Tester Jobs in Surrey

Tester
South East > Surrey

The median Tester salary in Surrey is £45,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 151 143 189
Rank change year-on-year -8 +46 -66
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 8 19 27
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 0.32% 0.78% 0.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.83% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 8 18 21
10th Percentile £45,000 £28,025 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,188 £42,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £57,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.87% +43.75% -11.11%
75th Percentile £45,750 £81,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £51,150 £86,875 £65,000
South East median annual salary £45,500 £50,000 £46,750
% change year-on-year -9.00% +6.95% +3.89%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Surrey

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Surrey. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Surrey with a recognized job title 2,311 2,282 3,330
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.31% 93.91% 96.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1,491 1,425 2,096
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,000 £32,403
25th Percentile £38,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +8.11% +5.71%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

Job vacancy trend for Tester in Surrey

Tester
Salary Trend in Surrey

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Tester in Surrey.

Salary trend for Tester in Surrey

Tester
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Guildford +26 7 £45,500 +30.00% 1
Tester
South East

Tester Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Tester job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Surrey region featuring Tester in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) C#
1 7 (87.50%) .NET
1 7 (87.50%) SQL Server
1 7 (87.50%) Validation
1 7 (87.50%) Software Testing
1 7 (87.50%) Degree
1 7 (87.50%) Mathematics
1 7 (87.50%) Computer Science
1 7 (87.50%) Test Automation
1 7 (87.50%) Virtual Machines
1 7 (87.50%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (12.50%) OSCP
2 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (12.50%) IoT
2 1 (12.50%) Social Engineering
2 1 (12.50%) CHECK Team Leader
2 1 (12.50%) CHECK Team Member
2 1 (12.50%) Security Testing
2 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 1 (12.50%) Penetration Testing

Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (87.50%) SQL Server
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (87.50%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Computer Science
1 7 (87.50%) Mathematics
1 7 (87.50%) Software Testing
1 7 (87.50%) Test Automation
1 7 (87.50%) Validation
2 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (12.50%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (12.50%) Security Testing
2 1 (12.50%) Social Engineering
2 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 7 (87.50%) C#
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) Computer Science Degree
1 7 (87.50%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) CHECK Team Leader
2 1 (12.50%) CHECK Team Member
2 1 (12.50%) OSCP
System Software
1 7 (87.50%) Virtual Machines