Principal Test Engineer
Bedfordshire > Bedford
The median Principal Test Engineer salary in Bedford is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
18 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Test Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford |
0.63% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.78% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£57,500 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedford. 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 Bedford with a recognized job title |
129 |
48 |
142 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
81.13% |
92.31% |
98.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
105 |
36 |
123 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£37,500 |
£21,900 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£44,788 |
£26,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£53,000 |
£36,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.66% |
+45.21% |
-35.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£87,500 |
£61,250 |
| Bedfordshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£50,000 |
£49,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.00% |
+1.01% |
-13.91% |
