Senior Tester
UK
The median Senior Tester salary in the UK is £66,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 688 | 836 | 891 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +148 | +55 | +205 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Tester | 14 | 71 | 77 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.025% | 0.068% | 0.080% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.028% | 0.072% | 0.088% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 48 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,300 | £42,125 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,938 | £47,500 | £58,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,250 | £60,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.42% | -20.00% | +30.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £91,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £79,125 | £121,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,750 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.50% | -16.67% | +20.00% |
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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
Senior Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Tester
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Tester.
Senior Tester
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Tester over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Senior Tester
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 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 | +120 | 12 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +85 | 8 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | +161 | 6 | £58,750 | +17.50% | 6 |
| London | +73 | 6 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 1 |
| South West | +112 | 3 | £67,500 | +51.10% | 3 |
| Scotland | +121 | 2 | £50,000 | -23.08% | |
| South East | +76 | 1 | £46,000 | -23.33% | 3 |
Senior Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Senior Tester 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 Senior Tester in the job title.
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Senior Tester 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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