Test Programme Manager Jobs

Test Programme Manager
UK

The median Test Programme Manager salary in the UK is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 706 903 955
Rank change year-on-year +197 +52 +263
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Programme Manager 3 9 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.005% 0.009% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.009% 0.008%
Number of salaries quoted 3 7 3
10th Percentile £87,500 - -
25th Percentile £91,250 £67,500 £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -3.45% -14.71%
75th Percentile £112,500 £75,625 £89,375
90th Percentile - £78,750 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary - £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year - -3.45% -10.49%

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 50,066 97,923 88,829
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.36% 94.81% 91.43%
Number of salaries quoted 26,124 69,761 56,179
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,750 £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% +6.63%

Test Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Test Programme Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Test Programme Manager in the UK

Test Programme Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Programme Manager.

Salary trend for Test Programme Manager in the UK

Test Programme Manager
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Programme Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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 +153 3 £105,000 +50.00%
London +115 3 £105,000 +35.48%

Test Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Test Programme 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 Programme Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (66.67%) Functional Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Non-Functional Testing
2 2 (66.67%) System Integration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Asset Management
2 2 (66.67%) Charles River
3 1 (33.33%) CheckPoint
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA
3 1 (33.33%) QA
3 1 (33.33%) Banking
3 1 (33.33%) Test Management
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Integration
3 1 (33.33%) Test Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Defect Management
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Test Assurance
3 1 (33.33%) People Management

Test Programme 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Banking
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (66.67%) Asset Management
2 2 (66.67%) Functional Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Non-Functional Testing
2 2 (66.67%) System Integration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Integration
3 1 (33.33%) Defect Management
3 1 (33.33%) People Management
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Test Assurance
3 1 (33.33%) Test Management
3 1 (33.33%) Test Strategy
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Charles River
2 1 (33.33%) CheckPoint