The median Test Engineer salary in Cambridge is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
4 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
37 |
54 |
59 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+17 |
+5 |
+17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer |
18 |
6 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge |
3.55% |
1.27% |
0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.91% |
1.35% |
0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
13 |
4 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,000 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+4.76% |
-19.23% |
| 75th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£57,500 |
£57,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£65,000 |
- |
£59,000 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
- |
-15.38% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title |
460 |
445 |
409 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.73% |
94.48% |
92.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
328 |
242 |
267 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£30,000 |
£29,987 |
| 25th Percentile |
£39,438 |
£47,500 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+9.09% |
-4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
£78,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£93,250 |
£84,750 |
£92,500 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
