Test Lead
UK > England
The median Test Lead salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 633 | 772 | 728 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +139 | -44 | +245 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader | 46 | 78 | 177 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.093% | 0.087% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.092% | 0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 60 | 110 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,350 | £35,750 | £44,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £43,750 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -8.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £95,125 | £93,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | -4.00% |
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 | 44,774 | 85,031 | 77,815 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.79% | 94.67% | 91.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,692 | 62,917 | 50,230 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,066 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.32% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Test Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Test Leader
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Leader in England.
Test Leader
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Leader in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Test Leader
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Leader within the England region over the 6 months to 31 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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| South East | +81 | 17 | £65,000 | +36.84% | 13 |
| London | +100 | 12 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 13 |
| North of England | +34 | 8 | £47,500 | -20.83% | 5 |
| North West | +2 | 7 | £47,500 | -20.83% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +58 | 5 | £43,500 | +2.96% | 3 |
| Midlands | +55 | 5 | £43,500 | +13.73% | 5 |
| East of England | +47 | 3 | £55,000 | - | 1 |
| North East | - | 1 | £34,000 | - | |
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Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 31 May 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 England region featuring Test Leader in the job title.
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Test Leader 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:
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