Test Engineer
South West > Gloucestershire
The median Test Engineer salary in Gloucestershire is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 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 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 56 | 117 | 94 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +61 | -23 | +5 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 13 | 16 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 2.47% | 0.93% | 1.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.63% | 0.96% | 2.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,100 | £53,000 | £40,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,375 | £55,000 | £41,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £65,000 | £51,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.23% | +26.21% | +19.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,125 | £72,500 | £65,313 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £74,000 | £72,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £46,250 | £52,500 | £51,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.90% | +1.94% | +16.94% |
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 | 495 | 1,667 | 1,028 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.11% | 96.92% | 84.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 304 | 1,228 | 474 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £27,500 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £35,000 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,600 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,000 | £61,250 | £72,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,625 | £75,000 | £81,250 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Gloucestershire.
Test Engineer
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 16 May 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 May 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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| Gloucester | +48 | 4 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 6 |
| Cheltenham | +39 | 3 | £77,500 | +19.23% | 9 |
| Tewkesbury | +20 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| 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 May 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: