Test Engineer Jobs in England

Test Engineer
UK > England

The median Test Engineer salary in England is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 521 468 477
Rank change year-on-year -53 +9 -25
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 324 561 928
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.38% 0.62% 0.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 0.68% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 179 386 668
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £65,697 £75,625 £75,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% +5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 81,041 82,556 127,446
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.46% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,522 52,365 74,626
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

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.

Job vacancy trend for Test Engineer in England

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in England.

Salary trend for Test Engineer in England

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

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 IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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
South East -15 100 £45,000 - 66
Midlands -28 59 £42,500 -22.73% 20
East of England +57 55 £45,000 -30.77% 27
South West -30 54 £52,500 +1.94% 34
West Midlands -11 47 £42,500 -22.73% 16
North of England +18 35 £42,500 -15.00% 25
London -78 22 £65,000 +13.04% 28
Yorkshire +60 19 £38,750 -18.42% 6
North West +17 14 £45,000 -10.00% 18
East Midlands -11 12 £40,000 -15.79% 4
North East -13 2 £57,965 +1.69% 1
Test Engineer
UK

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, 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.

1 143 (44.14%) Test Automation
2 103 (31.79%) Software Testing
3 91 (28.09%) Agile
4 84 (25.93%) Degree
5 66 (20.37%) Python
6 57 (17.59%) Problem-Solving
7 52 (16.05%) Test Scripting
8 51 (15.74%) Electronics
9 48 (14.81%) QA
10 45 (13.89%) Social Skills
11 41 (12.65%) C#
12 40 (12.35%) Security Cleared
13 38 (11.73%) Automotive
14 37 (11.42%) Selenium
14 37 (11.42%) Software Engineering
15 35 (10.80%) Computer Science
16 34 (10.49%) Manual Testing
16 34 (10.49%) Regression Testing
16 34 (10.49%) Linux
16 34 (10.49%) Test Strategy
17 33 (10.19%) Analytical Skills
17 33 (10.19%) Windows
18 32 (9.88%) Microsoft
18 32 (9.88%) ISTQB
19 31 (9.57%) JIRA
19 31 (9.57%) CI/CD
20 29 (8.95%) DevOps
21 28 (8.64%) API Testing
21 28 (8.64%) Azure
21 28 (8.64%) Validation

