Principal Test Engineer
East of England > Bedfordshire
The median Principal Test Engineer salary in Bedfordshire 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 | 39 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Test Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire | 0.25% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| East of England median annual salary | £50,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bedfordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 Bedfordshire with a recognized job title | 353 | 329 | 393 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 87.16% | 84.79% | 96.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 225 | 135 | 305 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,700 | £32,030 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,000 | £40,825 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £50,000 | £49,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +1.01% | -13.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £54,375 | £62,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £72,500 | £85,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £50,000 | £54,000 | £49,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.41% | +10.20% | -10.91% |
Principal Test Engineer
Job Locations in Bedfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Test Engineer within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 19 March 2026. 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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| Bedford | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | |
| Principal Test Engineer East of England |
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Principal Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire
For the 6 months to 19 March 2026, Principal 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 Bedfordshire region featuring Principal Test Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:
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