Graduate Test Engineer Job Trends in England

Graduate Test Engineer
UK > England

The median Graduate Test Engineer salary in England is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 December 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 604 - 652
Rank change year-on-year - - +332
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate Test Engineer 7 0 16
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.013% - 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% - 0.039%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £32,000 - -
UK median annual salary £30,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 47,098 46,955 40,890
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.59% 93.36% 95.04%
Number of salaries quoted 29,535 25,178 32,014
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,000 £31,564
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Graduate Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Graduate Test Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Graduate Test Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Graduate Test Engineer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Test Engineer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Test Engineer job vacancies in England

Graduate Test Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate Test Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 23 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
East of England - 4 £30,000 - 3
North of England - 3 £30,000 - 1
North West - 3 £30,000 - 1
Graduate Test Engineer
UK