Hybrid/Remote Lead Tester Job Trends

Lead Tester
UK > Work from Home

The median Lead Tester salary for remote/hybrid work is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 December 2025.

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

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 365 - 463
Rank change year-on-year - - +236
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Tester 1 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.007% - 0.035%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% - 0.037%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58,750 - £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - £90,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +41.18%
75th Percentile £66,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £62,500 £85,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year -26.47% +3.03% +30.95%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,313 16,655 18,964
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.54% 96.25% 95.72%
Number of salaries quoted 9,270 10,320 15,401
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,592 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.10% +0.99% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Lead Tester
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Tester' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Lead Tester job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Lead Tester
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Lead Tester job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Lead Tester job vacancies

Lead Tester Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 24 December 2025, Lead 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Lead Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) API Testing
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) QA Automation
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation

Lead Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) API Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) QA Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA