Test Engineer
South East > Hampshire
The median Test Engineer salary in Hampshire is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 104 | 144 | 122 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +40 | -22 | +80 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 17 | 50 | 46 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire | 0.86% | 1.18% | 1.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.90% | 1.24% | 1.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 35 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,800 | £36,250 | £29,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,500 | £41,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £45,000 | £41,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | +8.43% | -20.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,500 | £60,000 | £79,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £60,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title | 1,882 | 4,028 | 2,619 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.19% | 94.67% | 94.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,135 | 3,133 | 1,972 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -6.54% | +1.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £75,000 | £81,175 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.
Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Hampshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Hampshire.
Test Engineer
Salary Histogram in Hampshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in Hampshire over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Test Engineer
Job Locations in Hampshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 31 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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| Southampton | +35 | 6 | £52,500 | +28.61% | 3 |
| Portsmouth | +4 | 6 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 6 |
| Fareham | +11 | 1 | £45,000 | - | 6 |
| Basingstoke | +10 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Test Engineer South East |
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire
For the 6 months to 31 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 Hampshire region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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: