Test Engineer Job Trends in the Highlands

Test Engineer
Scotland > Highlands

As of 11 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Test Engineer salary in the Highlands.

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Highlands 2.41% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.28% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £50,500 £44,033
% change year-on-year -20.79% +14.69% -11.94%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Highlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Highlands. 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 the Highlands with a recognized job title 61 41 5
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 73.49% 100.00% 83.33%
Number of salaries quoted 26 24 5
10th Percentile - £26,250 -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £30,000 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.67% +20.00% -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - £43,175 £27,250
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -9.09%

Test Engineer
Job Locations in the Highlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Highlands region over the 6 months to 11 November 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
Inverness - 2 - - 1
Test Engineer
Scotland

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands

For the 6 months to 11 November 2025, Test Engineer job roles required 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 job ads across the Highlands region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) City & Guilds
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management

Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (100.00%) PDA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) City & Guilds