Senior Tester
UK
The median Senior Tester salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 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 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 843 | 895 | 1064 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +52 | +169 | -287 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Tester | 51 | 98 | 148 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.052% | 0.094% | 0.096% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.055% | 0.10% | 0.100% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 41 | 78 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £44,250 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £58,750 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £73,750 | £54,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.64% | +35.32% | +3.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £91,250 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £113,375 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £60,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +20.00% | +4.17% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 92,901 | 95,961 | 148,050 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,751 | 60,281 | 85,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,686 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.19% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,495 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Senior Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Tester
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Tester.
Senior Tester
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Tester over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Senior Tester
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 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 |
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| England | +73 | 47 | £60,000 | -20.00% | 8 |
| London | +114 | 32 | £70,000 | -10.83% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +53 | 27 | £60,000 | -20.00% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | -15 | 17 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 2 |
| Midlands | +8 | 5 | £57,500 | -4.17% | |
| North of England | +39 | 4 | £42,500 | -8.60% | 1 |
| North West | +5 | 4 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 3 | £57,500 | +27.78% | |
| West Midlands | +27 | 2 | £45,000 | -35.71% | |
| South East | +20 | 2 | £60,000 | -20.00% | |
| South West | -23 | 2 | £44,674 | -0.73% | |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £65,000 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | +25 | 1 | £80,000 | +10.34% | |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Senior Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Senior 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 featuring Senior Tester in the job title.
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Senior Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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