Lead Tester Job Trends in Abingdon

Lead Tester
Oxfordshire > Abingdon

The median Lead Tester salary in Abingdon is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Tester 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Abingdon 0.68% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £47,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Abingdon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Abingdon. 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 Abingdon with a recognized job title 146 13 115
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 86.67% 97.46%
Number of salaries quoted 94 9 97
10th Percentile - £28,250 £29,761
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,750 £36,032
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,376 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.05% +20.84% -18.18%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £72,000 £61,000
Oxfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +15.79% -4.95%

Lead Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Abingdon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Tester' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Abingdon.

Lead Tester job vacancy trend in Abingdon

Lead Tester
Salary Trend in Abingdon

Salary distribution trend for Lead Tester job vacancies in Abingdon.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Tester job vacancies in Abingdon

Lead Tester Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Abingdon

For the 6 months to 9 April 2026, Lead Tester job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Abingdon region featuring Lead Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) CSQA
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy

Lead Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Abingdon by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CSQA
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft