The median Test Engineer salary in Bedford is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
20 |
18 |
29 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-2 |
+11 |
+23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford |
0.60% |
1.69% |
1.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.74% |
1.85% |
1.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
- |
£45,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
£57,500 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
- |
£45,000 |
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 |
136 |
54 |
144 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
80.95% |
91.53% |
98.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
110 |
38 |
126 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£37,500 |
£22,875 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,863 |
£26,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£53,000 |
£36,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.66% |
+45.21% |
-35.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63,750 |
£55,938 |
£50,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£93,250 |
£61,250 |
| Bedfordshire median annual salary |
£45,814 |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.37% |
+5.26% |
-17.39% |
