Tester Job Trends in West Sussex

Tester
South East > West Sussex

The median Tester salary in West Sussex is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 - 73
Rank change year-on-year - - +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 11 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in West Sussex 1.55% - 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% - 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £15,600 - £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.93%
75th Percentile £82,500 - £43,750
90th Percentile £89,250 - -
South East median annual salary £41,500 £36,750 £45,500
% change year-on-year +12.93% -19.23% -9.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 690 241 724
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.46% 77.74% 94.39%
Number of salaries quoted 477 164 531
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,150 £24,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,938 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +7.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £66,125
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £73,750
South East median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Tester' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

Tester job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Tester
Salary Trend in West Sussex

Salary distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in West Sussex.

Salary distribution trend for Tester job vacancies in West Sussex

Tester
Salary Histogram in West Sussex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Tester in West Sussex over the 6 months to 16 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Tester in West Sussex

Tester
Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 16 June 2026. 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
Horsham - 10 £75,000 -
Bognor Regis - 1 - -
Tester
South East

Tester Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 16 June 2026, Tester job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Sussex region featuring Tester in the job title.

1 4 (36.36%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (27.27%) GDPR
2 3 (27.27%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 3 (27.27%) Offensive Security
2 3 (27.27%) OWASP
2 3 (27.27%) PCI DSS
2 3 (27.27%) Penetration Testing
2 3 (27.27%) Purple Team
2 3 (27.27%) Red Team
2 3 (27.27%) Security Testing
2 3 (27.27%) Threat Modelling
2 3 (27.27%) Vulnerability Remediation
3 2 (18.18%) Customer Service
3 2 (18.18%) Digital Forensics
3 2 (18.18%) Manual Testing
3 2 (18.18%) Mathematics
3 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (18.18%) QA
3 2 (18.18%) Software Testing
3 2 (18.18%) Test Automation
3 2 (18.18%) Windows
3 2 (18.18%) Yeoman
4 1 (9.09%) Application Security
4 1 (9.09%) CREST Certified
4 1 (9.09%) Incident Response
4 1 (9.09%) OSCP
4 1 (9.09%) SANS
4 1 (9.09%) SDLC
4 1 (9.09%) Validation

Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Yeoman
General
1 2 (18.18%) Law
1 2 (18.18%) Military
1 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Hackathon
2 1 (9.09%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (9.09%) Mobile Games
2 1 (9.09%) Security Posture
2 1 (9.09%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 2 (18.18%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (27.27%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 3 (27.27%) Offensive Security
2 3 (27.27%) OWASP
2 3 (27.27%) Penetration Testing
2 3 (27.27%) Purple Team
2 3 (27.27%) Red Team
2 3 (27.27%) Security Testing
2 3 (27.27%) Threat Modelling
2 3 (27.27%) Vulnerability Remediation
3 2 (18.18%) Customer Service
3 2 (18.18%) Digital Forensics
3 2 (18.18%) Manual Testing
3 2 (18.18%) Mathematics
3 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (18.18%) Software Testing
3 2 (18.18%) Test Automation
4 1 (9.09%) Incident Response
4 1 (9.09%) SDLC
4 1 (9.09%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) CREST Certified
1 1 (9.09%) OSCP
1 1 (9.09%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) GDPR
1 3 (27.27%) PCI DSS
2 2 (18.18%) QA