Test Manager
UK
The median Test Manager salary in the UK is £75,000 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 657 | 810 | 800 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +153 | -10 | +91 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Manager | 45 | 97 | 168 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.081% | 0.094% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.089% | 0.099% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 33 | 72 | 113 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,950 | £46,250 | £48,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £51,391 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £63,112 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.84% | -6.50% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £75,000 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £107,000 | £78,750 | £90,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £72,500 | £55,000 | £66,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.82% | -16.98% | +10.42% |
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% |
Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Manager.
Test Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Manager over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Test Manager
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +120 | 43 | £75,000 | +19.42% | 53 |
| London | +108 | 24 | £80,000 | +1.59% | 31 |
| Work from Home | +123 | 22 | £75,000 | +18.84% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | +129 | 19 | £72,500 | +31.82% | 27 |
| North of England | +30 | 11 | £72,500 | +31.82% | 6 |
| North West | -3 | 10 | £72,500 | +31.82% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +47 | 6 | £75,000 | +7.14% | |
| Midlands | +45 | 6 | £75,000 | +36.36% | 1 |
| South West | +113 | 2 | £52,141 | - | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +53 | 1 | - | - |
Test Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Test Manager 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 Manager in the job title.
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Test Manager 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: