Head of Testing Jobs in Oxford

Head of Testing
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Head of Testing salary in Oxford is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Testing 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxford 0.44% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £80,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 209 620 383
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.27% 95.38% 84.55%
Number of salaries quoted 124 460 271
10th Percentile £41,625 £30,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -2.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £76,438 £64,000 £69,125
90th Percentile £95,000 £75,000 £85,000
Oxfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -6.54%

Head of Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

Job postings that featured Head of Testing in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxford.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Testing in Oxford

Head of Testing Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Head of Testing 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 Oxford region featuring Head of Testing in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Resilience Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response

Head of Testing Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Resilience Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS