Head of Testing Jobs in London

Head of Testing
England > London

The median Head of Testing salary in London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
11 Jun 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 511 602 921
Rank change year-on-year +91 +319 -285
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Testing 7 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.028% 0.003% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% 0.003% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 2
10th Percentile - - £64,375
25th Percentile £95,000 - £69,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £125,000 £78,750
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +58.73% -14.86%
75th Percentile £105,000 - £89,063
90th Percentile - - £94,125
England median annual salary £70,000 £95,000 £105,000
% change year-on-year -26.32% -9.52% +13.51%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 23,340 29,809 71,349
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.45% 94.99% 96.15%
Number of salaries quoted 17,175 22,417 34,826
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £54,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%

Head of Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Head of Testing in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Testing in London

Head of Testing
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Testing in London.

Salary trend for Head of Testing in London

Head of Testing Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, Head of Testing 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 London region featuring Head of Testing in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Penetration Testing
1 6 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (85.71%) Presales
1 6 (85.71%) Offensive Security
2 1 (14.29%) End-to-End Testing
2 1 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (14.29%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (14.29%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
2 1 (14.29%) Operational Acceptance Testing
2 1 (14.29%) JUnit
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Software Testing
2 1 (14.29%) ISTQB
2 1 (14.29%) QA
2 1 (14.29%) Selenium
2 1 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (14.29%) Cucumber
2 1 (14.29%) Test Strategy
2 1 (14.29%) Functional Testing

Head of Testing Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Cucumber
1 1 (14.29%) JUnit
1 1 (14.29%) Selenium
General
1 1 (14.29%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (85.71%) Offensive Security
1 6 (85.71%) Penetration Testing
1 6 (85.71%) Presales
2 1 (14.29%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (14.29%) End-to-End Testing
2 1 (14.29%) Functional Testing
2 1 (14.29%) Operational Acceptance Testing
2 1 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (14.29%) Software Testing
2 1 (14.29%) Test Strategy
2 1 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) ISTQB
1 1 (14.29%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) QA