Test Leader Jobs in the Midlands

Test Lead
England > Midlands

The median Test Lead salary in the Midlands is £46,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 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
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 249 310 281
Rank change year-on-year +61 -29 +39
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader 6 15 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.084% 0.12% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.091% 0.13% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 5 14 21
10th Percentile - - £43,750
25th Percentile £38,250 £35,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £38,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.57% -30.45% +15.79%
75th Percentile £52,500 £59,375 £60,000
90th Percentile £59,250 £62,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +13.64% -15.38% +4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 6,603 11,402 8,135
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.40% 94.43% 89.69%
Number of salaries quoted 2,808 8,441 4,565
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,741 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £56,000 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +5.66% -12.83% +1.33%

Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Leader in the Midlands

Test Leader
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Leader in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Test Leader in the Midlands

Test Leader
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Leader in the Midlands over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Test Leader in the Midlands

Test Leader
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 Test Leader within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 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
West Midlands +45 6 £46,500 +4.49% 1
Test Leader
England

Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, Test Leader 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 Midlands region featuring Test Leader in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Test Automation
2 4 (66.67%) Test Strategy
2 4 (66.67%) Agile
2 4 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (50.00%) Manual Testing
3 3 (50.00%) SAP
3 3 (50.00%) Azure
3 3 (50.00%) DevOps
3 3 (50.00%) SDLC
4 2 (33.33%) Agile Testing
4 2 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (33.33%) Regression Testing
4 2 (33.33%) QA
5 1 (16.67%) Selenium
5 1 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
5 1 (16.67%) JTAG
5 1 (16.67%) Telematics
5 1 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
5 1 (16.67%) Electronics
5 1 (16.67%) Automotive
5 1 (16.67%) CRM
5 1 (16.67%) Bluetooth
5 1 (16.67%) Ethernet
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
5 1 (16.67%) Salesforce
5 1 (16.67%) Infotainment
5 1 (16.67%) Creative Thinking
5 1 (16.67%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working

Test Leader Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) Azure
2 2 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Bluetooth
1 1 (16.67%) Ethernet
1 1 (16.67%) FlexRay
1 1 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Selenium
General
1 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (16.67%) Automotive
1 1 (16.67%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Infotainment
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Test Automation
2 4 (66.67%) Agile
2 4 (66.67%) Test Strategy
2 4 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (50.00%) DevOps
3 3 (50.00%) Manual Testing
3 3 (50.00%) SDLC
4 2 (33.33%) Agile Testing
4 2 (33.33%) Regression Testing
5 1 (16.67%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (16.67%) Creative Thinking
5 1 (16.67%) CRM
5 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (16.67%) Defect Management
5 1 (16.67%) Functional Testing
5 1 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
5 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
5 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
5 1 (16.67%) Telematics
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) QA
2 1 (16.67%) JTAG
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) SAP
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Salesforce