Tester Job Trends in Exeter

Tester
Devon > Exeter

As of 26 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Tester salary in Exeter.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter 2.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.38% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Devon median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 210 208 104
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.45% 96.30% 92.04%
Number of salaries quoted 153 142 84
10th Percentile £25,375 £28,000 £25,086
25th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £33,338
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,491 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.03% +2.33% +8.17%
75th Percentile £48,750 £55,000 £55,203
90th Percentile £58,750 £70,000 £66,750
Devon median annual salary £40,000 £44,149 £47,500
% change year-on-year -9.40% -7.05% +18.75%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Tester job vacancy trend in Exeter

Tester
Salary Trend in Exeter

Salary distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Exeter.

Salary distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Exeter

Tester Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 26 December 2025, Tester job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Exeter region featuring Tester in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) API Testing
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 5 (100.00%) C#
1 5 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 5 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) DevOps
1 5 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (100.00%) Playwright
1 5 (100.00%) QA
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 5 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 5 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 5 (100.00%) Ticket Management
1 5 (100.00%) TypeScript
2 4 (80.00%) Manual Testing

Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 5 (100.00%) Cypress.io
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (100.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) API Testing
1 5 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 5 (100.00%) DevOps
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 5 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 5 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 5 (100.00%) Ticket Management
2 4 (80.00%) Manual Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) C#
1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) QA