Test Engineer
UK > England
The median Test Engineer salary in England is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 145 | 490 | 499 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +345 | +9 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 1,146 | 391 | 421 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 2.24% | 0.42% | 0.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.48% | 0.44% | 0.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 155 | 208 | 314 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £32,750 | £33,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -14.29% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £54,063 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -14.29% | +5.00% |
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 | 46,299 | 89,129 | 72,093 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.56% | 94.67% | 91.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,321 | 64,694 | 48,523 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,000 | £38,572 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Test Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in England.
Test Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in England over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.
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 Test Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 2 July 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 |
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| South East | +204 | 411 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 147 |
| East of England | +142 | 384 | £42,000 | -6.67% | 76 |
| Midlands | +190 | 234 | £35,000 | -17.65% | 67 |
| East Midlands | +170 | 221 | £33,000 | -12.00% | 25 |
| South West | +79 | 42 | £52,500 | +5.53% | 65 |
| North of England | +52 | 32 | £45,000 | +20.00% | 86 |
| London | +97 | 30 | £46,500 | -7.00% | 100 |
| North West | +33 | 21 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 61 |
| West Midlands | +33 | 13 | £65,000 | +52.94% | 42 |
| Yorkshire | +49 | 10 | £35,000 | - | 20 |
| North East | +45 | 1 | £45,000 | - | 5 |
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 2 July 2025, Test Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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