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The median annual salary for a Tester was £45,000 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 16 June 2019. The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| Tester UK |
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6 months to
16 Jun 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
| Rank |
271 |
261 |
262 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-10 |
+1 |
-13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester |
1,777 |
2,232 |
2,340 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
1.24% |
1.30% |
1.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.29% |
1.35% |
1.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,435 |
1,867 |
2,076 |
| UK median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£44,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+2.27% |
+10.00% |
+6.67% |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,875 |
£27,500 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£66,250 |
£65,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
£37,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+6.67% |
+7.14% |
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.
| All Permanent IT Job Vacancies UK |
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title |
137,780 |
165,560 |
165,703 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.95% |
96.35% |
96.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
109,623 |
134,673 |
136,528 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.26% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£27,500 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
£77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.88% |
- |
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Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised.
Tester
Salary Trend
This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Tester.
Tester
Salary Histogram
The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Tester over the 6 months to 16 June 2019.
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 16 June 2019.
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
Job
Vacancies |
| England |
-13 |
1,627 |
£45,000 |
- |
343 |
| UK excluding London |
-16 |
1,144 |
£40,000 |
- |
275 |
| London |
+11 |
576 |
£55,000 |
- |
91 |
| South East |
-63 |
270 |
£41,250 |
-2.94% |
61 |
| North of England |
-95 |
262 |
£40,000 |
- |
73 |
| Midlands |
+103 |
256 |
£36,000 |
- |
56 |
| East Midlands |
+96 |
163 |
£35,000 |
-9.09% |
31 |
| Yorkshire |
-75 |
132 |
£41,000 |
+2.50% |
38 |
| South West |
+7 |
129 |
£40,000 |
-2.44% |
39 |
| East of England |
+66 |
124 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
23 |
| North West |
-72 |
109 |
£37,500 |
- |
31 |
| Scotland |
+30 |
90 |
£36,000 |
-15.29% |
17 |
| West Midlands |
+43 |
89 |
£36,000 |
+10.77% |
24 |
| North East |
+21 |
18 |
£42,500 |
-15.00% |
4 |
| Wales |
+8 |
10 |
£35,500 |
-4.05% |
5 |
| Northern Ireland |
-23 |
5 |
£55,000 |
+120.00% |
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Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 16 June 2019, Tester job roles required the following IT skills 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.
Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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