The median Test Engineer salary in Cambridge is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
36 |
43 |
68 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
+25 |
+9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer |
26 |
1 |
16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge |
3.08% |
0.38% |
1.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.28% |
0.41% |
1.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
10 |
1 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
£34,500 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£44,375 |
£52,500 |
£36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+46.67% |
-42.31% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£57,500 |
£42,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70,000 |
- |
£42,850 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£50,000 |
£37,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.00% |
+33.33% |
-42.31% |
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 |
793 |
246 |
974 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.07% |
92.48% |
97.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
560 |
155 |
750 |
| 10th Percentile |
£33,500 |
£26,250 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£38,125 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,100 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+20.20% |
-9.09% |
-4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£78,500 |
£65,625 |
£73,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£82,250 |
£85,000 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
-4.76% |
-2.78% |
