Test Technician Job Trends in Cheshire

Test Technician
North West > Cheshire

The median Test Technician salary in Cheshire is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 91 -
Rank change year-on-year +17 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Technician 15 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.82% 0.40% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.87% 0.49% -
Number of salaries quoted 10 0 0
10th Percentile £34,650 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £35,000 £27,500 £35,500
% change year-on-year +27.27% -22.54% -

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 1,724 616 1,080
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 81.91% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,304 307 695
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £34,878 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,250 £80,000 £65,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Test Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Test Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Test Technician job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Test Technician
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for Test Technician job vacancies in Cheshire.

Salary distribution trend for Test Technician job vacancies in Cheshire

Test Technician
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Technician within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
Warrington - 8 £35,000 - 3
Chester -4 5 £35,000 -
Test Technician
North West

Test Technician Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 16 September 2026, Test Technician job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cheshire region featuring Test Technician in the job title.

1 1 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (6.67%) Data Acquisition
1 1 (6.67%) Degree
1 1 (6.67%) HNC
1 1 (6.67%) HND
1 1 (6.67%) ISO 9001
1 1 (6.67%) Physics

Test Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 6 (40.00%) Aerospace
1 6 (40.00%) Manufacturing
2 4 (26.67%) Automotive
3 1 (6.67%) Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (6.67%) Data Acquisition
1 1 (6.67%) Physics
Qualifications
1 1 (6.67%) Degree
1 1 (6.67%) HNC
1 1 (6.67%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) ISO 9001