Test Harness Job Trends in the North of England

Test Harness
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Test Harness skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 294 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Test Harness 0 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England - 0.052% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.059% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £47,863 -
England median annual salary £50,000 £52,397 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.57% -19.39% -13.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

Test Harness falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 16,125 8,408 11,564
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.34% 88.14% 78.05%
Number of salaries quoted 12,101 4,299 7,111
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £29,971
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -4.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -3.51% -8.80%

Test Harness
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Test Harness relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Test Harness job vacancy trend in the North of England

Test Harness
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Test Harness.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Test Harness