Senior Tester Jobs in the South West

Senior Tester
England > South West

The median Senior Tester salary in the South West is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 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
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 180 285 259
Rank change year-on-year +105 -26 +40
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Tester 2 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.056% 0.021% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% 0.022% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 2
10th Percentile - £40,162 -
25th Percentile £61,250 £41,385 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £44,674 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +51.10% -0.73% -20.00%
75th Percentile £73,750 £49,212 £47,500
90th Percentile - £51,185 -
England median annual salary £67,500 £60,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -20.00% +30.43%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 3,378 9,017 5,951
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.86% 96.22% 89.06%
Number of salaries quoted 2,025 6,618 3,693
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,000 £29,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,365 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £79,750
England median annual salary £56,000 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +5.66% -12.83% +1.33%

Senior Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Senior Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Tester in the South West

Senior Tester
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Tester in the South West.

Salary trend for Senior Tester in the South West

Senior Tester
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Tester within the South West region over the 6 months to 19 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
Bristol +60 2 £67,500 +71.55%
Senior Tester
England

Senior Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, Senior Tester 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 West region featuring Senior Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) Internet
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 2 (100.00%) Nmap
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Metasploit
1 2 (100.00%) Bash
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 2 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree

Senior Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) Internet
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 2 (100.00%) Metasploit
General
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Red Team
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Bash
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Nmap