The median Test Lead salary in Birmingham is £40,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
105 |
146 |
134 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+41 |
-12 |
+54 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham |
0.21% |
0.036% |
0.053% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.23% |
0.038% |
0.056% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,250 |
- |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,500 |
£40,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.25% |
-27.27% |
+12.82% |
| 75th Percentile |
£45,000 |
- |
£57,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£46,350 |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£46,500 |
£44,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.49% |
-19.09% |
+15.79% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title |
1,329 |
2,618 |
1,772 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.73% |
94.38% |
93.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
777 |
2,127 |
1,354 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£31,250 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£41,125 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
£68,750 |
£70,000 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£83,750 |
£84,964 |
£81,425 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£52,443 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.89% |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
