Tester
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Tester salary in Birmingham is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 106 | 132 | 103 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | -29 | +82 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester | 11 | 13 | 38 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 0.76% | 0.47% | 1.96% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.81% | 0.50% | 2.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 12 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £33,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £37,500 | £22,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -5.88% | +41.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £43,750 | £45,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £47,250 | £72,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £42,500 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | -14.29% | +61.54% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham
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 | 1,360 | 2,608 | 1,813 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.51% | 94.29% | 93.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 790 | 2,124 | 1,387 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £70,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £84,964 | £82,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Tester
Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Tester in Birmingham.
Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, 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 Birmingham region featuring Tester in the job title.
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Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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: