Test Lead
North East > Tyne and Wear
The median Test Lead salary in Tyne and Wear is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 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 24 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 54 | - | 89 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | 0.21% | - | 0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | - | 0.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £35,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,000 | - | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £34,000 | - | £50,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £36,000 | - | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £66,500 |
| North East median annual salary | £34,000 | - | £50,000 |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title | 449 | 1,328 | 742 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.74% | 96.72% | 81.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 283 | 1,101 | 451 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £29,750 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,087 | £36,250 | £38,639 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,000 | £48,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.57% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £76,250 | £75,000 |
| North East median annual salary | £42,500 | £47,500 | £47,672 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.53% | -0.36% | +19.18% |
Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear
Job postings that featured Test Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.
Test Leader
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Leader in Tyne and Wear.
Test Leader
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Leader within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 24 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 |
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| Newcastle upon Tyne | - | 1 | £34,000 | - | 1 |
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Test Leader Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear
For the 6 months to 24 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring Test Leader in the job title.
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Test Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:
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