Test Engineer Job Trends in Congleton

Test Engineer
Cheshire > Congleton

The median Test Engineer salary in Congleton is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 July 2026.

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

 6 months to
8 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 9 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Congleton 37.50% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 37.50% - -
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £75,000 -
% change year-on-year -33.33% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Congleton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Congleton. 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 Congleton with a recognized job title 24 2 7
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 40.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 17 0 7
10th Percentile £26,000 - £25,750
25th Percentile £45,000 - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £27,500
75th Percentile £55,000 - £36,875
90th Percentile - - £45,000
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £45,096
% change year-on-year +25.00% -11.30% -5.06%

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Congleton

For the 6 months to 8 July 2026, 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 Congleton region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (88.89%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (44.44%) Test Automation
3 3 (33.33%) C
3 3 (33.33%) C++
3 3 (33.33%) Degree
3 3 (33.33%) HNC
3 3 (33.33%) Keysight
3 3 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 3 (33.33%) NVQ Level 3
3 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (33.33%) Risk Assessment

Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Congleton 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 9 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 3 (33.33%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (44.44%) Test Automation
3 3 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) C
1 3 (33.33%) C++
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) Degree
1 3 (33.33%) HNC
1 3 (33.33%) NVQ Level 3
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Keysight
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