🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 24d ago ⏳ Closes in 67 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Private

Software Tester

🏢 Ekm Systems • 📍 Preston, North West England, England • 🕒 Sep 14, 2026

Salary Range

£23,500 - £28,598

£1,958 - £2,383 / mo

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Location Base

Preston, North West England, England

Tier-1 UK Economic Zone

Est. Take-Home Pay

68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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Transatlantic Parity

1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

EKM is the home to tens of thousands of online shops, each with their own shop owners and shoppers who rely on our system. You'll spend your time analysing requirements, planning and creating tests and replicating and reporting defects. You'll have scope to introduce, influence and improve testing processes.

You'll be joining one of our agile squads, which are geared up to be autonomous and reduce bottlenecks as much as possible. Our teams sit and work together, self organise and have all the tools they need to take projects from inception right through to release.

What skills do I need? Automated Testing

You've planned and created automated tests for web applications using tools like Selenium.

Manual Testing

You've applied your exceptional exploratory testing skills to several different web applications.

Testing Approach

You can come up with a suitable testing approach for projects and explain your decisions.

Coding

You can read and follow code and ideally have written some of your own.

Cross Device

You've tested web applications across a mixture of desktop, tablet and mobile devices.

Agile

You thrive working within a collaborative Agile Development environment.

On top of all the perks listed previously you will also receive... 10% Hack Time

Hack time every Friday afternoon for working on your own projects.

Developer Conferences

We love going to developer conferences and even have our own plane for getting there!

Choose Your Hardware

A brand new MacBook with dual monitors? The choice is yours!

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Corridor Intelligence

Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Internet & Web Services

Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Software Tester roles across Ekm Systems's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Internet & Web Services.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £23,500 - £28,598 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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