Test Engineer
UK
The median Test Engineer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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 1 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 538 | 456 | 463 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -82 | +7 | -25 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 401 | 679 | 1,189 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.41% | 0.65% | 0.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.43% | 0.71% | 0.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 239 | 454 | 787 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £35,000 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £42,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £54,082 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.79% | +8.16% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +11.11% | - |
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 | 93,219 | 95,232 | 149,773 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.54% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,883 | 59,878 | 85,286 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,777 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.04% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer.
Test Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
Test Engineer
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -26 | 355 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 187 |
| England | -82 | 322 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 211 |
| Work from Home | -103 | 114 | £45,996 | -16.37% | 60 |
| South East | -8 | 97 | £45,000 | - | 65 |
| Midlands | -17 | 59 | £42,500 | -22.02% | 24 |
| East of England | +46 | 57 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 38 |
| South West | -32 | 53 | £50,000 | -2.91% | 31 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 47 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 19 |
| North of England | +3 | 35 | £42,500 | -15.00% | 24 |
| Scotland | -70 | 32 | £45,000 | - | 11 |
| London | -70 | 22 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 31 |
| Yorkshire | +58 | 19 | £38,750 | -13.89% | 7 |
| Wales | +11 | 15 | £42,000 | +13.51% | 4 |
| North West | +11 | 14 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 16 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 12 | £40,000 | -11.11% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +36 | 5 | £35,000 | - | |
| North East | -13 | 2 | £57,965 | +1.69% | 1 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £110,000 | - |
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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 featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer 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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