Test Lead
UK
The median Test Lead salary in the UK is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 823 | 770 | 974 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -53 | +204 | -278 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader | 88 | 231 | 240 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.089% | 0.22% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.094% | 0.24% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 61 | 147 | 135 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,750 | £46,250 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £50,469 | £48,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.23% | +4.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £88,125 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,750 | £98,000 | £94,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,250 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | -8.33% | +20.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,212 | 94,769 | 150,357 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,814 | 59,630 | 85,382 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,225 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 4 May 2024.
Test Leader
Top 16 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 4 May 2024. 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 | -37 | 74 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 29 |
| UK excluding London | -65 | 68 | £51,250 | -6.82% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +16 | 45 | £49,000 | -28.73% | 11 |
| London | +56 | 15 | £80,000 | -10.11% | 13 |
| South East | +2 | 15 | £47,500 | -8.65% | 8 |
| Midlands | -5 | 14 | £36,500 | -33.64% | 5 |
| North of England | +17 | 12 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 1 |
| South West | -22 | 12 | £85,000 | +25.93% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 10 | £36,500 | -51.33% | 1 |
| North West | +1 | 7 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 1 |
| Wales | +18 | 6 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 1 |
| East of England | +17 | 6 | - | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +84 | 5 | £77,500 | +40.91% | |
| West Midlands | -3 | 4 | £44,500 | -19.09% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -66 | 1 | £35,776 | -48.89% | 2 |
Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, 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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