Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
East of England > Essex
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Essex requiring SDET skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 73 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +11 |
| Permanent jobs citing SDET | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Essex | - | - | 0.51% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +48.15% |
| East of England median annual salary | - | - | £100,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +60.00% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Essex
SDET falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Essex.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 715 | 310 | 654 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex | 77.46% | 87.08% | 83.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 431 | 128 | 539 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £24,693 | £25,952 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,938 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £48,750 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +8.33% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £58,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £75,600 | £80,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | -9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SDET relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Salary Trend in Essex
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing SDET.
