Test Engineer Jobs in Kent

Test Engineer
South East > Kent

The median Test Engineer salary in Kent is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 105 103 114
Rank change year-on-year -2 +11 -51
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 3 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 0.20% 0.087% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.10% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - £39,500
25th Percentile - £48,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -47.83% +27.78% +33.33%
75th Percentile - £66,250 £55,000
90th Percentile - - £67,000
South East median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 1,386 985 1,252
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.83% 85.73% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1,031 548 742
10th Percentile £25,250 £27,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,500 £33,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £46,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.60% +3.33% +12.50%
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,825 £62,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Test Engineer in Kent

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Kent

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Kent.

Salary trend for Test Engineer in Kent

Test Engineer
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 4 May 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
Rochester - 1 - - 1
Test Engineer
South East

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Test Engineer 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 Kent region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Validation
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (33.33%) MATLAB
1 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Coaching
1 1 (33.33%) Data Acquisition
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills

Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Coaching
1 1 (33.33%) Data Acquisition
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
1 1 (33.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree