Test Lead
UK
The median Test Lead salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 816 | 753 | 1001 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -63 | +248 | -305 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader | 91 | 197 | 262 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.087% | 0.21% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.091% | 0.23% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69 | 115 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,750 | £46,750 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £50,469 | £48,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | - | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £85,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,750 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -8.33% | +14.83% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Leader
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Leader.
Test Leader
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Leader over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Test Leader
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 |
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| England | -58 | 78 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | -75 | 70 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 11 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 46 | £55,000 | -18.52% | 6 |
| London | +73 | 17 | £80,000 | -7.25% | 13 |
| Midlands | -30 | 15 | £38,250 | -31.70% | 7 |
| South East | -18 | 14 | £47,500 | -8.65% | 3 |
| South West | -29 | 14 | £85,000 | +25.93% | |
| North of England | +20 | 12 | £60,000 | +11.63% | |
| East Midlands | -18 | 12 | £36,500 | -51.33% | |
| North West | -12 | 7 | £60,000 | +9.09% | |
| East of England | -5 | 6 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 6 | £52,500 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +61 | 5 | £77,500 | +106.67% | |
| West Midlands | -30 | 3 | £42,250 | -23.87% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -67 | 1 | £35,776 | -48.89% | 1 |
Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Test Leader 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 featuring Test Leader in the job title.
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Test Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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