Test Engineer Job Trends in Durham

Test Engineer
North East > Durham

As of 8 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Test Engineer salary in Durham.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 0.42% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
North East median annual salary £45,000 £57,965 £45,000
% change year-on-year -22.37% +28.81% -10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Durham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title 196 186 113
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.67% 83.41% 91.87%
Number of salaries quoted 95 93 89
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,490 £29,650
25th Percentile £27,438 £35,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% - +25.00%
75th Percentile £50,000 £69,800 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,790 £79,525 £69,800
North East median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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 Durham.

Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Durham

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Durham.

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Durham

Test Engineer
Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Durham region over the 6 months to 8 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Darlington - 1 - -
Test Engineer
North East

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 8 December 2025, 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 Durham region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) TestRail
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) TestRail
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft