Tester
UK
The median Tester salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 528 | 450 | 520 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -78 | +70 | -134 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester | 341 | 534 | 1,143 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.38% | 0.66% | 0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.40% | 0.72% | 0.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 232 | 342 | 723 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,250 | £41,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £77,500 | £76,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +5.56% | +9.46% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Tester
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Tester.
Tester
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Tester over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Tester
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 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 | -102 | 279 | £51,250 | -2.38% | 55 |
| UK excluding London | -105 | 232 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 48 |
| Work from Home | -14 | 168 | £52,500 | -1.41% | 14 |
| London | +5 | 86 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 14 |
| North of England | -6 | 69 | £45,000 | -7.69% | 7 |
| North West | -12 | 51 | £45,000 | - | 4 |
| South East | -32 | 51 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 11 |
| South West | -10 | 37 | £56,250 | +19.68% | 11 |
| Scotland | -44 | 34 | £45,000 | +4.05% | 2 |
| Midlands | -59 | 26 | £40,000 | -8.57% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -37 | 23 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +55 | 18 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 2 |
| East of England | -19 | 8 | £37,500 | +15.38% | 8 |
| Wales | +32 | 6 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -32 | 3 | £30,000 | -36.84% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +19 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Tester 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 Tester in the job title.
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Tester 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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