The median Tester salary in Manchester is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
127 |
138 |
141 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+11 |
+3 |
-21 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester |
5 |
18 |
10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
0.17% |
0.67% |
0.40% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.19% |
0.72% |
0.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
5 |
9 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£36,250 |
£36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+12.50% |
-11.11% |
-10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£42,561 |
£57,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£56,750 |
£68,000 |
| North West median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
£46,250 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.25% |
-13.51% |
+5.71% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title |
2,606 |
2,502 |
2,404 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.34% |
93.81% |
95.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,701 |
1,211 |
1,937 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£35,000 |
£32,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£89,000 |
£86,250 |
£84,056 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
+4.00% |
-5.87% |
