Software Tester
UK
The median Software Tester salary in the UK is £38,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 791 | 450 | 968 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -341 | +518 | -284 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester | 93 | 675 | 277 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.093% | 0.68% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.098% | 0.74% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 80 | 79 | 177 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £30,950 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,938 | £31,625 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,500 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | - | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £44,750 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £48,750 | £67,500 | £57,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £38,000 | £37,500 | £39,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.33% | -5.06% | +8.22% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Software Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Tester
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Tester.
Software Tester
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Tester over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Software Tester
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Tester within the UK 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -352 | 76 | £38,000 | +1.33% | 12 |
| England | -336 | 71 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +77 | 42 | £38,500 | -14.44% | 9 |
| North of England | -160 | 20 | £32,500 | -3.70% | 5 |
| Scotland | -87 | 19 | £38,500 | +25.20% | |
| East of England | -35 | 15 | £27,500 | -29.49% | |
| North West | -131 | 15 | £35,000 | +7.69% | 2 |
| London | +13 | 14 | £44,500 | -6.32% | 4 |
| South East | -11 | 14 | £45,000 | +20.00% | |
| Midlands | -134 | 6 | £34,750 | +5.30% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 5 | £30,000 | -50.82% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -51 | 4 | £46,000 | +39.39% | 1 |
| South West | -44 | 2 | £32,500 | -18.75% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -83 | 2 | £32,500 | +18.18% | 1 |
Software Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Software 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 job ads featuring Software Tester in the job title.
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Software Tester Skill Set
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:
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