Senior Test Engineer
North West > Cheshire
The median Senior Test Engineer salary in Cheshire is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 81 | - | 93 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Test Engineer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire | 0.061% | - | 0.074% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.072% | - | 0.076% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | - | £42,500 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £64,482 | £43,750 | £57,965 |
| % change year-on-year | +47.39% | -24.52% | +15.93% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cheshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title | 1,388 | 350 | 1,308 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 85.10% | 81.21% | 96.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 751 | 242 | 981 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £31,250 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,250 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +1.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £77,500 | £75,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | -9.09% |
Senior Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Test Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Senior Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Cheshire
Salary distribution trend for Senior Test Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire.
Senior Test Engineer
Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Test Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 24 March 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widnes | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
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