Test Engineer Jobs in Cowes

Test Engineer
Isle of Wight > Cowes

The median Test Engineer salary in Cowes is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 12 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cowes 4.62% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.74% - -
Number of salaries quoted 12 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £40,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Isle of Wight median annual salary £60,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cowes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cowes. 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 Cowes with a recognized job title 253 5 0
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.31% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 154 5 0
10th Percentile £47,683 - -
25th Percentile £55,000 £41,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £42,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +45.88% - -
75th Percentile £70,600 £43,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
Isle of Wight median annual salary £65,000 £42,500 £43,500
% change year-on-year +52.94% -2.30% +12.99%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cowes

Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cowes.

Job vacancy trend for Test Engineer in Cowes

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Cowes

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Cowes.

Salary trend for Test Engineer in Cowes

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cowes

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in Cowes over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Test Engineer in Cowes

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cowes

For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Test Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cowes region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (91.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (66.67%) Verification and Validation
2 8 (66.67%) UML
2 8 (66.67%) Configuration Management
2 8 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 8 (66.67%) Validation
2 8 (66.67%) Agile
2 8 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 8 (66.67%) Degree
2 8 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 8 (66.67%) Test Automation
2 8 (66.67%) Waterfall
3 6 (50.00%) Code Quality
4 4 (33.33%) HNC
5 2 (16.67%) Ada

Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cowes by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Agile
1 8 (66.67%) Computer Science
1 8 (66.67%) Configuration Management
1 8 (66.67%) Software Testing
1 8 (66.67%) Test Automation
1 8 (66.67%) UML
1 8 (66.67%) Validation
1 8 (66.67%) Verification and Validation
1 8 (66.67%) Waterfall
2 6 (50.00%) Code Quality
Programming Languages
1 2 (16.67%) Ada
Qualifications
1 11 (91.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (66.67%) Degree
3 4 (33.33%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 12207