There are more than 1000 jobs curated on the platform as of 31st January-2024, let's dive in and see what's the Job market for software testing is like.
This month we had 503 Jobs curated in in Automation, Manual, Performance and Security Testing. Here are the overall Job stats.
Total Jobs posted: 503
Jobs that disclosed Salary: 107 out of 503
Remote Jobs: 294 out of 503
Let's start by examining the distribution of job posts across different categories.
Software Testing Jobs Distribution
Job category | Total Jobs posted |
---|---|
Automation Testing Jobs | 403 |
Functional (Manual) Testing Jobs | 91 |
Performance Testing Jobs | 3 |
Security Testing Jobs | 5 |
Accessibility Testing Jobs | 2 |
I was pleasantly surprised to have salary transparency for few Jobs in Canada and UK, Usually It's only US).
I have converted salaries from Canada, UK and other locations to USD so that we can have uniformity in salary analysis.
Salary Range Analysis
Metric | Salary Lower Bound | Salary Upper Bound |
---|---|---|
Salary Range 10th Percentile | $36,000 | $60,000 |
Salary Range 50th Percentile | $56,000 | $146,000 |
Salary Range 90th Percentile | $80,000 | $140,000 |
Average Salary Range | $65,875 | $135,325 |
Salary Standard Deviation | $48,000 | $146,000 |
Number of Salaries Quoted: 107
The average salary for software testers as of January 2024 appears to be between $65,875 and $135,325 per year (before tax).
Top 3 Highest Paying Jobs
Rank | Job Title | Salary Range |
---|---|---|
1 | QA Test Engineer | $158,000 - $303,000 |
2 | Senior Software QA Test Development Engineer | $128,000 - $247,250 |
3 | Platform Software QA Engineer | $128,800 - $258,000 |
Top 5 Job Locations in the Software testing Market.
Same as the previous months, jobs in Automation testing leads the way in terms of Higher salary ranges. but Testing Jobs in other fields are not far behind.
Important Note: This data is purely based on the jobs posted on TestDevJobs and Salary data may vary based on individual negotiations and other factors.
P.S. It's important to keep in mind that, most jobs that disclose salaries are based out in US, UK and Canada. Few European locations comes at close second.
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