Senior Tester Job Trends in Horsham

Senior Tester
West Sussex > Horsham

The median Senior Tester salary in Horsham is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Tester 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Horsham 1.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.30% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - -
75th Percentile £77,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Sussex median annual salary £75,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Horsham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Horsham. 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 Horsham with a recognized job title 77 26 90
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.67% 72.22% 97.83%
Number of salaries quoted 51 13 59
10th Percentile £24,000 £38,500 £27,100
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £85,000 £55,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £57,500 £67,800
West Sussex median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% -13.64%

Senior Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Horsham

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

Senior Tester job vacancy trend in Horsham

Senior Tester
Salary Trend in Horsham

Salary distribution trend for Senior Tester job vacancies in Horsham.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Tester job vacancies in Horsham

Senior Tester Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Horsham

For the 6 months to 10 May 2026, Senior 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 Horsham region featuring Senior Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Purple Team
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) SANS
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation

Senior Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Horsham 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Purple Team
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
1 1 (100.00%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS