Tester
UK > England
The median Tester salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 505 | 334 | 492 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -171 | +158 | -111 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester | 386 | 817 | 1,025 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.40% | 1.00% | 0.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.43% | 1.09% | 0.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 277 | 374 | 654 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £41,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +10.53% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £66,250 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +10.53% | +5.56% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 | 90,431 | 74,847 | 138,483 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.19% | 95.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 65,915 | 49,353 | 75,297 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £43,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,713 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.53% | +1.19% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £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.
Tester
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Tester in England.
Tester
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Tester in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
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 12 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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| London | +20 | 152 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 28 |
| North of England | -116 | 75 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 25 |
| South East | -78 | 60 | £45,500 | -9.00% | 13 |
| North West | -106 | 49 | £43,250 | -3.89% | 15 |
| South West | -56 | 40 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 20 |
| Midlands | -130 | 35 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 25 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 10 |
| West Midlands | -87 | 24 | £45,000 | - | 8 |
| East of England | -38 | 21 | £27,500 | -29.49% | 9 |
| East Midlands | -48 | 11 | £46,000 | +39.39% | 3 |
| North East | -21 | 1 | - | - | |
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Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 12 June 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.
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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:
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