Test Engineer
South East > Kent
The median Test Engineer salary in Kent is £47,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 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 6 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 71 | 104 | 102 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | -2 | +9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 0.26% | 0.20% | 0.087% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | 0.22% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,325 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £45,813 | - | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,250 | £30,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +57.50% | -47.83% | +27.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £49,313 | - | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £50,175 | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £60,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title | 557 | 1,387 | 985 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 71.32% | 92.84% | 85.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 322 | 1,032 | 549 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,250 | £25,250 | £27,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,313 | £31,250 | £33,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,000 | £42,500 | £46,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.59% | -8.60% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,563 | £58,750 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £68,750 | £72,500 |
| 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 Kent
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Kent
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Kent.
Test Engineer
Job Locations in Kent
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 6 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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| Rochester | -31 | 1 | £49,500 | - | 2 |
| Dartford | - | 1 | £45,000 | - | |
| Test Engineer South East |
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 6 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 Kent region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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: