Microsoft MSTest
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring MSTest skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 229 | 222 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -7 | +64 |
| Permanent jobs citing MSTest | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | - | 0.093% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | 1.00% | 1.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £37,750 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £40,000 | £47,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £45,000 | £51,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.62% | -25.84% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -4.55% | -15.38% |
All Development Application Skills
South West
MSTest falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring development application skills in the South West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 257 | 699 | 688 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 7.32% | 9.27% | 14.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 159 | 412 | 550 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £37,050 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,625 | £46,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £57,500 | £58,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | -2.13% | +10.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,751 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -7.69% | +3.17% |
MSTest
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing MSTest as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
MSTest
Salary Trend in the South West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing MSTest.
