Software Tester / QA jobs in the UK

Live software tester / qa roles plus reconciled 2026 salary data by region.

1911 live software tester / qa roles

Automation QA/SDET

London

£77,000–£118,000

I'm recruiting for a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join a globally recognised financial markets and infrastructure organisation, working across…

IT & Technology
5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Automation QA Engineer – API & CI/CD Specialist

London

£65,000–£95,000

Methods ищет опытного инженера по тестированию для проектирования и поддержки автоматизированных тестов API, интеграционных и end-to-end сценариев.

Marketing, PR & Creative
5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

QA Engineer - HVP

Carrington

£35,000–£55,000

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas…

Engineering
5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs
JSS

Workday Test Lead

London

£83,000–£120,000

I'm helping a leading insurer find a Workday financials Test Lead to join for defining, managing and delivering the end-to-end testing strategy for…

Hybrid IT & Technology
5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs
Arm

SC Cleared QA SDET

London

£83,000–£120,000

My client, a government body are looking for an SC Cleared QA SDET to join their fast-paced team on an initial 12 month contract.

Remote IT & Technology
5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs
ARM

Systems Test Manager

Hampshire

See advert for pay

Do you have experience producing test artefacts? Do you have experience within the Defence, Aerospace, or Satellite Communications sector?

Motoring & Automotive Contract
5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

IT Test Manager

Glasgow

£21,218,000–£24,908,000

Experienced Test Manager required to lead testing across a major business and technology transformation programme within a public centre organisation

IT & Technology
5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Senior QA Engineer

Belfast

£80,000

Our client is a fast-growing, next-generation cloud security platform that uses runtime context to identify and prioritise the risks that matter most.

Hybrid IT & Technology
5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Testing Analyst

Reading

£35,000–£40,000

At Westcoast, we take pride in distributing some of the most renowned global IT brands to resellers, retailers, and organizations across the UK and…

Hybrid IT & Technology
5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Test Manager

Farnborough

£60,000–£90,000

Apply: GBR - HAM - FARNBOROUGH: Full time: Posted Today: Job Description: Job DescriptionDXC Technology is committed to building diverse, inclusive…

IT & Technology
5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Software Tester / QA salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
London (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£40,000 – £70,000 (midpoint £55,000)
South East (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£35,000 – £62,000 (midpoint £48,500)
Midlands (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£32,000 – £55,000 (midpoint £43,500)
North West (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£32,000 – £55,000 (midpoint £43,500)
Scotland (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£32,000 – £55,000 (midpoint £43,500)
Yorkshire (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£30,000 – £52,000 (midpoint £41,000)

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Manual and games testing anchor the bottom of the band, automation engineers (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress) the middle, and SDET and test-lead roles the top. ISTQB Foundation is the baseline qualification most employers name.
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FAQs

What does a software tester earn?

Indicatively £28,000–£40,000 manual, £40,000–£60,000 automation and £55,000–£70,000 for leads and SDETs.

Is games testing paid the same?

No. Games QA is typically £24,000–£32,000 and often temporary; it is an entry route rather than the market rate.

What do employers check?

Right to work, references and a testing exercise; ISTQB is often required.

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