Test Engineer
Essex > Colchester
The median Test Engineer salary in Colchester is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester | 1.61% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.85% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | - | - |
| Essex median annual salary | £47,500 | - | £37,500 |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Colchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Colchester. 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 Colchester with a recognized job title | 54 | 55 | 42 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 87.10% | 100.00% | 97.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 32 | 26 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,200 | - | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £21,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £28,000 | £66,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +78.57% | -57.74% | +1.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,313 | £59,313 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,375 | £75,625 | £95,000 |
| Essex median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Test Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Colchester.
Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Colchester
Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Colchester.
