Test Engineer Jobs in Tyne and Wear

Test Engineer
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Test Engineer salary in Tyne and Wear is £57,965 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 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
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 97 85 89
Rank change year-on-year -12 +4 -12
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 2 11 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 0.15% 1.19% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 1.47% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1 9 6
10th Percentile - £48,700 £48,375
25th Percentile £55,188 £53,000 £49,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,965 £57,500 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.81% +3.60% +72.09%
75th Percentile £60,741 £59,750 £61,563
90th Percentile - £63,000 £62,750
North East median annual salary £57,965 £57,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year +1.69% +2.70% +70.77%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 1,268 748 1,022
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.57% 81.04% 95.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1,060 460 704
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,000 £22,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,644 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £64,625 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,772 £78,750 £77,500
North East median annual salary £47,500 £47,672 £40,000
% change year-on-year -0.36% +19.18% -9.09%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Engineer in Tyne and Wear

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Tyne and Wear.

Salary trend for Test Engineer in Tyne and Wear

Test Engineer
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
Newcastle upon Tyne -13 1 £57,965 +0.81% 1
Test Engineer
North East

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 19 April 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Legal
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
1 1 (50.00%) Games
1 1 (50.00%) Military
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Agile Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (50.00%) Context-Driven Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (50.00%) Verification and Validation

Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Games
1 1 (50.00%) Legal
1 1 (50.00%) Military
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Agile Testing
1 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Context-Driven Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
1 1 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft