Test Engineer Jobs in Central London

Test Engineer
London > Central London

The median Test Engineer salary in Central London is £65,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 190 210
Rank change year-on-year +44 +20 -20
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 5 1 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.21% 0.027% 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.028% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 31
10th Percentile £48,275 - £37,500
25th Percentile £56,938 £66,250 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,500 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.96% - -
75th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £75,000
90th Percentile - - £85,000
London median annual salary £47,250 £63,750 £57,500
% change year-on-year -25.88% +10.87% -11.54%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,196 3,585 4,917
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.65% 95.37% 95.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1,541 2,772 4,090
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,938 £54,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £73,480
Median % change year-on-year - -1.33% +1.35%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Engineer in Central London

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Central London

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

Salary trend for Test Engineer in Central London

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in Central London over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Test Engineer in Central London

Test Engineer
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Central London region over the 6 months to 22 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Lambeth - 1 - -
Test Engineer
London

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, 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 Central London region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Validation
1 4 (80.00%) QA
1 4 (80.00%) Time Management
1 4 (80.00%) Test Automation
1 4 (80.00%) SoapUI
1 4 (80.00%) PMO
1 4 (80.00%) Postman
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (80.00%) Roadmaps
1 4 (80.00%) End-to-End Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Safety Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity

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

Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Postman
1 4 (80.00%) SoapUI
General
1 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 4 (80.00%) Roadmaps
1 4 (80.00%) Test Automation
1 4 (80.00%) Time Management
1 4 (80.00%) Validation
2 1 (20.00%) Safety Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) PMO
1 4 (80.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft