Software Testing & QA Services for UK SaaS and Regulated Teams
Software testing (QA) verifies that an application works correctly, securely, and performs under real-world load before it reaches users. MicroPyramid hardens products for UK startups and SMBs, covering manual, automation, performance, security, and accessibility testing in one engagement.
Why UK Teams Work With Us
Three reasons UK founders and product teams choose MicroPyramid for QA over a local agency or a generic offshore tester
Privacy-Aware Testing, UK Test-Data Residency
Test data handling, security testing, and environment setup are planned with personal data in mind, using masked or synthetic data wherever possible. AWS eu-west-2 (London) available for UK test-data residency.
GBP Billing via Stripe or GoCardless
Invoices in GBP, collected via Stripe or GoCardless Direct Debit. No currency conversion headaches, no wire-transfer friction. Billing that fits how UK businesses actually operate.
Direct Ownership, Not a Ticket Mill
Experienced QA engineers directly own every engagement. You will not be passed to a layer of junior testers churning through low-value tickets. The engineer who scopes your QA in discovery is the one hardening your product.
QA & Testing Services for UK Teams
Six services covering the full range of quality assurance: from functional and automation testing to performance, security, and WCAG 2.2 accessibility
Functional & Manual Testing
Thorough testing of every user journey and business rule so your product behaves exactly as your UK customers expect. We catch the edge cases automated suites miss: onboarding flows, payment journeys, and role-based permissions.
- Exploratory and scripted test runs
- Reproducible bug reports with severity levels
- Acceptance testing against UK requirements
Test Automation
Automated regression and end-to-end suites that run in your CI pipeline, so every release ships with confidence. Built with Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium and wired into GitHub Actions for fast, repeatable feedback.
- Playwright / Cypress / Selenium suites
- CI-integrated regression runs
- API and contract test coverage
Performance & Load Testing
Load, stress, and soak testing so your platform holds up under real UK traffic: month-end billing spikes, marketing campaigns, and enterprise pilots. We find the bottlenecks before your users do.
- Load and stress testing with k6 / JMeter
- Bottleneck and latency profiling
- Capacity planning for UK traffic patterns
Security Testing
Vulnerability assessment and security review aligned with the obligations UK regulated industries face. We test for the OWASP Top 10, broken access control, and personal-data handling risks.
- OWASP Top 10 vulnerability checks
- Authentication and access-control testing
- Personal-data handling review
Accessibility Testing (WCAG 2.2)
Accessibility testing to WCAG 2.2 AA, essential for UK public-sector procurement and enterprise buyers who require accessible products. We combine automated audits with assistive-technology checks.
- WCAG 2.2 AA conformance audits
- Screen reader and keyboard testing
- Remediation guidance for your developers
Compatibility & Regression Testing
Cross-browser and cross-device testing so your product works consistently for every UK user, plus regression coverage that stops new changes from breaking what already worked.
- Cross-browser and mobile device coverage
- Regression suites maintained over time
- Visual and responsive layout checks
Best Fit For
- UK proptech or SaaS teams shipping frequently who need a real regression safety net
- products approaching launch that need functional hardening and release confidence
- regulated UK industries that need security and data-handling testing built into QA
- suppliers who must prove WCAG 2.2 accessibility conformance for UK procurement
Not the Right Fit When
- one-off manual smoke tests with no interest in lasting test coverage
- engagements looking only for staff augmentation without QA ownership
- projects that need full product rebuilds rather than testing and quality work
- teams treating QA as a tick-box rather than a genuine quality investment
If you need the product built or scaled as well as tested, see Product Engineering for UK Teams.
How a UK QA Engagement Works
A systematic approach to comprehensive test coverage: strategy and risk before any test is written
Analyse & Strategise
We review your product, risks, and UK compliance needs, then define a test strategy scoped to what actually matters.
Plan & Build Test Cases
We design test cases, prepare environments on AWS eu-west-2 (London) when data residency matters, and decide what to automate.
Execute & Report
We run manual and automated tests and deliver clear, reproducible bug reports with severity levels, no vague tickets.