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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (4.01%) Confluence
2 2 (0.62%) MTS
3 1 (0.31%) Apache
3 1 (0.31%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 15 (4.63%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.54%) Simulink
4 3 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.31%) LabWindows
Cloud Services
1 28 (8.64%) Azure
2 23 (7.10%) AWS
3 18 (5.56%) GitHub
4 9 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (2.16%) GCP
6 5 (1.54%) Datadog
6 5 (1.54%) GitHub Actions
6 5 (1.54%) SaaS
7 4 (1.23%) Cloud Composer
7 4 (1.23%) Cloud Functions
7 4 (1.23%) dbt
7 4 (1.23%) Google Kubernetes Engine
7 4 (1.23%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 4 (1.23%) Snowflake
8 2 (0.62%) Amazon ECS
8 2 (0.62%) Azure Functions
8 2 (0.62%) Serverless
9 1 (0.31%) Firebase
9 1 (0.31%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (0.31%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (6.17%) Wireless
2 18 (5.56%) Bluetooth
2 18 (5.56%) Wi-Fi
3 11 (3.40%) 5G
4 10 (3.09%) GSM
4 10 (3.09%) ISDN
4 10 (3.09%) LTE
4 10 (3.09%) PSTN
4 10 (3.09%) UMTS
5 8 (2.47%) Ethernet
6 6 (1.85%) Internet
7 5 (1.54%) Network Security
7 5 (1.54%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.23%) FlexRay
8 4 (1.23%) Wireshark
8 4 (1.23%) ZigBee
9 1 (0.31%) 4G
9 1 (0.31%) RS-232
9 1 (0.31%) VLAN
9 1 (0.31%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (4.94%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.47%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.85%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.54%) DynamoDB
5 4 (1.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 4 (1.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.23%) Tableau
6 2 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (0.62%) MySQL
7 1 (0.31%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (0.31%) Neo4j
7 1 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.31%) Redis
Development Applications
1 37 (11.42%) Selenium
2 31 (9.57%) JIRA
3 27 (8.33%) LabVIEW
4 21 (6.48%) Postman
5 20 (6.17%) Git
6 17 (5.25%) Cucumber
7 16 (4.94%) Appium
8 15 (4.63%) Jenkins
9 12 (3.70%) JMeter
9 12 (3.70%) SpecFlow
10 11 (3.40%) UI Automator
11 10 (3.09%) Cypress.io
11 10 (3.09%) JBehave
11 10 (3.09%) MSTest
12 7 (2.16%) JUnit
12 7 (2.16%) SoapUI
12 7 (2.16%) Team Foundation Server
13 6 (1.85%) TeamCity
14 5 (1.54%) HP UFT
14 5 (1.54%) WebDriver
General
1 51 (15.74%) Electronics
2 45 (13.89%) Social Skills
3 38 (11.73%) Automotive
4 33 (10.19%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (7.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (7.10%) Manufacturing
7 17 (5.25%) Retail
8 14 (4.32%) Aerospace
8 14 (4.32%) Finance
9 13 (4.01%) Military
10 11 (3.40%) Organisational Skills
10 11 (3.40%) Telecoms
11 10 (3.09%) Marketing
11 10 (3.09%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (2.16%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (1.23%) Legal
14 3 (0.93%) Games
14 3 (0.93%) Public Sector
15 2 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.62%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.01%) .NET
1 13 (4.01%) Gherkin
2 9 (2.78%) pytest
2 9 (2.78%) XML
3 8 (2.47%) Playwright
4 7 (2.16%) REST
5 5 (1.54%) HTML
5 5 (1.54%) JSON
5 5 (1.54%) SOAP
6 4 (1.23%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (1.23%) Middleware
6 4 (1.23%) Web Services
6 4 (1.23%) XSLT
7 3 (0.93%) Node.js
7 3 (0.93%) Qt
7 3 (0.93%) RESTful
8 2 (0.62%) AngularJS
8 2 (0.62%) MSMQ
8 2 (0.62%) WebdriverIO
8 2 (0.62%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 25 (7.72%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (3.70%) Mobile App
3 11 (3.40%) Embedded Systems
4 10 (3.09%) Acoustics
4 10 (3.09%) Satnav
5 8 (2.47%) IoT
5 8 (2.47%) Smartphone
6 7 (2.16%) Data Centre
7 6 (1.85%) Algorithms
7 6 (1.85%) Chip and PIN
7 6 (1.85%) Renewable Energy
8 5 (1.54%) Management Information System
8 5 (1.54%) Product Ownership
9 4 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.23%) NHS
9 4 (1.23%) Robotics
10 3 (0.93%) PCIe
11 2 (0.62%) Client/Server
11 2 (0.62%) Infotainment
12 1 (0.31%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 34 (10.49%) Linux
2 33 (10.19%) Windows
3 14 (4.32%) Unix
4 9 (2.78%) Android
5 8 (2.47%) Mac OS
6 4 (1.23%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.62%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.31%) CentOS
8 1 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (44.14%) Test Automation
2 103 (31.79%) Software Testing
3 91 (28.09%) Agile
4 57 (17.59%) Problem-Solving
5 52 (16.05%) Test Scripting
6 37 (11.42%) Software Engineering
7 35 (10.80%) Computer Science
8 34 (10.49%) Manual Testing
8 34 (10.49%) Regression Testing
8 34 (10.49%) Test Strategy
9 31 (9.57%) CI/CD
10 29 (8.95%) DevOps
11 28 (8.64%) API Testing
11 28 (8.64%) Validation
12 25 (7.72%) Continuous Integration
13 22 (6.79%) Coaching
14 19 (5.86%) BDD
15 18 (5.56%) Performance Testing
16 17 (5.25%) Functional Testing
16 17 (5.25%) Non-Functional Testing
Programming Languages
1 66 (20.37%) Python
2 41 (12.65%) C#
3 23 (7.10%) C
4 22 (6.79%) Java
4 22 (6.79%) SQL
5 19 (5.86%) JavaScript
6 15 (4.63%) MATLAB
7 9 (2.78%) Embedded C
7 9 (2.78%) T-SQL
8 7 (2.16%) C++
9 5 (1.54%) Bash
9 5 (1.54%) TypeScript
10 4 (1.23%) Groovy
10 4 (1.23%) Ruby
11 2 (0.62%) PowerShell
12 1 (0.31%) Go
12 1 (0.31%) PHP
12 1 (0.31%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 84 (25.93%) Degree
2 40 (12.35%) Security Cleared
3 32 (9.88%) ISTQB
4 20 (6.17%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (3.70%) DBS Check
5 12 (3.70%) DV Cleared
6 9 (2.78%) SC Cleared
7 8 (2.47%) HND
8 6 (1.85%) HNC
9 5 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.54%) ISEB
9 5 (1.54%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (1.23%) CIPD
10 4 (1.23%) ISEB Practitioner
10 4 (1.23%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 4 (1.23%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.93%) CREST Certified
12 2 (0.62%) NVQ Level 3
12 2 (0.62%) Six Sigma Green Belt
13 1 (0.31%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (14.81%) QA
2 9 (2.78%) Accessibility
3 3 (0.93%) COSHH
3 3 (0.93%) Def Stans
3 3 (0.93%) ISO 14001
3 3 (0.93%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.93%) JTAG
3 3 (0.93%) MISRA
4 2 (0.62%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.31%) HAZOP
System Software
1 13 (4.01%) Firmware
2 5 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.23%) VMware Server
4 3 (0.93%) Docker
4 3 (0.93%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (0.93%) Functional Safety
1 3 (0.93%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.31%) Grafana
2 1 (0.31%) Iperf
2 1 (0.31%) Kibana
2 1 (0.31%) Nmap
2 1 (0.31%) Terraform
Vendors
1 32 (9.88%) Microsoft
2 12 (3.70%) Google
3 7 (2.16%) EMC
4 6 (1.85%) Thales
5 5 (1.54%) VMware
6 4 (1.23%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.93%) Atlassian
7 3 (0.93%) Conga
7 3 (0.93%) IBM
7 3 (0.93%) Lauterbach
7 3 (0.93%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
8 2 (0.62%) YouTube
9 1 (0.31%) Apple
9 1 (0.31%) CA Agile Central
9 1 (0.31%) Denodo
9 1 (0.31%) Oracle
9 1 (0.31%) Red Hat
9 1 (0.31%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.31%) Splunk
9 1 (0.31%) Talend