Tester Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Tester
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Tester salary in Cambridgeshire is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 82 60
Rank change year-on-year +13 -22 +78
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 2 6 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.26% 0.55% 1.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% 0.60% 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 7
10th Percentile £58,250 - -
25th Percentile £59,375 - £24,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - £26,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -33.75%
75th Percentile £64,375 - £28,250
90th Percentile £64,750 - £34,450
East of England median annual salary £62,500 - £26,500
% change year-on-year - - -29.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 685 1,008 540
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.13% 92.90% 93.59%
Number of salaries quoted 456 540 349
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,717
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +8.44% -3.40%
75th Percentile £62,500 £73,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £85,750
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £52,795 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.76% +0.56% +1.94%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Tester job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Tester
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Salary distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

Tester
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 4 November 2025. 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
Peterborough - 2 £62,500 - 2
Tester
East of England

Tester Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) .NET
2 1 (50.00%) .NET Framework
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Dynatrace
2 1 (50.00%) IIS
2 1 (50.00%) LoadRunner
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Splunk
2 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server

Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) IIS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) LoadRunner
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) .NET
1 1 (50.00%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Dynatrace
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Splunk