Test Specialist
UK
The median Test Specialist salary in the UK is £26,000 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 | 889 | 988 | 1215 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +99 | +227 | -314 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Specialist | 15 | 5 | 14 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.015% | 0.005% | 0.009% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.016% | 0.005% | 0.009% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £43,250 | £42,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £21,500 | £46,250 | £54,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £26,000 | £52,500 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.48% | -32.26% | +19.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £58,750 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,000 | £64,000 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £120,000 | £42,500 | £37,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +182.35% | +14.86% | -43.08% |
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 | 93,314 | 94,990 | 150,394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.53% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,914 | 59,752 | 85,367 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Test Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Specialist.
Test Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Specialist over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Test Specialist
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Specialist within the UK 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 |
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| England | +96 | 14 | £24,500 | -53.33% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +101 | 10 | £23,000 | -57.21% | 3 |
| London | +126 | 9 | £24,500 | -53.33% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 6 | £120,000 | +182.35% | 2 |
| South East | +14 | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £120,000 | - |
Test Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Test Specialist 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 Test Specialist in the job title.
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Test Specialist 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: