Tester
North West > Manchester
The median Tester salary in Manchester is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 149 | 201 | 124 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +52 | -77 | +99 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester | 6 | 20 | 106 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 0.26% | 0.33% | 2.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.35% | 2.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 16 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,000 | - | £31,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £36,250 | £40,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | +5.56% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £90,000 | £60,938 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £77,625 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £43,250 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.17% | -3.89% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title | 2,117 | 5,743 | 4,107 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.86% | 95.08% | 92.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,230 | 4,238 | 2,567 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,010 | £40,988 | £43,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £52,830 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.89% | -8.12% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £67,913 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Tester
Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Tester in Manchester.
Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, 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 Manchester region featuring Tester in the job title.
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Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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: