Test Lead
UK
The median Test Lead salary in the UK is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 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 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 659 | 801 | 766 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +142 | -35 | +224 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader | 53 | 89 | 211 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.095% | 0.089% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.094% | 0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43 | 66 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,850 | £35,750 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £43,750 | £50,117 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £55,000 | £63,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -13.73% | +2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £78,750 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,500 | £93,125 | £98,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.05% | -4.55% | -8.33% |
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 | 50,683 | 94,601 | 90,752 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.72% | 94.69% | 91.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,196 | 67,610 | 57,343 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,320 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.37% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Leader
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Leader.
Test Leader
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Leader over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.
Test Leader
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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 | +116 | 45 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 62 |
| UK excluding London | +157 | 38 | £62,500 | +19.05% | 60 |
| South East | +97 | 15 | £65,000 | +36.84% | 25 |
| Work from Home | +90 | 13 | £55,000 | - | 21 |
| London | +107 | 12 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 23 |
| North of England | +41 | 8 | £47,500 | -20.83% | 10 |
| North West | -5 | 7 | £47,500 | -20.83% | 10 |
| Midlands | +61 | 6 | £46,500 | +21.57% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +45 | 6 | £46,500 | +4.49% | 1 |
| Wales | +36 | 4 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 3 |
| East of England | +36 | 3 | £55,000 | - | |
| Scotland | +120 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| North East | - | 1 | £34,000 | - |
Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, Test Leader 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 Test Leader in the job title.
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Test Leader 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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