Tester Job Trends in Devon

Tester
South West > Devon

As of 26 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Tester salary in Devon.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 0.87% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median annual salary £37,500 £29,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +27.12% -37.89% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Devon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title 549 451 311
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.81% 95.15% 94.82%
Number of salaries quoted 358 227 246
10th Percentile £26,850 £28,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £30,125 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £44,149 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.40% -7.05% +18.75%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £54,175
90th Percentile £71,625 £70,000 £64,500
South West median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% +5.00%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Tester job vacancy trend in Devon

Tester
Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Devon.

Salary distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Devon

Tester
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the Devon region over the 6 months to 26 December 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
Exeter - 5 - - 4
Tester
South West

Tester Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 26 December 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 Devon region featuring Tester in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) API Testing
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 5 (100.00%) C#
1 5 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 5 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) DevOps
1 5 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (100.00%) Playwright
1 5 (100.00%) QA
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 5 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 5 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 5 (100.00%) Ticket Management
1 5 (100.00%) TypeScript
2 4 (80.00%) Manual Testing

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

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 5 (100.00%) Cypress.io
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (100.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) API Testing
1 5 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 5 (100.00%) DevOps
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 5 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 5 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 5 (100.00%) Ticket Management
2 4 (80.00%) Manual Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) C#
1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) QA