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% | 
	
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% |