Microsoft MSTest
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring MSTest skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 203 | 199 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -4 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing MSTest | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North West | - | 0.040% | 0.089% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | 0.48% | 0.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £44,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | +10.00% | -12.28% |
All Development Application Skills
North West
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 North West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 236 | 414 | 487 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 3.70% | 8.19% | 10.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 180 | 251 | 395 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £37,574 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,250 | £43,750 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.70% | +2.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,562 | £68,125 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,650 | £78,750 | £85,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -3.85% | - |
MSTest
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing MSTest relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.
MSTest
Salary Trend in the North West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing MSTest.
