Senior QA Tester Jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior Quality Assurance Tester
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Senior Quality Assurance Tester salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £41,774 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
Rank 46 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior QA Tester 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.32% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £40,988 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,774 - -
75th Percentile £42,561 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £41,774 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 301 995 656
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.56% 97.26% 84.75%
Number of salaries quoted 224 837 404
10th Percentile £27,825 £30,000 £31,613
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -8.57% +7.28%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,603 £63,938
90th Percentile £84,625 £77,500 £75,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £48,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.05% -9.52% +16.67%

Senior QA Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Job postings that featured Senior QA Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Job vacancy trend for Senior QA Tester in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior QA Tester
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior QA Tester in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary trend for Senior QA Tester in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior QA Tester Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, Senior QA 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Senior QA Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience

Senior QA Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 1 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA