Senior Test Engineer Job Trends in Bristol

Senior Test Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Senior Test Engineer salary in Bristol is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 September 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 - 123
Rank change year-on-year - - +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Test Engineer 4 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.12% - 0.042%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - 0.044%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £52,500
75th Percentile £47,500 - £53,750
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% - -4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 3,039 1,026 2,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.88% 92.68% 96.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,305 760 1,519
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,375 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -7.65%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,625 £70,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -9.09%

Senior Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Senior Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Senior Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Senior Test Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Test Engineer job vacancies in Bristol

Senior Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 24 September 2026, Senior 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 Bristol region featuring Senior Test Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (25.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (25.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (25.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (25.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (25.00%) Test Management
1 1 (25.00%) Validation
1 1 (25.00%) Wireshark

Senior Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Wireshark
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (25.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (25.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (25.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (25.00%) Test Management
1 1 (25.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared