Test Technician
UK
The median Test Technician salary in the UK is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 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 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 637 | 988 | 1228 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +351 | +240 | -317 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Technician | 258 | 7 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.007% | 0.004% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.008% | 0.005% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 110 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,500 | £33,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £29,000 | £37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -22.67% | +63.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,500 | £41,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £40,000 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £29,000 | £37,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -22.67% | +63.04% |
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 | 93,864 | 92,882 | 151,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.64% | 91.46% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,182 | 58,425 | 84,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,517 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +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 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Test Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Technician
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Technician.
Test Technician
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Technician over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
Test Technician
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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 | +225 | 248 | £30,000 | +3.45% | 66 |
| England | +257 | 185 | £30,000 | +3.45% | 64 |
| South East | +72 | 58 | £30,000 | +3.45% | 36 |
| Scotland | - | 52 | - | - | 3 |
| East of England | +49 | 41 | £30,000 | - | 8 |
| South West | - | 39 | £35,000 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 21 | £30,000 | - | 10 |
| North of England | - | 20 | £28,000 | - | 6 |
| East Midlands | - | 16 | £30,000 | - | 6 |
| Wales | - | 16 | £26,000 | - | 5 |
| Yorkshire | - | 15 | £28,000 | - | 1 |
| London | - | 6 | £55,000 | - | 3 |
| North West | - | 5 | - | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | £35,000 | - | 4 |
| Work from Home | +69 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
Test Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 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 featuring Test Technician in the job title.
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Test Technician 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: