Test Manager Job Trends in Central London

Test Manager
London > Central London

The median Test Manager salary in Central London is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 October 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 - 182
Rank change year-on-year - - +129
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Manager 3 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.15% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £71,250
25th Percentile £85,000 - £73,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - £77,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.14%
75th Percentile £95,000 - £83,125
90th Percentile - - £85,750
London median annual salary £71,250 £76,250 £68,750
% change year-on-year -6.56% +10.91% -8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,827 3,051 3,413
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.32% 94.58% 96.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1,479 1,994 3,069
10th Percentile £37,253 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £53,750 £53,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.07% - -
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £115,000
London median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year - -3.33% +7.14%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Test Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Test Manager job vacancy trend in Central London

Test Manager
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in Central London

Test Manager
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the Central London region over the 6 months to 7 October 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
City of London - 3 £90,000 - 2
City of Westminster - 2 - -
Test Manager
London

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 7 October 2025, Test Manager 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 Central London region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Defect Management
2 2 (66.67%) Source to Pay
2 2 (66.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (66.67%) System Integration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Test Planning
2 2 (66.67%) Visualisation
2 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
2 2 (66.67%) Business Continuity
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Thought Leadership
2 2 (66.67%) Product Roadmap
2 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) SAP
2 2 (66.67%) ERP
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Law
2 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Marketing
2 2 (66.67%) JIRA
2 2 (66.67%) Resource Management
2 2 (66.67%) eCATT
2 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Unit Testing

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (66.67%) SAP S/4HANA
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) eCATT
1 2 (66.67%) JIRA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Law
1 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
1 2 (66.67%) Marketing
1 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Business Continuity
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) ERP
2 2 (66.67%) Integration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Product Roadmap
2 2 (66.67%) Resource Management
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Source to Pay
2 2 (66.67%) Test Planning
2 2 (66.67%) Thought Leadership
2 2 (66.67%) Unit Testing
2 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
2 2 (66.67%) Visualisation
2 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) SAP