Market and demand for Software Testing jobs

This article is for those who want to know more about the job trends available for someone who wants to move into software testing

Job Trends for Software Testing around the world

This is a 5 year graph courtesy Indeed.com and shows the percentage of matching postings for software testing across various job portals. It clearly shows that the demand for software testers is on the rise year after year. (Notice that even during the recession of 2008-2009 the demand didn’t go down.)

Data provided by Indeed.com, a search engine for jobs.

Average salary for a Software Tester in the US

Average salary for a “software tester” is 6% higher than the US national average while for a Lead QA tester is 15% higher than the national average.

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