Developer in Test Job Trends

Developer in Test
UK

The median Developer in Test salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 November 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 653 736 718
Rank change year-on-year +83 -18 +197
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer in Test 12 10 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.023% 0.015% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.016% 0.031%
Number of salaries quoted 11 8 14
10th Percentile - £39,375 £42,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £43,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £42,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +41.18% -34.62% -7.14%
75th Percentile £65,625 £54,375 £75,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £69,750 £94,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% +17.65% -39.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 46,066 64,284 51,077
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.12% 95.03% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 28,668 36,353 39,628
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,238 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% -4.76% -

Developer in Test
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Developer in Test job vacancy trend in the UK

Developer in Test
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Developer in Test job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Developer in Test job vacancies in the UK

Developer in Test
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Test over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Developer in Test in the UK

Developer in Test
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer in Test within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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
England +92 12 £60,000 +41.18% 4
Work from Home +71 11 £57,500 +35.29%
London +76 7 £55,000 +29.41% 1
UK excluding London +80 5 £60,000 +20.00% 4
South East +41 4 £57,500 +15.00% 4
East of England - 1 £85,000 -

Developer in Test Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, Developer in Test 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 featuring Developer in Test in the job title.

1 11 (91.67%) Agile
1 11 (91.67%) SDET
2 10 (83.33%) C#
2 10 (83.33%) Software Testing
2 10 (83.33%) Test Automation
3 9 (75.00%) Computer Science
3 9 (75.00%) Degree
3 9 (75.00%) Java
3 9 (75.00%) Test Strategy
4 8 (66.67%) Accessibility
4 8 (66.67%) Community of Practice
4 8 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (66.67%) Cypress.io
4 8 (66.67%) Playwright
4 8 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (66.67%) QA
4 8 (66.67%) Root Cause Analysis
4 8 (66.67%) SC Cleared
4 8 (66.67%) Security Cleared
4 8 (66.67%) Selenium
4 8 (66.67%) Sprint Planning
4 8 (66.67%) Sprint Retrospective
4 8 (66.67%) Technology Strategy
4 8 (66.67%) Test Scripting
4 8 (66.67%) WebDriver
5 2 (16.67%) CI/CD
5 2 (16.67%) TypeScript
6 1 (8.33%) .NET
6 1 (8.33%) Azure

Developer in Test Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (8.33%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (66.67%) Cypress.io
1 8 (66.67%) Selenium
1 8 (66.67%) WebDriver
General
1 9 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 8 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 8 (66.67%) Law
2 8 (66.67%) Public Sector
3 1 (8.33%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (66.67%) Playwright
2 1 (8.33%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 8 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
1 8 (66.67%) Team-Oriented Environment
2 1 (8.33%) Client/Server
2 1 (8.33%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (8.33%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (91.67%) Agile
1 11 (91.67%) SDET
2 10 (83.33%) Software Testing
2 10 (83.33%) Test Automation
3 9 (75.00%) Computer Science
3 9 (75.00%) Test Strategy
4 8 (66.67%) Community of Practice
4 8 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (66.67%) Root Cause Analysis
4 8 (66.67%) Sprint Planning
4 8 (66.67%) Sprint Retrospective
4 8 (66.67%) Technology Strategy
4 8 (66.67%) Test Scripting
5 2 (16.67%) CI/CD
6 1 (8.33%) End-to-End Testing
6 1 (8.33%) Insurtech
6 1 (8.33%) OO
6 1 (8.33%) Refactoring
6 1 (8.33%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 10 (83.33%) C#
2 9 (75.00%) Java
3 2 (16.67%) TypeScript
4 1 (8.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 9 (75.00%) Degree
2 8 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 8 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 8 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (66.67%) Accessibility
1 8 (66.67%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft