Test Leader Jobs in the South East

Test Lead
England > South East

The median Test Lead salary in the South East is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 282 384 373
Rank change year-on-year +102 -11 +68
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader 15 13 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.16% 0.078% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.082% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 14 11 20
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £43,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £47,500 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.84% -8.65% -20.00%
75th Percentile - £52,500 £56,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £53,750 £57,775
England median annual salary £62,500 £55,000 £63,750
% change year-on-year +13.64% -13.73% +2.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 8,254 15,768 12,916
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.53% 94.01% 90.27%
Number of salaries quoted 4,528 11,302 8,136
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%

Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Test Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Test Leader in the South East

Test Leader
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Leader in the South East.

Salary trend for Test Leader in the South East

Test Leader
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Leader in the South East over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Test Leader in the South East

Test Leader
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Leader within the South East region over the 6 months to 16 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Isle of Wight - 12 £65,000 -
Thames Valley - 3 £75,000 - 13
Oxfordshire - 2 £77,500 - 4
Berkshire - 1 £55,000 - 5
Test Leader
England

Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Test Leader 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 South East region featuring Test Leader in the job title.

1 12 (80.00%) Risk Register
1 12 (80.00%) Configuration Management
1 12 (80.00%) Degree
1 12 (80.00%) Computer Science
1 12 (80.00%) Software Engineering
1 12 (80.00%) Software Testing
1 12 (80.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 12 (80.00%) Test Automation
1 12 (80.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 12 (80.00%) Customer Requirements
1 12 (80.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
1 12 (80.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (20.00%) Test Strategy
2 3 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Incident Response
3 2 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (13.33%) NIST
3 2 (13.33%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (13.33%) PCI DSS
3 2 (13.33%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (13.33%) Penetration Testing
3 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (13.33%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (6.67%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (6.67%) Finance
4 1 (6.67%) Oracle
4 1 (6.67%) SAP
4 1 (6.67%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (6.67%) Cognos
4 1 (6.67%) ERP

Test Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (6.67%) Oracle EBS R12
1 1 (6.67%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (6.67%) Oracle Financials
General
1 3 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (6.67%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (80.00%) Computer Science
1 12 (80.00%) Configuration Management
1 12 (80.00%) Customer Requirements
1 12 (80.00%) Risk Register
1 12 (80.00%) Software Engineering
1 12 (80.00%) Software Testing
1 12 (80.00%) Test Automation
1 12 (80.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
2 3 (20.00%) Test Strategy
3 2 (13.33%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (13.33%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (13.33%) Incident Response
3 2 (13.33%) Penetration Testing
3 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (13.33%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (6.67%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (6.67%) Cyber Resilience
4 1 (6.67%) ERP
4 1 (6.67%) Resilience Testing
4 1 (6.67%) Test Management
Qualifications
1 12 (80.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 12 (80.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 12 (80.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 12 (80.00%) Degree
2 1 (6.67%) ISEB
2 1 (6.67%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (13.33%) NIST
1 2 (13.33%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 1 (6.67%) Cognos
1 1 (6.67%) Concur
1 1 (6.67%) Oracle
1 1 (6.67%) SAP