Test Technician Jobs in the South East

Test Technician
England > South East

The median Test Technician salary in the South East is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 339 399 479
Rank change year-on-year +60 +80 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Technician 54 4 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.32% 0.027% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.030% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 19 1 2
10th Percentile £26,800 - -
25th Percentile - £28,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £29,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -22.67% -
75th Percentile £35,000 £29,500 £41,250
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £30,000 £29,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% -22.67% +63.04%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 15,681 13,534 19,157
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.90% 90.52% 96.45%
Number of salaries quoted 11,335 8,483 12,615
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Test Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Test Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Test Technician in the South East

Test Technician
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Technician in the South East.

Salary trend for Test Technician in the South East

Test Technician
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Technician in the South East over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Test Technician in the South East

Test Technician
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Technician within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 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
Thames Valley +41 21 £35,000 +20.69% 6
Hampshire - 21 £30,000 - 7
Buckinghamshire +3 16 £32,500 +12.07% 2
West Sussex - 7 £35,000 - 4
Sussex - 4 - -
Oxfordshire - 3 £35,000 - 3
Berkshire - 2 - - 1
Kent - 1 - - 12
Test Technician
England

Test Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Test Technician 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 South East region featuring Test Technician in the job title.

1 20 (37.04%) Manufacturing
2 7 (12.96%) Security Cleared
3 5 (9.26%) Retail
4 4 (7.41%) Electronics
4 4 (7.41%) Aviation
5 3 (5.56%) Windows
5 3 (5.56%) A+ Certification
6 2 (3.70%) Aerospace
6 2 (3.70%) Automotive
6 2 (3.70%) Military
6 2 (3.70%) Coaching
6 2 (3.70%) Degree
7 1 (1.85%) Test Scripting
7 1 (1.85%) LTE
7 1 (1.85%) Test Automation
7 1 (1.85%) Data Management
7 1 (1.85%) Software Testing
7 1 (1.85%) Validation
7 1 (1.85%) LabVIEW
7 1 (1.85%) Data Acquisition
7 1 (1.85%) 5G
7 1 (1.85%) Acoustics
7 1 (1.85%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (1.85%) Critical Thinking
7 1 (1.85%) Social Skills
7 1 (1.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.85%) Satnav
7 1 (1.85%) Risk Assessment
7 1 (1.85%) Agile
7 1 (1.85%) Telecoms

Test Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 (1.85%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.85%) 5G
1 1 (1.85%) Bluetooth
1 1 (1.85%) GSM
1 1 (1.85%) ISDN
1 1 (1.85%) LTE
1 1 (1.85%) PSTN
1 1 (1.85%) UMTS
1 1 (1.85%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (1.85%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (1.85%) LabVIEW
General
1 20 (37.04%) Manufacturing
2 5 (9.26%) Retail
3 4 (7.41%) Aviation
3 4 (7.41%) Electronics
4 2 (3.70%) Aerospace
4 2 (3.70%) Automotive
4 2 (3.70%) Military
5 1 (1.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (1.85%) Social Skills
5 1 (1.85%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.85%) Acoustics
1 1 (1.85%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (3.70%) Coaching
2 1 (1.85%) Agile
2 1 (1.85%) Critical Thinking
2 1 (1.85%) Data Acquisition
2 1 (1.85%) Data Management
2 1 (1.85%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (1.85%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (1.85%) Software Testing
2 1 (1.85%) Test Automation
2 1 (1.85%) Test Scripting
2 1 (1.85%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.85%) MATLAB
1 1 (1.85%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (12.96%) Security Cleared
2 3 (5.56%) A+ Certification
3 2 (3.70%) Degree