Occupation 2136 · Professional occupations
IT quality and testing professionals test the quality of IT software, systems and computer games and identify and recommend solutions to problems and improvements that could be made.
Entrants usually possess a degree or equivalent qualification, although entry with other academic qualifications and/or significant relevant experience is possible. There is a variety of relevant vocational, professional and postgraduate qualifications available.
IT auditor · Quality analyst (computing/IT) · Software testing consultant · Systems tester (computing/IT) · Test analyst (computing/IT) · Test engineer (professional, software)
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 26,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 27,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 31,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 3,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 32,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | 800.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | 800.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | 6,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | 1,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | 2,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | 1,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | 3,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | 5,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | 2,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | 1,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | 2,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 2136 : IT quality and testing professionals | None | 4,100.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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