Senior Tester
England > North West
The median Senior Tester salary in the North West is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 226 | 220 | 206 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | -14 | +124 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Tester | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North West | 0.021% | 0.17% | 0.048% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.024% | 0.18% | 0.050% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £51,875 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £56,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £40,000 | £66,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -39.62% | +51.43% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £40,938 | £74,063 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £42,625 | £77,625 |
| England median annual salary | £50,000 | £62,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -10.71% | +12.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 North West with a recognized job title | 4,242 | 6,724 | 3,998 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 88.84% | 95.29% | 96.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,341 | 3,794 | 3,066 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,750 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,850 | £82,524 |
| England median annual salary | £54,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.09% | -4.17% | - |
Senior Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Tester' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Senior Tester
Salary Trend in the North West
Salary distribution trend for Senior Tester job vacancies in the North West.
Senior Tester
Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Tester within the North West region over the 6 months to 22 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | 2 |
| Senior Tester England |
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