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The median annual salary for a Tester was £45,000 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 13 December 2018. 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
13 Dec 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
Same period 2016 |
| Rank |
253 |
254 |
266 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+1 |
+12 |
-10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester |
2,150 |
2,515 |
2,448 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
1.35% |
1.40% |
1.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.40% |
1.46% |
1.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,798 |
2,234 |
2,125 |
| UK median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.88% |
+6.25% |
+1.27% |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,750 |
£27,500 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£68,750 |
£68,750 |
£64,200 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
£35,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+14.29% |
- |
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 |
153,074 |
172,554 |
178,525 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.85% |
96.04% |
96.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
122,874 |
138,839 |
149,066 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£48,500 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+3.09% |
+2.11% |
+5.56% |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,750 |
£27,500 |
£27,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£78,750 |
£77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.88% |
- |
+3.03% |
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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 13 December 2018.
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 13 December 2018.
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 |
-10 |
1,952 |
£45,000 |
+5.88% |
384 |
| UK excluding London |
-12 |
1,350 |
£40,000 |
- |
288 |
| London |
+17 |
720 |
£55,000 |
- |
120 |
| South East |
+10 |
415 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
68 |
| North of England |
-15 |
384 |
£38,500 |
-3.75% |
85 |
| Yorkshire |
-4 |
193 |
£40,000 |
-5.88% |
38 |
| North West |
-33 |
175 |
£37,500 |
-6.25% |
41 |
| Midlands |
-60 |
147 |
£38,500 |
+2.67% |
50 |
| South West |
-9 |
137 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
37 |
| East of England |
+23 |
132 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
24 |
| Scotland |
+60 |
107 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
17 |
| East Midlands |
+3 |
80 |
£41,500 |
+3.75% |
21 |
| West Midlands |
-90 |
67 |
£35,000 |
- |
29 |
| Wales |
-1 |
21 |
£37,500 |
+15.38% |
4 |
| North East |
-7 |
16 |
£42,500 |
+54.55% |
6 |
| Northern Ireland |
+1 |
10 |
£27,500 |
-16.67% |
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Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 13 December 2018, 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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