Test Engineer Job Trends in Gloucestershire
Test Engineer
South West > Gloucestershire
The median Test Engineer salary in Gloucestershire is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 60 | 49 | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | +20 | +12 |
| Permanent Test Engineer jobs | 65 | 7 | 20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire | 2.43% | 1.31% | 2.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.58% | 1.39% | 2.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 4 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,893 | £59,875 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £61,563 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £70,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +75.00% | -17.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £80,313 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £83,125 | £71,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.50% | -17.95% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Gloucestershire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Gloucestershire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Gloucestershire matching a recognised job title | 2,517 | 503 | 919 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.99% | 94.19% | 96.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,530 | 358 | 472 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,135 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £36,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.81% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £75,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £85,375 | £80,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £51,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -12.62% | -3.47% |
Test Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Test Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
Test Engineer Salary Trend in Gloucestershire
Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Gloucestershire.
Test Engineer Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire
Salary distribution for Test Engineer jobs in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.
Test Engineer Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Test Engineer jobs within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 30 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | - | 31 | £50,000 | - | 3 |
| Cheltenham | -32 | 13 | £72,500 | -4.92% | 5 |
| Tewkesbury | - | 10 | £35,000 | - | |
| Cirencester | - | 7 | - | - | |
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Test Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire
For the 6 months to 30 October 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 Gloucestershire region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Python | 26.2% | 17 |
| 2 | Test Automation | 23.1% | 15 |
| 3 | Software Engineering | 16.9% | 11 |
| 4 | Cybersecurity | 15.4% | 10 |
| 4 | Security Cleared | 15.4% | 10 |
| 6 | Software Testing | 13.8% | 9 |
| 7 | Agile | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | Ansible | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | AWS | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | Bash | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | C++ | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | Cypress.io | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | Docker | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | Elastic Stack | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | Git | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | GitLab | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | Grafana | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | Infrastructure as Code | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | Infrastructure Engineering | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | JavaScript | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | Jenkins | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | Kubernetes | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | LabVIEW | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | Linux | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | Playwright | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | Terraform | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | Test Management | 10.8% | 7 |
| 7 | TestRail | 10.8% | 7 |
| 30 | Collaborative Working | 9.2% | 6 |
Test Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Test Engineer | 21.5% | 14 |
| 2 | Electrical Engineer | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2 | Installations Engineer | 15.4% | 10 |
| 4 | Hardware Test Engineer | 10.8% | 7 |
| 4 | Infrastructure Engineer | 10.8% | 7 |
| 4 | Test and Integration Engineer | 10.8% | 7 |
| 4 | Test Development Engineer | 10.8% | 7 |
| 8 | Test Automation Engineer | 7.7% | 5 |
| 9 | Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 3.1% | 2 |
| 9 | Field Test Engineer | 3.1% | 2 |
| 9 | Senior Development Engineer | 3.1% | 2 |
| 12 | Non-Functional Test Engineer | 1.5% | 1 |
| 12 | Python Engineer | 1.5% | 1 |
| 12 | Senior Embedded Engineer | 1.5% | 1 |
| 12 | Senior Software Test Engineer | 1.5% | 1 |
| 12 | Senior Systems Engineer | 1.5% | 1 |
| 12 | Systems Test Engineer | 1.5% | 1 |