Test Engineer Job Trends in England

Test Engineer
UK > England

The median Test Engineer salary in England is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 202 400 336
Rank change year-on-year +198 -64 +95
Permanent Test Engineer jobs 1,056 229 459
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.98% 0.50% 0.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.06% 0.55% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 653 146 118
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £64,999 £58,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,320 £62,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
13 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 99,395 41,465 57,387
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.80% 90.57% 94.74%
Number of salaries quoted 67,607 26,218 32,270
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £31,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.21% -7.83% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% -4.17%

Test Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Test Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Test Engineer Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in England

Test Engineer Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for Test Engineer jobs in England over the 6 months to 13 November 2026.

Salary histogram for Test Engineer in England

Test Engineer Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Test Engineer jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 13 November 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
South East +88 251 £50,000 +13.64% 99
South West +49 212 £45,000 +28.57% 50
North of England +50 191 £50,000 +25.00% 113
East of England +56 180 £45,000 -5.26% 87
Midlands +41 157 £40,000 -20.00% 67
West Midlands +36 114 £40,000 -20.00% 38
North West -14 96 £45,500 +13.75% 66
London -50 58 £60,000 +15.38% 108
Yorkshire +8 53 £50,000 +14.94% 16
North East -24 44 £63,000 +40.00% 31
East Midlands -11 43 £36,000 -28.00% 29
Test Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, Test Engineer job ads cited 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 Test Engineer job ads across the England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Test Automation24.6%260
2Problem-Solving12.8%135
3Validation12.4%131
4QA11.6%122
5Security Cleared10.8%114
6Software Testing10.6%112
7Continuous Improvement8.6%91
8Python8.1%86
9Degree8.0%85
10Agile8.0%84
11Test Strategy7.4%78
12SC Cleared6.5%69
12SQL6.5%69
14CI/CD6.3%66
15LabVIEW5.8%61
16Linux4.5%47
16Playwright4.5%47
16Software Engineering4.5%47
19Defect Management4.4%46
20JavaScript4.2%44
21HNC4.1%43
22Regression Testing4.0%42
23Mentoring3.9%41
24Software Delivery3.7%39
25API Testing3.4%36
25HND3.4%36
25Test Scripting3.4%36
28AWS3.3%35
28Azure3.3%35
28Java3.3%35

Test Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Systems Test Engineer11.0%116
2Systems Engineer10.9%115
3Senior Test Engineer10.0%106
4Lead Test Engineer9.8%103
5Electronics Engineer8.6%91
5Electronics Test Engineer8.6%91
7Test Automation Engineer5.5%58
8Principal Test Engineer5.1%54
9QA Test Engineer4.4%46
9RF Test Engineer4.4%46
11Software Test Engineer3.4%36
12Support Engineer3.1%33
13Applications Engineer3.0%32
14Test and Integration Engineer2.9%31
14Test Development Engineer2.9%31
16Lead Systems Engineer2.5%26
16Product Test Engineer2.5%26
18Applications Support Engineer2.4%25
18Electrical Engineer2.4%25
20Hardware Test Engineer2.1%22
573 Test Engineer jobs in England