Junior Tester Job Trends

Junior Tester
UK

The median Junior Tester salary in the UK is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 April 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 698 634 853
Rank change year-on-year -64 +219 +124
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Tester 4 7 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.005% 0.017% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% 0.019% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 14
10th Percentile - £22,470 £25,375
25th Percentile £26,250 £26,375 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £28,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% +1.82% +4.76%
75th Percentile £28,750 £40,000 £35,000
90th Percentile - £48,500 £37,850
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,500 £28,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year -1.79% +1.82% +13.89%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 77,261 36,752 87,362
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.44% 89.59% 94.53%
Number of salaries quoted 49,774 23,301 65,437
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Junior Tester
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Junior Tester job vacancy trend in the UK

Junior Tester
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Junior Tester job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Tester job vacancies in the UK

Junior Tester
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 11 April 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
England -76 4 £27,500 -1.79% 1
UK excluding London -76 4 £27,500 -1.79% 1
South East -42 3 - - 1
Work from Home +7 2 - -
South West - 1 £27,500 -

Junior Tester Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 11 April 2026, Junior Tester 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 Junior Tester in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) OSCP
1 4 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
2 3 (75.00%) CHECK Team Leader
2 3 (75.00%) CHECK Team Member
2 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Degree
3 2 (50.00%) GDPR
3 2 (50.00%) GRC
3 2 (50.00%) Incident Response
3 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (50.00%) Protective Monitoring
3 2 (50.00%) Security Architecture
3 2 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (25.00%) CREST Certified
4 1 (25.00%) Cyber Scheme
4 1 (25.00%) End-to-End Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 1 (25.00%) NCSC
4 1 (25.00%) QA
4 1 (25.00%) Red Team
4 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering

Junior Tester 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:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Banking
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (50.00%) Incident Response
3 2 (50.00%) Protective Monitoring
3 2 (50.00%) Security Architecture
3 2 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (25.00%) End-to-End Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 1 (25.00%) Red Team
4 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) OSCP
2 3 (75.00%) CHECK Team Leader
2 3 (75.00%) CHECK Team Member
2 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Degree
4 1 (25.00%) CREST Certified
4 1 (25.00%) Cyber Scheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) GDPR
1 2 (50.00%) GRC
1 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) NCSC
2 1 (25.00%) QA