Head of Testing
UK
The median Head of Testing salary in the UK is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 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 24 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 740 | 847 | 877 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +107 | +30 | +401 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Testing | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.003% | 0.012% | 0.009% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.004% | 0.012% | 0.009% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £73,250 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £74,375 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,500 | £70,000 | £95,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.71% | -26.32% | -12.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £79,375 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,750 | £105,000 | £114,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £80,000 | £70,000 | £82,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -15.15% | -26.67% |
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 | 54,249 | 88,537 | 75,477 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.69% | 94.82% | 91.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,880 | 60,548 | 52,108 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £40,000 | £44,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £54,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,871 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.43% | +2.66% |
Head of Testing
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Testing in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Testing
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Testing.
Head of Testing
Top 4 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Testing within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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 | +101 | 2 | £77,500 | +10.71% | |
| UK excluding London | +128 | 1 | £80,000 | +14.29% | |
| London | +85 | 1 | £75,000 | -25.00% | |
| South East | - | 1 | £80,000 | - |
Head of Testing Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 July 2025, Head of Testing 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 Head of Testing in the job title.
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Head of Testing 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:
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