Test Lead
UK > Work from Home
The median Test Lead salary for remote or hybrid work is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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
16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
448 |
540 |
541 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+92 |
+1 |
+217 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader |
13 |
45 |
105 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option |
0.071% |
0.13% |
0.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.078% |
0.14% |
0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
11 |
31 |
50 |
| 10th Percentile |
£38,250 |
£35,750 |
£51,100 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,625 |
£38,750 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-18.52% |
+12.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63,750 |
£80,625 |
£85,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£110,000 |
£85,400 |
| UK median annual salary |
£62,500 |
£55,000 |
£61,250 |
| % change year-on-year |
+13.64% |
-10.20% |
-2.00% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid 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 |
16,718 |
32,411 |
39,038 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.30% |
96.07% |
95.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
9,854 |
24,821 |
27,720 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£33,250 |
£36,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
£47,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£56,318 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.10% |
-9.89% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£76,250 |
£75,000 |
£81,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£93,750 |
£100,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£56,000 |
£52,500 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.67% |
-12.50% |
- |
