Test Engineer Jobs in Bolton

Test Engineer
Manchester > Bolton

The median Test Engineer salary in Bolton is £48,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 1.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.55% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £46,375 - -
25th Percentile £46,563 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 - -
75th Percentile £51,563 - -
90th Percentile £52,125 - -
Manchester median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% +16.28%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title 129 117 123
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.17% 98.32% 81.46%
Number of salaries quoted 106 83 28
10th Percentile £25,480 £27,915 £28,225
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £61,875 £52,500
90th Percentile - £75,000 £55,250
Manchester median annual salary £59,000 £54,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.26% -6.09% +4.55%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Job vacancy trend for Test Engineer in Bolton

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Bolton

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Bolton.

Salary trend for Test Engineer in Bolton

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Test Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bolton region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) XML
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) CAD
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) LabVIEW
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Fault Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Design for Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Signage
2 1 (50.00%) Numerate Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Physics
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (50.00%) C++
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma

Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Signage
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) CAD
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Fault Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Design for Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Physics
2 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Numerate Degree