Test Engineer Jobs in Cambridge

Test Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Test Engineer salary in Cambridge is £37,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 65 78 100
Rank change year-on-year +13 +22 -36
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 14 21 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 1.42% 2.07% 1.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.46% 2.42% 1.93%
Number of salaries quoted 13 9 15
10th Percentile - £61,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £62,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -42.31% +23.81% -4.55%
75th Percentile £42,500 £67,500 £56,250
90th Percentile - £70,000 £64,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £37,500 £65,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -42.31% +23.81% -4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 959 867 1,501
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.06% 85.59% 93.06%
Number of salaries quoted 739 408 589
10th Percentile £30,925 £30,850 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,500 £90,000 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.00% -

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Engineer in Cambridge

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

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

Salary trend for Test Engineer in Cambridge

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Test Engineer in Cambridge

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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 Cambridge region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 11 (78.57%) UI Automator
2 11 (78.57%) Appium
3 10 (71.43%) Mobile App
4 9 (64.29%) Manual Testing
4 9 (64.29%) Linux
5 8 (57.14%) Automotive
5 8 (57.14%) Degree
5 8 (57.14%) Windows
5 8 (57.14%) Mac OS
5 8 (57.14%) QA
6 7 (50.00%) Smartphone
7 6 (42.86%) Computer Science
7 6 (42.86%) Android
7 6 (42.86%) User Experience
7 6 (42.86%) Unix
7 6 (42.86%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (28.57%) Software Testing
8 4 (28.57%) Python
9 3 (21.43%) Agile
9 3 (21.43%) Embedded Systems
9 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
10 2 (14.29%) Apple iOS
10 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
10 2 (14.29%) Java
10 2 (14.29%) Client/Server
10 2 (14.29%) Mac OS X
11 1 (7.14%) Internet
11 1 (7.14%) Regression Testing
11 1 (7.14%) Electronics

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (7.14%) Amazon ECS
1 1 (7.14%) AWS
1 1 (7.14%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) Internet
1 1 (7.14%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (78.57%) Appium
1 11 (78.57%) UI Automator
2 1 (7.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 8 (57.14%) Automotive
2 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Electronics
3 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) MSMQ
Miscellaneous
1 10 (71.43%) Mobile App
2 7 (50.00%) Smartphone
3 3 (21.43%) Embedded Systems
4 2 (14.29%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 9 (64.29%) Linux
2 8 (57.14%) Mac OS
2 8 (57.14%) Windows
3 6 (42.86%) Android
3 6 (42.86%) Unix
4 2 (14.29%) Apple iOS
4 2 (14.29%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 9 (64.29%) Manual Testing
3 6 (42.86%) Computer Science
3 6 (42.86%) User Experience
4 4 (28.57%) Software Testing
5 3 (21.43%) Agile
5 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (7.14%) Code Quality
6 1 (7.14%) Cross-Platform Development
6 1 (7.14%) End-to-End Testing
6 1 (7.14%) Regression Testing
6 1 (7.14%) System Testing
6 1 (7.14%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 4 (28.57%) Python
2 2 (14.29%) Java
3 1 (7.14%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 8 (57.14%) Degree
2 6 (42.86%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (57.14%) QA