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The median annual salary for a Tester was £42,500 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 20 October 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
20 Oct 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
| Rank |
298 |
262 |
266 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-36 |
+4 |
-11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester |
1,438 |
2,170 |
2,357 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
1.06% |
1.33% |
1.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.10% |
1.38% |
1.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,180 |
1,829 |
2,099 |
| 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 |
£27,400 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£68,750 |
£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 |
130,140 |
156,813 |
167,354 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.66% |
95.92% |
95.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
103,794 |
126,329 |
133,994 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£48,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+4.17% |
+1.05% |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,000 |
£27,500 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£82,500 |
£78,750 |
| 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 October 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 20 October 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 |
-40 |
1,324 |
£42,500 |
-5.56% |
281 |
| UK excluding London |
-26 |
993 |
£40,000 |
- |
245 |
| London |
-56 |
420 |
£57,500 |
+4.55% |
59 |
| South East |
-37 |
263 |
£40,000 |
-5.88% |
55 |
| North of England |
-85 |
235 |
£40,000 |
+3.90% |
74 |
| Midlands |
+59 |
186 |
£34,000 |
-9.33% |
41 |
| South West |
+2 |
144 |
£40,000 |
-5.88% |
36 |
| Yorkshire |
-78 |
119 |
£40,000 |
- |
39 |
| North West |
-39 |
112 |
£37,500 |
- |
32 |
| East Midlands |
+44 |
98 |
£34,000 |
-15.00% |
15 |
| West Midlands |
+51 |
87 |
£34,500 |
-8.00% |
26 |
| East of England |
+34 |
76 |
£42,500 |
- |
17 |
| Scotland |
-20 |
50 |
£35,000 |
-9.68% |
15 |
| Wales |
+9 |
35 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
5 |
| Northern Ireland |
-6 |
9 |
£55,000 |
+100.00% |
3 |
| North East |
+9 |
4 |
£37,250 |
+10.37% |
3 |
Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 20 October 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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