Test Engineer Job Trends in the East Midlands

Test Engineer
England > East Midlands

The median Test Engineer salary in the East Midlands is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 57 116
Rank change year-on-year -62 +59 +36
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 16 74 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.64% 3.35% 0.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% 3.50% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 15 4 4
10th Percentile - £32,800 -
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £35,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% +19.72% -11.25%
75th Percentile £57,500 £53,750 £44,438
90th Percentile - £56,000 £56,025
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title 2,325 2,115 1,809
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.41% 95.70% 95.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1,556 932 1,458
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,750 £36,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +0.02% -2.46%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Test Engineer job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in the East Midlands

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Test Engineer in the East Midlands

Test Engineer
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Leicestershire +11 11 £42,500 +21.43% 2
Northamptonshire -35 4 £50,000 - 2
Nottinghamshire +14 1 £60,000 +20.00%
Test Engineer
England

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 East Midlands region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 10 (62.50%) Test Automation
2 5 (31.25%) Actionable Insight
2 5 (31.25%) Agile
2 5 (31.25%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (31.25%) Issue Tracking
2 5 (31.25%) JIRA
2 5 (31.25%) Manual Testing
2 5 (31.25%) Performance Testing
2 5 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (31.25%) Regression Testing
2 5 (31.25%) Scenario Testing
2 5 (31.25%) Software Testing
2 5 (31.25%) Subversion
2 5 (31.25%) Test Scripting

Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Development Applications
1 5 (31.25%) JIRA
1 5 (31.25%) Subversion
General
1 6 (37.50%) Electronics
2 5 (31.25%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (31.25%) Documentation Skills
2 5 (31.25%) Social Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 5 (31.25%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (62.50%) Test Automation
2 5 (31.25%) Actionable Insight
2 5 (31.25%) Agile
2 5 (31.25%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (31.25%) Issue Tracking
2 5 (31.25%) Manual Testing
2 5 (31.25%) Performance Testing
2 5 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (31.25%) Regression Testing
2 5 (31.25%) Scenario Testing
2 5 (31.25%) Software Testing
2 5 (31.25%) Test Scripting