Test Manager Jobs in Lancashire

Test Manager
North West > Lancashire

The median Test Manager salary in Lancashire is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 153 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Manager 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 0.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile £53,246 - -
90th Percentile £62,549 - -
North West median annual salary £72,500 £55,000 £73,750
% change year-on-year +31.82% -25.42% +28.26%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 2,217 1,441 580
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 93.82% 82.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,273 1,143 392
10th Percentile £37,574 £27,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £47,683 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.23% -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £54,793 £61,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £58,943 £75,000 £67,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Job postings that featured Test Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

Job vacancy trend for Test Manager in Lancashire

Test Manager
Salary Trend in Lancashire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Manager in Lancashire.

Salary trend for Test Manager in Lancashire

Test Manager
Salary Histogram in Lancashire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Manager in Lancashire over the 6 months to 8 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Test Manager in Lancashire

Test Manager
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 8 June 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
Preston - 3 £40,000 -
Blackburn - 1 £51,498 - 1
Chorley - 1 £62,500 - 1
Test Manager
North West

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 8 June 2025, Test Manager 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 Lancashire region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (60.00%) ITIL
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (60.00%) ITIL Certification
1 3 (60.00%) Service Management
1 3 (60.00%) ITSM
1 3 (60.00%) Validation
1 3 (60.00%) Test Scripting
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Test Strategy
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) System Integration Testing
2 2 (40.00%) Defect Management
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Change Management
3 1 (20.00%) Regression Testing
3 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (20.00%) SAP
3 1 (20.00%) Banking
3 1 (20.00%) Retail
3 1 (20.00%) Data Management
3 1 (20.00%) Software Testing
3 1 (20.00%) IT Governance
3 1 (20.00%) Migration
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) Data Security
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Banking
2 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) ITIL
1 3 (60.00%) ITSM
1 3 (60.00%) Service Management
1 3 (60.00%) Test Scripting
1 3 (60.00%) Validation
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Defect Management
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) System Integration Testing
2 2 (40.00%) Test Strategy
2 2 (40.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement Process
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (20.00%) Integration Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Scenario Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
3 1 (20.00%) Test Management
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) ITIL Certification
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (20.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) SAP