Test Engineer
South West > Gloucestershire
The median Test Engineer salary in Gloucestershire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 42 | 64 | 72 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | +8 | +31 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 16 | 25 | 18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 2.94% | 2.30% | 1.98% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.12% | 2.38% | 2.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,500 | - | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | - | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £40,000 | £47,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.50% | -14.89% | -6.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £55,000 | £56,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,000 | £70,750 | £67,750 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,500 | £40,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.25% | -20.00% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Gloucestershire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title | 513 | 1,050 | 858 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.13% | 96.42% | 94.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 348 | 657 | 527 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £30,000 | £29,440 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,250 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £62,500 | £72,433 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,875 | £76,500 | £82,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £45,272 | £52,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.94% | -5.45% | +10.00% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all 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 jobs citing Test Engineer in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.
Test Engineer
Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 16 September 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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| Cheltenham | +22 | 4 | £85,000 | +23.64% | 2 |
| Gloucester | +22 | 4 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 2 |
| Filton | - | 4 | £65,000 | - | |
| Test Engineer South West |
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire
For the 6 months to 16 September 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 Gloucestershire region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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: