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The median annual salary for a Tester was £42,500 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 20 January 2020. 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
20 Jan 2020 |
Same period 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
| Rank |
298 |
251 |
251 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-47 |
0 |
+13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester |
1,350 |
2,091 |
2,375 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
1.08% |
1.40% |
1.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.13% |
1.46% |
1.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,136 |
1,718 |
2,088 |
| UK median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
-5.56% |
+5.88% |
+6.25% |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£27,500 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£70,000 |
£67,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
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 |
119,829 |
143,469 |
166,598 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.58% |
95.92% |
96.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
95,868 |
114,667 |
135,349 |
| UK median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
- |
+5.26% |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,750 |
£28,000 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£86,250 |
£83,750 |
£80,000 |
| 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 20 January 2020.
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 20 January 2020.
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 |
-40 |
1,238 |
£42,500 |
-5.56% |
255 |
| UK excluding London |
-10 |
966 |
£40,000 |
- |
200 |
| London |
-109 |
358 |
£57,500 |
+4.55% |
80 |
| South East |
-14 |
278 |
£40,000 |
-0.62% |
41 |
| North of England |
-2 |
257 |
£40,000 |
+3.90% |
66 |
| Midlands |
+37 |
147 |
£37,500 |
- |
35 |
| South West |
+14 |
134 |
£40,000 |
-5.88% |
29 |
| Yorkshire |
+2 |
133 |
£40,000 |
- |
30 |
| North West |
+14 |
114 |
£40,000 |
+4.90% |
31 |
| West Midlands |
+44 |
100 |
£45,000 |
+28.57% |
20 |
| East of England |
-25 |
61 |
£42,750 |
+0.59% |
4 |
| East Midlands |
-18 |
47 |
£34,000 |
-15.00% |
15 |
| Wales |
+31 |
45 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
7 |
| Scotland |
-33 |
39 |
£35,000 |
-12.50% |
13 |
| Northern Ireland |
+9 |
11 |
£55,000 |
+100.00% |
5 |
| North East |
-4 |
10 |
£63,750 |
+45.71% |
5 |
Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 20 January 2020, 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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