Head of Test Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets in England

Head of Test
UK > England

As of 21 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Test salary in England.

	6 months to 21 May 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	-	-	798
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Test	0	0	16
As % of all permanent jobs in England	-	-	0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category	-	-	0.020%
Number of salaries quoted	0	0	16
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	-	-	£65,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	-	-	£78,750
75^th Percentile	-	-	£86,485
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
UK median annual salary	-	-	£78,750

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title	76,707	35,242	80,076
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	93.33%	89.75%	94.53%
Number of salaries quoted	51,919	20,736	60,720
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£30,000	£28,500
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£41,250	£38,087
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£57,500	£53,500
Median % change year-on-year	-4.35%	+7.48%	-12.01%
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£77,500	£71,250
90^th Percentile	£96,250	£100,000	£90,000
UK median annual salary	£55,000	£57,500	£52,500
% change year-on-year	-4.35%	+9.52%	-12.50%

Head of Test
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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