Test Engineer Job Trends in Kidderminster

Test Engineer
Worcestershire > Kidderminster

The median Test Engineer salary in Kidderminster is £127,185 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kidderminster 20.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 20.51% - -
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £127,185 - -
Worcestershire median annual salary £127,185 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kidderminster

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kidderminster. 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 Kidderminster with a recognized job title 39 10 20
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.50% 62.50% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 30 10 20
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,500 £20,300
25th Percentile £49,250 £30,625 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £35,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +71.43% -30.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £127,185 £45,938 £58,750
90th Percentile - £49,125 £62,500
Worcestershire median annual salary £60,000 £34,011 £45,000
% change year-on-year +76.41% -24.42% -

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kidderminster

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Test Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kidderminster.

Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Kidderminster

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Kidderminster

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Kidderminster.

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Kidderminster

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kidderminster

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, 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 Kidderminster region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) AWS
1 8 (100.00%) SFIA
1 8 (100.00%) Terraform
2 6 (75.00%) Analytics
2 6 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (25.00%) Peregrine

Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kidderminster 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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (100.00%) AWS
General
1 8 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) SFIA
2 6 (75.00%) Analytics
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
Systems Management
1 8 (100.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Peregrine