Test Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Test Engineer salary in Manchester is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 117 | 153 | 123 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +36 | -30 | +94 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 17 | 6 | 20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.62% | 0.22% | 0.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.69% | 0.23% | 0.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 3 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £42,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £33,750 | £44,375 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,000 | £49,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +1.01% | -1.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £74,688 | £68,125 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £77,500 | £56,184 |
| North West median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £49,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +0.50% | -0.50% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title | 2,453 | 2,588 | 2,158 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.04% | 93.97% | 95.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,548 | 1,254 | 1,725 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £35,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £41,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £72,500 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £85,000 | £84,056 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £51,238 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.42% | -2.40% | - |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
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 Manchester.
Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.
Test Engineer
Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in Manchester over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 30 December 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 Manchester region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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: