Senior Tester
UK > England
The median Senior Tester salary in England is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 672 | 779 | 846 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +107 | +67 | +193 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Tester | 11 | 63 | 75 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.023% | 0.071% | 0.086% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.025% | 0.075% | 0.094% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 45 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,950 | £41,750 | £45,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £47,500 | £57,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £60,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -20.00% | +30.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £81,875 | £75,000 | £91,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £79,500 | £121,375 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £60,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -20.00% | +36.36% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 43,919 | 83,679 | 79,671 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.79% | 94.64% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,116 | 62,210 | 50,998 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,084 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.65% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Senior Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Senior Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Senior Tester
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Tester in England.
Senior Tester
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Tester in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.
Senior Tester
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Tester within the England region over the 6 months to 28 May 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 |
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| London | +88 | 6 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 2 |
| South West | +117 | 2 | £67,500 | +51.10% | 3 |
| South East | +88 | 1 | £46,000 | -23.33% | 5 |
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Senior Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Senior Tester 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 England region featuring Senior Tester in the job title.
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Senior Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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: