
9 1 (0.35%) Broadcom
9 1 (0.35%) Brocade
9 1 (0.35%) CA
9 1 (0.35%) Peregrine