Test Engineer Job Trends in the East of England

Test Engineer
England > East of England

The median Test Engineer salary in the East of England is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 11 159
Rank change year-on-year -83 +148 +46
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 95 379 62
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 1.52% 12.43% 0.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.62% 13.30% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 64 3 45
10th Percentile £41,125 - £34,150
25th Percentile £45,000 £34,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £39,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.21% -13.33% -30.77%
75th Percentile £55,000 £45,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £68,500 £46,700 £63,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -1.96% +13.33% -15.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 of England with a recognized job title 5,869 2,849 6,511
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.68% 93.44% 94.08%
Number of salaries quoted 4,004 1,527 4,930
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -13.64%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £73,750 £76,025
England median annual salary £57,239 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.45% +9.52% -12.86%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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 of England.

Test Engineer job vacancy trend in the East of England

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in the East of England

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in the East of England over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Test Engineer in the East of England

Test Engineer
Job Locations in the East of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 17 June 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
Cambridgeshire +11 39 £50,000 +11.11% 9
Essex - 17 £45,000 - 2
Norfolk -14 14 £47,500 +21.79%
Hertfordshire -46 12 £50,000 - 14
Suffolk +32 11 £45,000 -
Bedfordshire -41 2 £55,000 - 2
Test Engineer
England

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 17 June 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 of England region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 17 (17.89%) Test Automation
2 11 (11.58%) Software Testing
3 10 (10.53%) Load Testing
4 9 (9.47%) Degree
5 8 (8.42%) Python
5 8 (8.42%) Security Cleared
6 7 (7.37%) Validation
7 6 (6.32%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 5 (5.26%) API Testing
8 5 (5.26%) HNC
8 5 (5.26%) Manual Testing
8 5 (5.26%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (5.26%) QA
9 4 (4.21%) EMC
9 4 (4.21%) HND
9 4 (4.21%) Test Strategy
10 3 (3.16%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (3.16%) Microsoft Office
10 3 (3.16%) Software Engineering
10 3 (3.16%) System Testing
11 2 (2.11%) Analytics
11 2 (2.11%) Application Security
11 2 (2.11%) AWS
11 2 (2.11%) Collaborative Engineering
11 2 (2.11%) Data Ingestion
11 2 (2.11%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
11 2 (2.11%) End-to-End Testing
11 2 (2.11%) ETL
11 2 (2.11%) Interactive Application Security Testing
11 2 (2.11%) ISO 9001

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

Applications
1 3 (3.16%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.11%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.05%) 3GPP
Development Applications
1 1 (1.05%) Jenkins
General
1 30 (31.58%) Manufacturing
2 29 (30.53%) Electronics
3 7 (7.37%) Aerospace
4 6 (6.32%) Social Skills
5 3 (3.16%) Health Technology
5 3 (3.16%) Wearables
6 2 (2.11%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.05%) Automotive
7 1 (1.05%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (3.16%) Analogue Electronics
2 2 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (17.89%) Test Automation
2 11 (11.58%) Software Testing
3 10 (10.53%) Load Testing
4 7 (7.37%) Validation
5 5 (5.26%) API Testing
5 5 (5.26%) Manual Testing
5 5 (5.26%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (4.21%) Test Strategy
7 3 (3.16%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (3.16%) Software Engineering
7 3 (3.16%) System Testing
8 2 (2.11%) Analytics
8 2 (2.11%) Application Security
8 2 (2.11%) Collaborative Engineering
8 2 (2.11%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
8 2 (2.11%) End-to-End Testing
8 2 (2.11%) ETL
8 2 (2.11%) Interactive Application Security Testing
8 2 (2.11%) Product Requirements
8 2 (2.11%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 8 (8.42%) Python
2 2 (2.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (9.47%) Degree
2 8 (8.42%) Security Cleared
3 5 (5.26%) HNC
4 4 (4.21%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.32%) ISO/IEC 17025
2 5 (5.26%) QA
3 2 (2.11%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.05%) COSHH
Vendors
1 4 (4.21%) EMC
2 2 (2.11%) Microsoft