Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire requiring SDET skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SDET over the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing SDET | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 0.42% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.48% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £80,500 | - | - |
| East of England median annual salary | £60,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -4.17% | -11.11% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Cambridgeshire
SDET falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cambridgeshire.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 627 | 889 | 716 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 88.68% | 76.70% | 95.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 428 | 600 | 349 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £31,000 | £26,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £41,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.64% | - | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £73,750 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,000 | £85,000 | £85,750 |
| East of England median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings citing SDET as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
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Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing SDET.
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Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing SDET in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 21 August 2025.
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Job Locations in Cambridgeshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SDET within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 21 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | - | 3 | £60,000 | - | 5 |
| SDET East of England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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: