Test Manager Jobs in the West Midlands

Test Manager
England > West Midlands

The median Test Manager salary in the West Midlands is £68,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 192 238 -
Rank change year-on-year +46 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Manager 7 15 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.16% 0.20% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.22% -
Number of salaries quoted 6 10 0
10th Percentile £57,500 £60,735 -
25th Percentile £58,438 £67,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £70,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,375 -
90th Percentile - £83,500 -
England median annual salary £72,500 £61,250 £70,000
% change year-on-year +18.37% -12.50% +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 3,890 6,941 5,781
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.57% 94.19% 90.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,758 5,207 3,296
10th Percentile £28,822 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,625 £35,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Manager in the West Midlands

Test Manager
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Manager in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Test Manager in the West Midlands

Test Manager
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Manager in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Test Manager in the West Midlands

Test Manager
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 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
Birmingham +49 4 £75,000 +11.11% 1
Solihull - 2 £60,000 -
Warwickshire -8 1 - -
Test Manager
England

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Test Manager 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 Test Manager in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (57.14%) Test Automation
3 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
3 3 (42.86%) Finance
3 3 (42.86%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (42.86%) Integration Testing
4 2 (28.57%) Test Management
4 2 (28.57%) Agile
4 2 (28.57%) QA
4 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
5 1 (14.29%) End-to-End Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (14.29%) FlexRay
5 1 (14.29%) Infotainment
5 1 (14.29%) Creative Thinking
5 1 (14.29%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (14.29%) Retail
5 1 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Manual Testing
5 1 (14.29%) JTAG
5 1 (14.29%) Telematics
5 1 (14.29%) Automotive
5 1 (14.29%) ERP
5 1 (14.29%) Bluetooth
5 1 (14.29%) Ethernet
5 1 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (14.29%) Electronics

Test Manager 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Bluetooth
1 1 (14.29%) Ethernet
1 1 (14.29%) FlexRay
1 1 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
General
1 3 (42.86%) Finance
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Automotive
3 1 (14.29%) Electronics
3 1 (14.29%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Infotainment
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (57.14%) Test Automation
3 3 (42.86%) Integration Testing
3 3 (42.86%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (28.57%) Agile
4 2 (28.57%) Test Management
5 1 (14.29%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (14.29%) Creative Thinking
5 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (14.29%) End-to-End Testing
5 1 (14.29%) ERP
5 1 (14.29%) Manual Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Telematics
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) QA
2 1 (14.29%) JTAG