The median Tester salary in Sheffield is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 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
29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
38 |
79 |
85 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+41 |
+6 |
0 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester |
2 |
5 |
16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield |
0.72% |
0.43% |
1.82% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.75% |
0.45% |
2.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
4 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£36,500 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,750 |
£42,500 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£42,500 |
£45,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.56% |
-25.00% |
-12.73% |
| 75th Percentile |
£46,250 |
£47,500 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£48,500 |
- |
- |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£45,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.56% |
-25.00% |
+41.18% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title |
267 |
1,109 |
777 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.39% |
96.02% |
88.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
183 |
887 |
403 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,000 |
£28,000 |
£25,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£37,250 |
£32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
- |
-9.52% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
£61,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,250 |
£78,750 |
£70,000 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.56% |
-10.00% |
