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 31 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 595 | 504 | 324 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -91 | -180 | +179 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester | 107 | 455 | 998 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.44% | 1.04% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.46% | 1.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 65 | 336 | 411 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,850 | £30,625 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £37,875 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £42,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -10.53% | +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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £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 | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
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 31 May 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 31 May 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 | -88 | 92 | £47,000 | -10.48% | 139 |
| Work from Home | -30 | 60 | £46,000 | -8.00% | 112 |
| UK excluding London | -17 | 57 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 117 |
| London | -10 | 37 | £51,250 | -26.79% | 38 |
| Midlands | +56 | 27 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 19 |
| West Midlands | +55 | 24 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 8 |
| North of England | -17 | 10 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 18 |
| South East | +19 | 7 | £31,000 | -31.87% | 40 |
| South West | +84 | 6 | £55,000 | +30.41% | 13 |
| North West | -33 | 6 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 11 |
| Scotland | +89 | 5 | £50,000 | +24.22% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +36 | 3 | £42,500 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | +35 | 3 | £47,500 | +3.26% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | +43 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| North East | +50 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 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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