Testing Specialist Job Trends in Staffordshire

Testing Specialist
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Testing Specialist salary in Staffordshire is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Testing Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 0.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £80,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 509 692 374
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.83% 93.14% 96.64%
Number of salaries quoted 291 450 324
10th Percentile £26,968 £27,725 £25,878
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £29,950
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year - +3.03% -8.33%
75th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £61,250
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

Testing Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Testing Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.

Testing Specialist job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Testing Specialist
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for Testing Specialist job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Testing Specialist job vacancies in Staffordshire

Testing Specialist
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Testing Specialist within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 17 November 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
Stoke-on-Trent - 1 £80,000 - 3
Testing Specialist
West Midlands

Testing Specialist Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 17 November 2025, Testing Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Staffordshire region featuring Testing Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Testing Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management