IT job ads for employers

Recruit Software Tester

The analysis shows which technologies, work models, benefits and advertised gross salaries appear often in job ads for Software Tester.

Post an IT job adView recruiting solutions

Market data for your job ad

Salaries, roles and technologies in current IT job ads.

Arrows indicate whether each category share increased or decreased from the previous period.

Advertised gross salaries in IT job ads

63,000 EUR gross-10%

Advertised gross annual salary ranges from matching IT job ads.

Salary figures refer to gross salary ranges advertised in job ads, not measured employee compensation.

47 job ads with salary data

P25
60,000 EUR gross
Median
63,000 EUR gross
P75
75,000 EUR gross
P90
80,000 EUR gross

Average: 66,000 EUR gross

Recruiting key figures

Analysed IT job ads
723
Last twelve months
Open IT job ads now
267
Open IT job ads currently listed on devjobs.
Median advertised gross salary
63,000 EUR gross-10%
Most mentioned technology
Python
Most visible location
Berlin

What appears often in IT job ads

Technologies

  • Python7.2 %
  • JIRA4.9 %
  • Java4.5 %
  • C++3.5 %
  • Git3 %

Locations

  • Berlin8.6 %
  • München8 %
  • Hamburg4.7 %
  • Bremen3.5 %
  • Dresden3.4 %

Industries

  • Internet, IT, Telekom31.9 %
  • Personaldienstleistung19.1 %
  • Industrie, Produktion15.2 %
  • Beratung7.5 %
  • Banken, Finanz, Versicherung5.5 %

Industries

Advertised gross salary by company industry

Median advertised gross annual salary for the industries with the highest job ad presence.

  • Internet, IT, Telekom

    31.9 %

    60,000 EUR gross

    P25: 60,000 EUR grossP75: 65,000 EUR gross

  • Personaldienstleistung

    19.1 %

    63,000 EUR gross-15%

    P25: 55,000 EUR grossP75: 75,000 EUR gross

  • Industrie, Produktion

    15.2 %

    71,000 EUR gross+34%

    P25: 68,000 EUR grossP75: 75,000 EUR gross

  • Beratung

    7.5 %

    75,000 EUR gross-6%

    P25: 71,000 EUR grossP75: 75,000 EUR gross

What the analysis shows for IT job ads

Market data for Software Tester in the 12‑month evaluation

For Software Tester, 723 analysed IT job ads in the last twelve months were evaluated. Advertised gross salaries show a median of €63,000 and an average of €66,000 (sample size n=47). Top technologies include Python, JIRA, Java and Selenium. Onsite and hybrid working models are most common; full remote is rare. Key industries in the data are Internet/IT, staffing services and manufacturing. Salary figures are advertised gross salary ranges from active and expired listings in the 12‑month evaluation.

Recruiting recommendations

Position role and tech stack precisely

  • Specify core technologies such as Python, JIRA, Java or Selenium according to the required specialization.
  • Publish an advertised gross salary range; median €63,000 and average €66,000 (sample n=47) provide orientation.
  • State working model clearly: onsite or hybrid are most common; full remote is uncommon.

Improve job ads

Draft job ad with clear advertised gross salary range

  • Include a concrete salary range and note median and quartiles where possible (median €63,000; p25 €60,000; p75 €75,000).
  • List key technologies in the title or requirements (e.g. Python, Selenium, Git).
  • Specify the working model upfront: Onsite, Hybrid, or Partial Remote.

Employer pages

Explore more recruiting data

More cities and regions

More roles

Matching IT jobs

Candidate job search with the same filters.

Software Tester jobs

Post an IT job ad on devjobs.

Use devjobs to publish IT roles with a clear tech stack, advertised gross salary and employer profile.

Post an IT job ad