Test Engineer Job Trends in Bath

Test Engineer
Somerset > Bath

The median Test Engineer salary in Bath is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bath 0.61% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
Somerset median annual salary £35,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bath

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bath. 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 Bath with a recognized job title 147 127 158
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.09% 94.07% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 67 73 128
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £26,025
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,099 £35,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -13.64%
75th Percentile £67,500 £61,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £66,250
Somerset median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +11.11% -10.00%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bath

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Test Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bath.

Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Bath

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Bath

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Bath.

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Bath

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bath

For the 6 months to 24 December 2025, Test Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bath region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services

Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bath by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation