Software Test Engineer Jobs in Bristol

Software Test Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Software Test Engineer salary in Bristol is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 99 163 175
Rank change year-on-year +64 +12 +16
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Test Engineer 1 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.080% 0.032% 0.076%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.084% 0.033% 0.082%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £45,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £42,874 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £44,033 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.26% -11.94% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £45,191 £54,375
90th Percentile - - £54,750
South West median annual salary £34,500 £39,516 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.69% -20.97% +17.65%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,192 3,009 2,447
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.90% 97.00% 92.76%
Number of salaries quoted 813 2,251 1,526
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £57,500 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -0.54% +8.85%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £73,853
90th Percentile £87,250 £85,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £52,600 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.20% -4.76% +5.00%

Software Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Test Engineer in Bristol

Software Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Software Test Engineer in Bristol

Software Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Software 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 Bristol region featuring Software Test Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) SoapUI
1 1 (100.00%) API Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
1 1 (100.00%) Tech for Good

Software Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SoapUI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) API Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) SQL