Tester
UK > England
The median Tester salary in England is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 September 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Sep 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 477 | 456 | 531 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | +75 | -108 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester | 296 | 309 | 779 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.41% | 0.55% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.43% | 0.58% | 0.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 137 | 268 | 587 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £41,813 | £37,731 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £66,250 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £75,750 | £79,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +11.11% |
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 | 69,088 | 53,050 | 124,485 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.38% | 94.36% | 95.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39,631 | 39,423 | 73,022 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,000 | £44,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Tester
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Tester in England.
Tester
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Tester in England over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.
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 Tester within the England region over the 6 months to 20 September 2024. 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 | -30 | 79 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 21 |
| North of England | +47 | 74 | £44,125 | +0.86% | 11 |
| North West | +28 | 56 | £41,250 | -8.33% | 6 |
| Midlands | -8 | 54 | £40,750 | -22.38% | 12 |
| South East | -48 | 43 | £50,000 | - | 6 |
| South West | +9 | 38 | £90,000 | +89.47% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -15 | 36 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 9 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 18 | £60,000 | +84.62% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +18 | 11 | £90,000 | +89.47% | 3 |
| East of England | -29 | 10 | £37,500 | +38.89% | 4 |
| North East | -22 | 7 | - | - | 2 |
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Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 20 September 2024, 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 Tester in the job title.
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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:
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