Tester Job Trends in Peterborough

Tester
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough

The median Tester salary in Peterborough is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 - 15
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 2 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Peterborough 1.22% - 8.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.29% - 8.57%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile £58,250 - -
25th Percentile £59,375 - £24,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - £26,500
75th Percentile £64,375 - £28,250
90th Percentile £64,750 - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £62,500 - £26,500
% change year-on-year - - -33.75%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Peterborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Peterborough. 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 Peterborough with a recognized job title 155 165 70
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.51% 88.24% 98.59%
Number of salaries quoted 105 82 56
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £24,750
25th Percentile £32,750 £32,000 £30,059
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £44,029
Median % change year-on-year - +2.21% +9.39%
75th Percentile £62,500 £55,000 £56,000
90th Percentile £82,000 £65,245 £60,625
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,717
% change year-on-year -18.18% +8.44% -3.40%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough

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

Tester job vacancy trend in Peterborough

Tester
Salary Trend in Peterborough

Salary distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Peterborough.

Salary distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in Peterborough

Tester Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, 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 Peterborough region featuring Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) .NET
2 1 (50.00%) .NET Framework
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Dynatrace
2 1 (50.00%) IIS
2 1 (50.00%) LoadRunner
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Splunk
2 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server

Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) IIS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) LoadRunner
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) .NET
1 1 (50.00%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Dynatrace
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Splunk