Test Leader Jobs in South Wales

Test Lead
Wales > South Wales

The median Test Lead salary in South Wales is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 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
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 101 103
Rank change year-on-year +41 +2 +16
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader 3 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 0.39% 0.27% 0.088%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 0.30% 0.099%
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 1
10th Percentile £55,000 - -
25th Percentile £58,750 £46,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -12.50% -
75th Percentile - £58,750 £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% -12.50% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 660 1,333 1,011
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.16% 90.87% 89.31%
Number of salaries quoted 417 887 569
10th Percentile £23,504 £27,157 £29,000
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,221 £46,350 £45,456
Median % change year-on-year +8.35% +1.97% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £62,988
90th Percentile £71,873 £70,000 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £49,104 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +9.12% - -5.26%

Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Leader in South Wales

Test Leader
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Test Leader in South Wales

Test Leader
Job Locations in South Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 11 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
Newport - 2 £65,000 -
Cardiff +30 1 £55,000 +4.76% 3
Test Leader
Wales

Test Leader Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 11 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 Wales region featuring Test Leader in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Requirements
2 2 (66.67%) Work Breakdown Structure
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Register
2 2 (66.67%) Configuration Management
2 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Chartered Engineer
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Testing
3 1 (33.33%) QA
3 1 (33.33%) VLAN
3 1 (33.33%) Network Design
3 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
3 1 (33.33%) OSPF
3 1 (33.33%) BGP
3 1 (33.33%) Firewall
3 1 (33.33%) JMeter
3 1 (33.33%) VMware
3 1 (33.33%) Scenario Testing
3 1 (33.33%) SolarWinds
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Iperf
3 1 (33.33%) Data Centre

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) BGP
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
1 1 (33.33%) OSPF
1 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
1 1 (33.33%) VLAN
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JMeter
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Configuration Management
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Requirements
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Register
2 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Work Breakdown Structure
3 1 (33.33%) Network Design
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Scenario Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (66.67%) Chartered Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Iperf
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) SolarWinds
1 1 (33.33%) VMware