Tester Job Trends in Horsham

Tester
West Sussex > Horsham

The median Tester salary in Horsham is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 September 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Horsham 5.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.19% - -
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile £15,600 - -
25th Percentile £43,275 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
75th Percentile £78,750 - -
90th Percentile £85,875 - -
West Sussex median annual salary £60,000 - £42,500
% change year-on-year - - -17.07%

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 154 49 38
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.25% 83.05% 86.36%
Number of salaries quoted 126 36 14
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,250 £35,300
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -15.79% -13.64%
75th Percentile £62,500 £50,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £55,250 £69,000
West Sussex median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.80% +1.90% -4.55%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Horsham

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

Tester job vacancy trend in Horsham

Tester
Salary Trend in Horsham

Salary distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Horsham.

Salary distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Horsham

Tester
Salary Histogram in Horsham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Tester in Horsham over the 6 months to 19 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Tester in Horsham

Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Horsham

For the 6 months to 19 September 2026, 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 Tester in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) Offensive Security
1 6 (75.00%) Security Testing
2 4 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (50.00%) OWASP
2 4 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 4 (50.00%) Purple Team
2 4 (50.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
3 3 (37.50%) GDPR
3 3 (37.50%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 3 (37.50%) PCI DSS
3 3 (37.50%) Red Team
3 3 (37.50%) Threat Modelling
4 2 (25.00%) CREST Certified
4 2 (25.00%) Customer Service
4 2 (25.00%) Digital Forensics
4 2 (25.00%) Manual Testing
4 2 (25.00%) Mathematics
4 2 (25.00%) OSCP
4 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (25.00%) QA
4 2 (25.00%) Software Testing
4 2 (25.00%) Test Automation
4 2 (25.00%) Validation
4 2 (25.00%) Windows
4 2 (25.00%) Yeoman
5 1 (12.50%) Application Security
5 1 (12.50%) End-to-End Testing
5 1 (12.50%) Incident Response
5 1 (12.50%) NIST
5 1 (12.50%) SANS

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:

Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Yeoman
General
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Law
2 2 (25.00%) Military
3 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Cyber Defence
2 2 (25.00%) Hackathon
3 1 (12.50%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Offensive Security
1 6 (75.00%) Security Testing
2 4 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (50.00%) OWASP
2 4 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 4 (50.00%) Purple Team
2 4 (50.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
3 3 (37.50%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 3 (37.50%) Red Team
3 3 (37.50%) Threat Modelling
4 2 (25.00%) Customer Service
4 2 (25.00%) Digital Forensics
4 2 (25.00%) Manual Testing
4 2 (25.00%) Mathematics
4 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (25.00%) Software Testing
4 2 (25.00%) Test Automation
4 2 (25.00%) Validation
5 1 (12.50%) End-to-End Testing
5 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) CREST Certified
1 2 (25.00%) OSCP
2 1 (12.50%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (37.50%) GDPR
1 3 (37.50%) PCI DSS
2 2 (25.00%) QA
3 1 (12.50%) NIST