Test Manager Job Trends in Crewe

Test Manager
Cheshire > Crewe

The median Test Manager salary in Crewe is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 February 2026.

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

 6 months to
12 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Manager 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Crewe 1.36% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.44% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
Cheshire median annual salary £65,000 - £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -28.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Crewe

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Crewe. 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 Crewe with a recognized job title 139 50 49
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.56% 96.15% 90.74%
Number of salaries quoted 133 37 26
10th Percentile £30,500 £39,000 £21,673
25th Percentile - £43,750 £23,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +92.31% -42.22%
75th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £35,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £58,750 £61,250
Cheshire median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Crewe

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 Crewe.

Test Manager job vacancy trend in Crewe

Test Manager
Salary Trend in Crewe

Salary distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in Crewe.

Salary distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in Crewe

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Crewe

For the 6 months to 12 February 2026, 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 Crewe region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management
1 2 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy

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

Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management
1 2 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ISTQB
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