Tester Jobs in England

Tester
UK > England

The median Tester salary in England is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 490 305 489
Rank change year-on-year -185 +184 -114
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 365 1,018 998
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.42% 1.16% 0.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 1.27% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 271 376 636
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £66,938 £61,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £78,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% +2.15%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 82,670 80,142 132,199
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.50% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 61,486 50,956 74,862
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.57% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Tester in England

Tester
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Tester in England.

Salary trend for Tester in England

Tester
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Tester in England over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Tester in England

Tester
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the England region over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. 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
London +20 153 £70,000 +12.00% 30
South East -36 67 £45,500 -9.00% 17
North of England -146 59 £42,500 -12.82% 23
North West -126 37 £42,500 -5.56% 11
Midlands -145 33 £45,000 +9.09% 12
South West -44 32 £39,347 -1.63% 7
West Midlands -103 22 £45,000 - 9
Yorkshire 0 21 £40,000 -20.00% 11
East of England -37 20 £27,500 -35.29% 13
East Midlands -36 11 £46,000 +40.46% 4
North East -11 1 - - 1
Tester
UK

Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, 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 England region featuring Tester in the job title.

1 145 (39.73%) Test Automation
2 119 (32.60%) Penetration Testing
3 113 (30.96%) Software Testing
4 111 (30.41%) Social Skills
5 104 (28.49%) Cybersecurity
6 103 (28.22%) Agile
7 94 (25.75%) Problem-Solving
8 92 (25.21%) QA
9 82 (22.47%) Selenium
10 74 (20.27%) Degree
11 70 (19.18%) Analytical Skills
12 62 (16.99%) Computer Science
12 62 (16.99%) Security Cleared
13 58 (15.89%) Test Scripting
14 54 (14.79%) Red Team
15 53 (14.52%) API Testing
16 52 (14.25%) Security Testing
17 50 (13.70%) Information Security
18 48 (13.15%) Java
18 48 (13.15%) OSCP
18 48 (13.15%) Computer Science Degree
19 46 (12.60%) Mentoring
20 42 (11.51%) Cucumber
20 42 (11.51%) Azure
21 40 (10.96%) CREST Certified
22 39 (10.68%) CI/CD
23 37 (10.14%) Metasploit
23 37 (10.14%) C#
24 36 (9.86%) Scrum
24 36 (9.86%) SC Cleared

Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (4.11%) Apache
2 5 (1.37%) Confluence
3 2 (0.55%) CMS
4 1 (0.27%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (2.47%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (0.55%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.55%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 42 (11.51%) Azure
2 21 (5.75%) AWS
3 15 (4.11%) SaaS
4 13 (3.56%) Azure DevOps
5 11 (3.01%) GitHub
6 8 (2.19%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (1.92%) GCP
8 4 (1.10%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (1.10%) Power Platform
9 2 (0.55%) BrowserStack
10 1 (0.27%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 1 (0.27%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.27%) Azure Functions
10 1 (0.27%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.27%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 1 (0.27%) ClickUp
10 1 (0.27%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.27%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (0.27%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 29 (7.95%) Network Security
2 16 (4.38%) Firewall
3 14 (3.84%) Wireless
4 10 (2.74%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (1.37%) Internet
6 4 (1.10%) HTTP
6 4 (1.10%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.82%) 5G
7 3 (0.82%) Wireless Security
7 3 (0.82%) Wireshark
8 2 (0.55%) 4G
9 1 (0.27%) 3GPP
9 1 (0.27%) Diameter Protocol
9 1 (0.27%) SCTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.47%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.55%) Power BI
3 1 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.27%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.27%) Delta Lake
3 1 (0.27%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.27%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 82 (22.47%) Selenium
2 42 (11.51%) Cucumber
3 37 (10.14%) Metasploit
4 34 (9.32%) Burp Suite
5 32 (8.77%) JIRA
6 24 (6.58%) REST Assured
6 24 (6.58%) WebDriver
7 21 (5.75%) TestNG
8 20 (5.48%) JUnit
9 18 (4.93%) SpecFlow
10 14 (3.84%) Appium
10 14 (3.84%) Jenkins
10 14 (3.84%) JMeter
10 14 (3.84%) SoapUI
11 12 (3.29%) Postman
12 10 (2.74%) Cypress.io
13 9 (2.47%) Git
14 8 (2.19%) LoadRunner
15 5 (1.37%) Gatling
16 4 (1.10%) Protractor
General
1 111 (30.41%) Social Skills
2 70 (19.18%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (6.58%) Public Sector
4 23 (6.30%) Aerospace
5 20 (5.48%) Law
5 20 (5.48%) Presentation Skills
6 19 (5.21%) Finance
7 16 (4.38%) Legal
7 16 (4.38%) Retail
8 10 (2.74%) Marketing
9 8 (2.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.64%) Banking
11 5 (1.37%) Automotive
11 5 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.37%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.10%) Games
13 3 (0.82%) Billing
13 3 (0.82%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.55%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.55%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (5.48%) .NET
1 20 (5.48%) REST
2 16 (4.38%) WireMock
3 15 (4.11%) Apache Commons
3 15 (4.11%) Guava
3 15 (4.11%) Java Concurrency
4 14 (3.84%) RESTful
5 10 (2.74%) SOAP
6 8 (2.19%) Playwright
6 8 (2.19%) Web Services
7 7 (1.92%) Gherkin
8 5 (1.37%) Spring
8 5 (1.37%) Spring Boot
9 4 (1.10%) CSS
9 4 (1.10%) HTML
9 4 (1.10%) JSON
10 2 (0.55%) ASP.NET
10 2 (0.55%) ASP.NET MVC
10 2 (0.55%) React
10 2 (0.55%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 34 (9.32%) Mobile App
2 16 (4.38%) Product Ownership
3 15 (4.11%) Security Posture
4 11 (3.01%) Client/Server
5 9 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (1.64%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (1.64%) Cyberattack
6 6 (1.64%) Greenfield Project
6 6 (1.64%) Onboarding
7 5 (1.37%) IoT
8 4 (1.10%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (0.82%) Operational Technology
9 3 (0.82%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.55%) Embedded Systems
10 2 (0.55%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.55%) Fibre Optics
10 2 (0.55%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (0.55%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.55%) Low-Code
10 2 (0.55%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 34 (9.32%) Kali Linux
2 33 (9.04%) Linux
3 18 (4.93%) Android
3 18 (4.93%) Apple iOS
4 11 (3.01%) Windows
5 2 (0.55%) Unix
6 1 (0.27%) Debian
6 1 (0.27%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (39.73%) Test Automation
2 119 (32.60%) Penetration Testing
3 113 (30.96%) Software Testing
4 104 (28.49%) Cybersecurity
5 103 (28.22%) Agile
6 94 (25.75%) Problem-Solving
7 62 (16.99%) Computer Science
8 58 (15.89%) Test Scripting
9 54 (14.79%) Red Team
10 53 (14.52%) API Testing
11 52 (14.25%) Security Testing
12 50 (13.70%) Information Security
13 46 (12.60%) Mentoring
14 39 (10.68%) CI/CD
15 36 (9.86%) Application Security
15 36 (9.86%) Scrum
16 35 (9.59%) Vulnerability Scanning
17 34 (9.32%) Collaborative Working
17 34 (9.32%) Critical Thinking
18 31 (8.49%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 48 (13.15%) Java
2 37 (10.14%) C#
3 30 (8.22%) JavaScript
4 21 (5.75%) Python
4 21 (5.75%) SQL
5 7 (1.92%) Bash
6 4 (1.10%) Ruby
7 2 (0.55%) C
7 2 (0.55%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.55%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.27%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.27%) VB
8 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 74 (20.27%) Degree
2 62 (16.99%) Security Cleared
3 48 (13.15%) Computer Science Degree
3 48 (13.15%) OSCP
4 40 (10.96%) CREST Certified
5 36 (9.86%) SC Cleared
6 23 (6.30%) DV Cleared
7 21 (5.75%) CHECK Team Member
8 17 (4.66%) CHECK Team Leader
8 17 (4.66%) ISTQB
9 11 (3.01%) ISEB
10 9 (2.47%) Cyber Scheme
11 7 (1.92%) CEH
12 6 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (1.64%) GIAC
12 6 (1.64%) GPEN
12 6 (1.64%) OSCE
12 6 (1.64%) PCI QSA
12 6 (1.64%) Tigerscheme
13 5 (1.37%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (25.21%) QA
2 14 (3.84%) GRC
2 14 (3.84%) PCI DSS
3 9 (2.47%) NIST
4 8 (2.19%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.64%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.82%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.82%) GDPR
8 2 (0.55%) ISO 14001
8 2 (0.55%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.55%) SLA
9 1 (0.27%) NCSC
9 1 (0.27%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 15 (4.11%) Docker
2 11 (3.01%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (4.38%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.92%) Nessus
3 6 (1.64%) Nmap
4 4 (1.10%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.27%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.27%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.27%) Terraform
Vendors
1 29 (7.95%) Microsoft
2 4 (1.10%) Google
2 4 (1.10%) Oracle
2 4 (1.10%) Qualys
3 2 (0.55%) Dynatrace
3 2 (0.55%) Jaspersoft
3 2 (0.55%) Xamarin
4 1 (0.27%) Databricks
4 1 (0.27%) Hitachi
4 1 (0.27%) HP
4 1 (0.27%) Murex
4 1 (0.27%) OpenAI
4 1 (0.27%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.27%) ServiceNow
4 1 (0.27%) Telerik