Junior Tester Jobs in the West Midlands

Junior Tester
England > West Midlands

The median Junior Tester salary in the West Midlands is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 193 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Tester 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.024% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
75th Percentile £37,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £35,500 £27,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year +29.09% +10.00% -16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 3,709 7,319 4,726
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.92% 94.32% 90.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2,049 5,073 3,176
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,000 £38,371
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £67,200
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -10.00% -

Junior Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured Junior Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Junior Tester in the West Midlands

Junior Tester
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Tester in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Junior Tester in the West Midlands

Junior Tester Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 19 July 2025, Junior 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Junior Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) TestRail
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright

Junior Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) TestRail
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA