Test Development Engineer Job Trends in Birmingham

Test Development Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Test Development Engineer salary in Birmingham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 March 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Development Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.087% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.094% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £80,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,130 1,380 2,209
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.13% 93.81% 93.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,576 833 1,835
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,300 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £68,275
90th Percentile £85,000 £94,750 £84,964
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Test Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Test Development Engineer job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Test Development Engineer
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Test Development Engineer job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Test Development Engineer job vacancies in Birmingham

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

For the 6 months to 18 March 2026, Test Development 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 Birmingham region featuring Test Development Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) PHP
1 2 (100.00%) SDET
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing

Test Development Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Health Technology
1 2 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) SDET
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) PHP