The median Test Lead salary in Cardiff is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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
28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
31 |
62 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+31 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff |
0.56% |
0.56% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.56% |
0.59% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£46,250 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£58,750 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£52,500 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+23.81% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title |
178 |
675 |
506 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
99.44% |
94.01% |
91.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
122 |
586 |
390 |
| 10th Percentile |
£23,614 |
£27,750 |
£30,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£36,750 |
£40,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£49,037 |
£50,000 |
£52,746 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.93% |
-5.21% |
+0.47% |
| 75th Percentile |
£64,638 |
£65,000 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,194 |
£76,250 |
£77,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
-5.26% |
-5.00% |
