The median Test Engineer salary in Cambridge is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
44 |
61 |
55 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+17 |
-6 |
+32 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer |
10 |
4 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge |
2.41% |
0.68% |
0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.56% |
0.71% |
0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
8 |
2 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£44,000 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,625 |
£52,500 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
+10.00% |
-23.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£57,500 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£68,000 |
- |
- |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£67,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-18.52% |
+3.85% |
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 |
390 |
565 |
365 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.98% |
96.09% |
92.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
266 |
336 |
237 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£30,000 |
£29,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£47,500 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£65,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-23.08% |
+18.18% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£80,000 |
£76,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£85,000 |
£89,250 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£53,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+2.33% |
+2.38% |
