Test Engineer Job Trends in Coventry

Test Engineer
West Midlands > Coventry

The median Test Engineer salary in Coventry is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 February 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - 36
Rank change year-on-year - - +38
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 4 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Coventry 1.19% - 1.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.28% - 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +29.41% -22.73%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Coventry

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Coventry. 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 Coventry with a recognized job title 313 126 230
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.88% 85.14% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 167 62 199
10th Percentile £26,000 £41,345 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +12.15% +0.47%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £75,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £53,688 £49,250
% change year-on-year -6.87% +9.01% -6.19%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry

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 Coventry.

Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Coventry

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Coventry

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Coventry.

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Coventry

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Coventry

For the 6 months to 26 February 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 Coventry region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) API Testing
1 2 (50.00%) C#
1 2 (50.00%) Code Quality
1 2 (50.00%) QA

Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Coventry 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) API Testing
1 2 (50.00%) Code Quality
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) C#
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) QA