Tester
UK
The median Tester salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 503 | 343 | 502 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -160 | +159 | -135 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester | 458 | 932 | 1,175 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.44% | 0.98% | 0.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 1.08% | 0.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 339 | 401 | 723 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,125 | £40,000 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +10.53% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £67,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £78,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £47,500 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.53% | +11.76% | +6.25% |
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 | 99,838 | 86,540 | 162,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.86% | 91.29% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,991 | 55,953 | 84,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| 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 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.49% | +5.76% |
Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Tester
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Tester.
Tester
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Tester over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Tester
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 | -160 | 380 | £52,500 | - | 123 |
| UK excluding London | -227 | 277 | £42,500 | -10.53% | 92 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 221 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 46 |
| London | +33 | 153 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 29 |
| North of England | -114 | 67 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 28 |
| South East | -59 | 65 | £45,500 | -9.00% | 12 |
| North West | -114 | 42 | £43,750 | -2.78% | 17 |
| Scotland | -82 | 39 | £40,500 | +15.71% | 10 |
| Midlands | -110 | 36 | £45,000 | +2.86% | 16 |
| South West | -48 | 35 | £45,000 | +9.09% | 19 |
| West Midlands | -89 | 25 | £45,000 | -7.69% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 24 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 10 |
| East of England | -38 | 21 | £27,500 | -35.29% | 8 |
| Wales | +14 | 13 | £42,500 | +6.25% | |
| East Midlands | -35 | 11 | £46,000 | +39.39% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +16 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| North East | -14 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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 featuring Tester in the job title.
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Tester 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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