Test Specialist
UK
The median Test Specialist salary in the UK is £46,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 August 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 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 705 | 833 | 836 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +128 | +3 | +356 |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Test Specialist | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.018% | 0.003% | 0.007% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.020% | 0.004% | 0.007% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,000 | - | £45,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,250 | £33,250 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,000 | £36,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.03% | -33.64% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £51,000 | £39,750 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,050 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £46,000 | £36,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.03% | -33.64% | +12.90% |
All DemandTrendPermanent 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.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 54,940 | 82,860 | 67,807 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.20% | 95.20% | 92.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30,162 | 52,698 | 48,205 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £44,450 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £71,991 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,250 | £90,822 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.54% | +1.90% |
Test Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Specialist
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Test Specialist job vacancies in the UK.
Test Specialist
Top 3 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 19 August 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 DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +105 | 11 | £46,000 | +26.03% | |
| England | +88 | 11 | £46,000 | +26.03% | |
| South East | - | 11 | £46,000 | - |
Test Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 August 2025, Test Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Test Specialist 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: