Test Engineer Jobs in Hereford

Test Engineer
Herefordshire > Hereford

The median Test Engineer salary in Hereford is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hereford 5.26% - 7.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.25% - 7.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £45,000
75th Percentile £47,500 - £47,500
90th Percentile - - -
Herefordshire median annual salary £57,500 - £45,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hereford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hereford. 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 Hereford with a recognized job title 32 54 27
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 84.21% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 17 46 22
10th Percentile - £35,350 £41,375
25th Percentile £29,000 - £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £35,700 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +54.06% -28.60% +14.29%
75th Percentile £77,500 £58,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £65,000 £57,500
Herefordshire median annual salary £61,250 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +11.36% +22.22% +5.88%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hereford

Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hereford.

Job vacancy trend for Test Engineer in Hereford

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Hereford

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Hereford.

Salary trend for Test Engineer in Hereford

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hereford

For the 6 months to 3 August 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 Hereford region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Zero Defects
2 1 (50.00%) SOA
2 1 (50.00%) Electronics
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (50.00%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (50.00%) Functional Testing
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving

Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hereford 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
1 1 (50.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) SOA
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (50.00%) Zero Defects
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (50.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) HP Quality Center