Principal Test Engineer Job Trends in the City of London

Principal Test Engineer
Central London > City of London

The median Principal Test Engineer salary in the City of London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 June 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Test Engineer 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.096% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £68,000 - -
25th Percentile £72,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
75th Percentile £85,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £80,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 3,978 1,797 3,039
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.74% 93.35% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2,872 1,366 2,503
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £60,000 £52,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £73,441
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% -1.28% -2.08%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile - £120,000 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +10.34% - -3.33%

Principal Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Principal Test Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Principal Test Engineer job vacancy trend in the City of London

Principal Test Engineer
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Principal Test Engineer job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Test Engineer job vacancies in the City of London

Principal Test Engineer
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Test Engineer in the City of London over the 6 months to 4 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Principal Test Engineer in the City of London

Principal Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 4 June 2026, Principal Test Engineer 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 City of London region featuring Principal Test Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (50.00%) AI
3 1 (25.00%) C#
3 1 (25.00%) Data Validation
3 1 (25.00%) Java
3 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Selenium
3 1 (25.00%) Test Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Validation

Principal Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Selenium
General
1 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (50.00%) AI
3 1 (25.00%) Data Validation
3 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Test Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) C#
1 1 (25.00%) Java