Systems Tester Job Trends in the UK excluding London

System Tester
UK > UK excluding London

The median System Tester salary in the UK excluding London is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 May 2026.

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

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 581 - 725
Rank change year-on-year - - +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Tester 3 0 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.005% - 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% - 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 7
10th Percentile - - £29,000
25th Percentile - - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.76%
75th Percentile - - £38,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £52,500 - £37,500
% change year-on-year - - -11.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 61,492 25,557 65,033
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.50% 89.06% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 40,091 14,665 47,446
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £76,850
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £52,550
% change year-on-year -5.17% +10.37% -12.42%

Systems Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Systems Tester' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Systems Tester job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Systems Tester
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Systems Tester job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Tester job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Systems Tester
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Tester within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 May 2026. 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
South West - 3 £55,000 - 2
Systems Tester
UK