Developer in Test
UK
The median Developer in Test salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 727 | 878 | 819 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +151 | -59 | +188 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer in Test | 8 | 21 | 78 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.013% | 0.020% | 0.091% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.015% | 0.021% | 0.099% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 16 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,750 | - | £26,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £68,125 | £41,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.00% | -16.67% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £56,250 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70,625 | £95,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £85,000 | £50,000 | £29,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +70.00% | +72.41% | -58.57% |
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 | 53,806 | 98,156 | 78,673 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.55% | 94.80% | 91.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,744 | 68,646 | 53,875 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £38,750 | £44,109 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.00% |
Developer in Test
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Developer in Test in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Developer in Test
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in Test.
Developer in Test
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Test over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.
Developer in Test
Top 5 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 12 July 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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| England | +140 | 8 | £80,000 | +68.42% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +86 | 8 | £80,000 | +64.10% | 6 |
| London | +90 | 7 | £80,000 | +88.24% | 3 |
| UK excluding London | +141 | 1 | £85,000 | +70.00% | 7 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £85,000 | - | 3 |
Developer in Test Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 July 2025, Developer in Test 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 featuring Developer in Test in the job title.
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Developer in Test Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: