Tester
UK
The median Tester salary in the UK is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 602 | 503 | 334 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -99 | -169 | +184 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester | 116 | 472 | 897 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.43% | 0.98% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.45% | 1.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67 | 343 | 402 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £37,750 | £39,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £70,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £82,500 | £78,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £43,750 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | -5.26% | +11.76% |
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 | 50,503 | 105,185 | 83,312 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.94% | 94.80% | 91.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,655 | 74,217 | 54,495 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,500 | £38,603 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.78% |
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 17 June 2025.
Tester
Top 15 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 17 June 2025. 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 | -100 | 93 | £45,500 | -13.33% | 963 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 68 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 530 |
| UK excluding London | -36 | 61 | £43,750 | -2.78% | 808 |
| London | -5 | 35 | £48,750 | -25.00% | 257 |
| Midlands | +78 | 27 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 137 |
| West Midlands | +75 | 26 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 72 |
| North of England | +5 | 11 | £52,500 | +16.67% | 210 |
| South East | +37 | 8 | £36,750 | -19.23% | 210 |
| South West | +74 | 7 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 86 |
| North West | -24 | 6 | £55,000 | +24.65% | 113 |
| Scotland | +71 | 5 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 39 |
| Yorkshire | +54 | 4 | £35,000 | -22.22% | 80 |
| Northern Ireland | +39 | 3 | - | - | 21 |
| North East | +47 | 1 | - | - | 17 |
| East Midlands | +39 | 1 | £47,500 | +3.26% | 65 |
Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 June 2025, 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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