Retest & Maintain
We verify fixes, keep regression suites green over time, and help your team ship with confidence on every release.
How to Get Started as a UK Team
We recommend starting with a QA Audit Sprint: understand your quality posture and risks before committing to a full programme. All engagements billed in GBP.
QA Audit Sprint
A review of your current quality posture: test coverage, risks, and a prioritised plan. Priced in GBP, delivered with daily async updates.
- Test coverage and risk review
- Data-handling and accessibility check
- Prioritised QA roadmap
- Automation opportunity analysis
Test Automation Build
Stand up an automated regression and end-to-end suite wired into your CI pipeline, a safety net that pays off on every future release.
- Regression and E2E suites
- CI integration with GitHub Actions
- Clear deliverables and timeline
QA Retainer
Ongoing QA capacity alongside your team: manual, automation, performance, and security testing.
- Ongoing test execution and triage
- Maintained regression suites
- Retainer or time-and-material
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers to what UK founders and engineering leads ask before starting a QA engagement.
What is software testing (QA)?
Software testing, or quality assurance (QA), is the process of verifying that an application works correctly, securely, and performs under real-world load before it reaches users. It spans functional testing (does each feature behave as intended), test automation (repeatable regression checks on every release), performance and load testing, security testing, and accessibility and compatibility testing, so defects are caught before your UK customers find them, not after.
Do we need manual testing, automated testing, or both?
Most UK products need both, and the right mix depends on the work. Automation pays for itself on anything that runs on every release: regression suites, data-heavy checks, and end-to-end flows. Manual and exploratory testing is where human judgement wins: usability, accessibility, new features, and the edge cases automation never thinks to try. We automate the repeatable layer with Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium wired into your CI, and keep manual QA for the rest, rather than forcing everything into one approach.
What drives the cost of QA in the UK, and how long does it take?
The main cost drivers are the size and complexity of the application, how much you want automated versus tested manually, whether performance, security, and WCAG 2.2 accessibility testing are in scope, how often you release, and how much personal data your test environments have to handle. Most UK teams start with a short, fixed-scope QA Audit Sprint: a review of test coverage, risk, accessibility, and data-handling exposure with a prioritised plan, billed in GBP. From there a test-automation build or an ongoing QA retainer is scoped to your release cadence, and you get a fixed estimate and timeline with clear deliverables before any work starts.
Do you test for WCAG 2.2 accessibility for UK procurement?
Yes. We run WCAG 2.2 AA conformance audits that combine automated tooling (axe-core) with manual screen-reader and keyboard testing, and we document conformance so UK public-sector and enterprise procurement teams can sign off. Accessibility is increasingly a hard requirement in UK tenders, so we build it into the QA programme rather than bolting on an after-the-fact audit, and we give your developers concrete remediation guidance.
How do you handle our test data?
Test data handling, security testing, and environment setup are planned with personal data in mind from the start. We avoid real personal data in test environments where possible, mask or synthesise it where it is needed, and can stand up test environments on AWS eu-west-2 (London) when UK data residency matters. Security testing covers the OWASP Top 10, broken access control, and the data-handling risks that create compliance and reputational exposure.
Can you test our existing application without rebuilding it?
Yes. We test live and in-progress products as they are. We review the application and its requirements, build a test strategy scoped to what actually matters, then run functional, automation, performance, security, and accessibility testing against your current system. You get a prioritised, reproducible bug report with severity levels, and we retest after fixes to confirm quality. No rebuild or rewrite is required to start.
How do we engage MicroPyramid for QA from the UK?
Most UK teams start with a QA consultation where we review your product, release cadence, and quality gaps, then recommend the smallest testing setup that meaningfully reduces risk. You get GBP invoicing via Stripe or GoCardless and QA engineers who own the engagement directly, never a junior ticket mill.
Ship Quality Software Your UK Users Trust
If you need a QA team with GBP billing and privacy-aware testing, we are ready to talk. Just focused quality assurance for UK teams.