Tester
South East > Kent
The median Tester salary in Kent is £31,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 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 10 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 71 | 99 | 97 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | -2 | +14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 0.37% | 0.40% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 0.43% | 0.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,500 | £38,200 | £41,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,500 | £46,375 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,000 | £60,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.33% | +20.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £31,500 | £65,000 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £68,000 | £56,200 |
| South East median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.10% | -9.00% | +9.89% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title | 556 | 1,394 | 966 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 69.15% | 93.00% | 85.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 324 | 1,033 | 532 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,250 | £25,500 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,250 | £31,250 | £33,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,250 | £42,500 | £46,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.82% | -7.61% | +2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,625 | £58,750 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £68,750 | £72,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Tester
Salary Trend in Kent
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Tester in Kent.
Tester
Job Locations in Kent
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the Kent region over the 6 months to 10 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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| Snodland | - | 2 | £31,000 | - | |
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Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, 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 Kent region featuring Tester in the job title.
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Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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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