Test Leader Job Trends in Stoke-on-Trent

Test Lead
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent

The median Test Lead salary in Stoke-on-Trent is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 March 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - 42
Rank change year-on-year - - -8
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Stoke-on-Trent 0.38% - 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% - 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median annual salary £55,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Stoke-on-Trent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent. 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 Stoke-on-Trent with a recognized job title 252 84 273
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.45% 98.82% 90.70%
Number of salaries quoted 154 66 242
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,375 £23,500
25th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - -12.50% -5.88%
75th Percentile £55,000 £46,875 £52,500
90th Percentile £72,000 £55,625 £60,000
Staffordshire median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year - - -11.11%

Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Test Leader' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.

Test Leader job vacancy trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Test Leader
Salary Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Salary distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent.

Salary distribution trend for Test Leader job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent

Test Leader Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent

For the 6 months to 24 March 2026, Test Leader 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 Stoke-on-Trent region featuring Test Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Appium
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) JUnit
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) TestNG
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Test Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Appium
1 1 (100.00%) JUnit
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) TestNG
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA