Tester Job Trends in Penrith

Tester
Cumbria > Penrith

The median Tester salary in Penrith is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Penrith 12.50% - 8.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.50% - 8.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,750 - £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 - £27,000
75th Percentile £32,250 - £28,500
90th Percentile - - -
Cumbria median annual salary £30,750 - £27,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Penrith

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Penrith. 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 Penrith with a recognized job title 8 11 12
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 6 11 12
10th Percentile £40,375 £35,000 £26,450
25th Percentile £53,750 £62,500 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £72,500 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year +6.90% +34.88% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £65,000
90th Percentile - £82,500 -
Cumbria median annual salary £45,000 £52,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year -13.46% +25.30% -7.78%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Penrith

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Tester' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Penrith.

Tester job vacancy trend in Penrith

Tester
Salary Trend in Penrith

Salary distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Penrith.

Salary distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Penrith

Tester Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Penrith

For the 6 months to 6 May 2026, Tester job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Penrith region featuring Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) Office Automation
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting

Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Penrith by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Office Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA