Systems Tester Jobs

System Tester
UK

The median System Tester salary in the UK is £37,500 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 887 911 1237
Rank change year-on-year +24 +326 -278
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Tester 17 8 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.015% 0.009% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% 0.009% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 13 8 24
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £32,375
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,063 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% - -
75th Percentile £45,000 £45,063 £47,500
90th Percentile £68,000 £47,500 £48,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £42,500 £39,971
% change year-on-year -11.76% +6.33% -5.95%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 104,121 84,323 165,675
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.77% 91.19% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 73,469 54,972 85,174
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,603 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,519 £50,296
% change year-on-year -6.58% +6.41% +5.89%

Systems Tester
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Systems Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Tester in the UK

Systems Tester
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Tester.

Salary trend for Systems Tester in the UK

Systems Tester
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Tester over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Tester in the UK

Systems Tester
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Tester within the UK 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
UK excluding London -45 15 £37,500 -11.76% 6
England +36 13 £37,500 -11.76% 5
North of England +12 5 £37,500 -11.76% 3
North West -19 5 £37,500 -16.67% 1
Work from Home +31 3 £72,500 +107.14% 3
West Midlands -8 3 £35,000 -22.22%
Midlands -35 3 £35,000 -22.22%
East of England - 3 - -
Scotland - 3 £45,000 - 4
South East -29 1 £24,000 -31.43%
London - 1 £72,500 - 1

Systems Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Systems 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 Systems Tester in the job title.

1 7 (41.18%) Test Automation
2 6 (35.29%) Social Skills
3 5 (29.41%) Regression Testing
4 4 (23.53%) Oracle
4 4 (23.53%) Agile
4 4 (23.53%) Retail
4 4 (23.53%) Logistics
4 4 (23.53%) Local Government
4 4 (23.53%) Security Testing
5 3 (17.65%) Integration Testing
5 3 (17.65%) System Testing
5 3 (17.65%) Software Testing
5 3 (17.65%) Finance
5 3 (17.65%) Scenario Testing
6 2 (11.76%) Acceptance Criteria
6 2 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (11.76%) Technical Leadership
6 2 (11.76%) Jaspersoft
6 2 (11.76%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
6 2 (11.76%) Mentoring
6 2 (11.76%) System Integration Testing
6 2 (11.76%) SDLC
6 2 (11.76%) API Testing
6 2 (11.76%) Fintech
6 2 (11.76%) Continuous Deployment
6 2 (11.76%) CI/CD
6 2 (11.76%) ISTQB
6 2 (11.76%) Scrum
6 2 (11.76%) SC Cleared
6 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared

Systems 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 6 (35.29%) Social Skills
2 4 (23.53%) Local Government
2 4 (23.53%) Retail
3 3 (17.65%) Finance
4 1 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.88%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.88%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (5.88%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) Test Automation
2 5 (29.41%) Regression Testing
3 4 (23.53%) Agile
3 4 (23.53%) Logistics
3 4 (23.53%) Security Testing
4 3 (17.65%) Integration Testing
4 3 (17.65%) Scenario Testing
4 3 (17.65%) Software Testing
4 3 (17.65%) System Testing
5 2 (11.76%) Acceptance Criteria
5 2 (11.76%) API Testing
5 2 (11.76%) CI/CD
5 2 (11.76%) Continuous Deployment
5 2 (11.76%) Fintech
5 2 (11.76%) Mentoring
5 2 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (11.76%) SDLC
5 2 (11.76%) System Integration Testing
5 2 (11.76%) Technical Leadership
5 2 (11.76%) Wealth Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) ISTQB
1 2 (11.76%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
1 2 (11.76%) SC Cleared
1 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.88%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (23.53%) Oracle
2 2 (11.76%) Jaspersoft