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WHAT DOES 2024 LOOK LIKE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING ?
In the past year , the UK ’ s tech sector has witnessed the rise of several new job roles , mirroring the dynamic nature of the tech landscape . These include roles such as AI ethics experts , blockchain programmers and architects for the Metaverse . The prominence of these roles reflects how fast changing the industry is , and how businesses need to keep up in order to stay relevant . New research from Reed has revealed that advertised salaries in the development and testing sector have seen a 4.2 % rise over the past year , showing the sector ’ s growth . With this in mind , Chris Adcock , Managing Director at Reed Technology , provides an overview of the development and testing sector and the key considerations businesses in this area need to bear in mind .
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The roles in demand
2023 saw increased demand for professionals with expertise in full-stack development , automation testing and DevOps / cloud technologies . In fact , across the UK the salary package for manual test analysts grew the strongest , with the average salary increasing by 33.8 %
On the other hand , software engineer roles were the only ones to experience a salary decrease of 0.2 % – a minute dip , but still one to note , as the rest of the industry shows signs of growth .
There were also different demands and spikes across various regions in the UK . For example , in London , the sharpest salary increases were seen for software architects ( 23.5 %) and manual test analysts ( 20.2 %
It ’ s hard to predict how the market will change in the coming 12 months .
increase ) – whereas in the Midlands , the biggest increases were in automation test analyst ( 16.3 %) and full-stack developer ( 18 %) roles .
On top of this , looking at where such roles are more competitive is important , especially with the rise of remote-based jobs . Over the past year , for example , businesses looking for . NET developer roles are presenting a 20.4 % salary increase in Northern Ireland , but a 6.9 % decrease in Scotland .
The development and testing area has also witnessed a growing focus on automating testing processes
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