First of all, let's talk about the industry prospect of software testing: there is a big talent gap in software testing, and the domestic talent gap is as high as 300 thousand, and it is still increasing year by year. Generally, the starting salary of newly trained software testing engineers is around 8,000, and the annual salary of outstanding students reaches 200,000. The development direction is wide, and software testing is basically needed in all walks of life, especially in IT Internet industry, finance and other very popular industries.

Secondly, talk about the salary of software testing: because testing is needed where there is research and development, there is a big gap in domestic software testing talents at present, and this gap is still rising year by year. Therefore, in order to attract talents, many enterprises are willing to offer generous salaries. According to the data of Youji, the average salary of domestic software testing engineers is 8870 yuan, and the salary of first-and second-tier companies can reach more than 10 thousand yuan. Therefore, the employment prospect of learning software testing is still very good.

Compared with the development industry, the software testing industry also has a big point of view, that is, the older it gets, the more popular it becomes. The software testing industry pays more attention to experience, the more project experience, the more competitive it is, and the increase of experience and qualifications will bring higher positions and salaries. So you don't have to worry about finding a job in middle age when you enter software testing.

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The position and development route of software testing;

Software testing can develop in many directions, and its broad development prospect is also the reason that attracts many people to work. After learning software testing, you can take the management route or the technical route. The management route is from junior software test engineer to test team leader. With the increase of working years and experience, you are promoted to test manager, project manager, product manager and product director. This is a complete management route for promotion channels.