Test Leader Jobs in Durham

Test Lead
North East > Durham

As of 27 August 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Test Lead salary in Durham.

6 months to
27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Test Leader 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 0.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
North East median annual salary - £49,296 £42,500
% change year-on-year - +15.99% -

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Durham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Durham. 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Durham with a recognized job title 470 276 137
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 60.96% 84.15% 71.35%
Number of salaries quoted 232 182 102
10th Percentile £25,084 £28,425 £32,500
25th Percentile - £35,000 £38,777
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -44.25% -10.00% +27.16%
75th Percentile £31,400 £69,800 £60,874
90th Percentile £45,000 £75,000 £69,800
North East median annual salary £29,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -35.56% -10.00% +5.26%

Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

Job postings that featured Test Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Durham.

Job vacancy trend for Test Leader in Durham

Test Leader
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in Durham.

Salary distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in Durham

Test Leader
Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Leader within the Durham region over the 6 months to 27 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Darlington - 1 - -
Test Leader
North East

Test Leader Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 27 August 2025, Test Leader job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Durham region featuring Test Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (100.00%) Blazor
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright

Test Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Durham by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Blazor
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft