Microsoft MSTest
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands requiring MSTest skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited MSTest over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 246 | 284 | 261 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | -23 | +101 |
| Permanent jobs citing MSTest | 4 | 11 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 0.058% | 0.10% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | 0.78% | 1.83% | 1.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,625 | - | £42,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,813 | £39,500 | £48,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £44,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.68% | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £48,500 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £49,525 | £63,750 |
| England median annual salary | £50,000 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -18.18% | -19.39% |
All Development Application Skills
Midlands
MSTest falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring development application skills in the Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 515 | 600 | 771 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 7.51% | 5.51% | 10.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 303 | 386 | 473 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,250 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,875 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,000 | £50,000 | £56,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.00% | -11.50% | +13.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £62,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,900 | £80,000 | £77,500 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -7.69% | +4.00% |
MSTest
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Job postings citing MSTest as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
MSTest
Salary Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MSTest in the Midlands.
MSTest
Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MSTest within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | +27 | 4 | £57,500 | +30.68% | 2 |
| MSTest England |
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MSTest
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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: