Test Engineer Job Trends in Manchester
Test Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Test Engineer salary in Manchester is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 141 | 146 | 161 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +15 | -19 |
| Permanent Test Engineer jobs | 66 | 3 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.85% | 0.13% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.91% | 0.14% | 0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £61,250 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £67,500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £73,750 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £40,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Manchester matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Manchester matching a recognised job title | 7,267 | 2,120 | 3,507 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.39% | 92.54% | 94.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,398 | 1,334 | 1,800 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £28,250 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -9.09% | -7.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £79,999 | £70,000 | £69,800 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £85,000 | £83,775 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £48,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.58% | -4.00% | -9.09% |
Test Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Test Engineer job postings 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 Test Engineer jobs in Manchester over the 6 months to 26 October 2026.
Test Engineer Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Test Engineer jobs within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 26 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | - | 9 | £45,500 | - | 5 |
| Stockport | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
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Test Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 26 October 2026, Test Engineer job ads cited 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 Test Engineer job ads across the Manchester region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Test Automation | 30.3% | 20 |
| 2 | Python | 15.2% | 10 |
| 3 | Continuous Improvement | 12.1% | 8 |
| 4 | Azure | 10.6% | 7 |
| 4 | Security Cleared | 10.6% | 7 |
| 6 | AWS | 9.1% | 6 |
| 6 | Software Testing | 9.1% | 6 |
| 6 | SQL | 9.1% | 6 |
| 6 | Test Strategy | 9.1% | 6 |
| 6 | Validation | 9.1% | 6 |
| 11 | Agile | 7.6% | 5 |
| 11 | Java | 7.6% | 5 |
| 11 | JavaScript | 7.6% | 5 |
| 11 | Kubernetes | 7.6% | 5 |
| 11 | Problem-Solving | 7.6% | 5 |
| 11 | QA | 7.6% | 5 |
| 11 | Test Scripting | 7.6% | 5 |
| 11 | TypeScript | 7.6% | 5 |
| 19 | AngularJS | 6.1% | 4 |
| 19 | CI/CD | 6.1% | 4 |
| 19 | Cucumber | 6.1% | 4 |
| 19 | Cypress.io | 6.1% | 4 |
| 19 | Docker | 6.1% | 4 |
| 19 | Elasticsearch | 6.1% | 4 |
| 19 | End-to-End Testing | 6.1% | 4 |
| 19 | HNC | 6.1% | 4 |
| 19 | MERN Stack | 6.1% | 4 |
| 19 | Neo4j | 6.1% | 4 |
| 19 | React | 6.1% | 4 |
| 19 | Robot Framework | 6.1% | 4 |
Test Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lead Test Engineer | 16.7% | 11 |
| 2 | Systems Test Engineer | 15.2% | 10 |
| 3 | Manufacturing Engineer | 13.6% | 9 |
| 4 | Electronics Engineer | 10.6% | 7 |
| 4 | Electronics Test Engineer | 10.6% | 7 |
| 6 | Electrical Engineer | 7.6% | 5 |
| 7 | Data Engineer | 6.1% | 4 |
| 8 | PCB Engineer | 4.5% | 3 |
| 8 | Software Test Engineer | 4.5% | 3 |
| 10 | Product Test Engineer | 3.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Senior Test Engineer | 3.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Test and Integration Engineer | 3.0% | 2 |
| 13 | DevSecOps Engineer | 1.5% | 1 |
| 13 | Firmware Engineer | 1.5% | 1 |
| 13 | Principal Test Engineer | 1.5% | 1 |
| 13 | QA Test Engineer | 1.5% | 1 |
| 13 | Systems Integration Engineer | 1.5% | 1 |
| 13 | Test and Validation Engineer | 1.5% | 1 |
| 13 | Test Automation Engineer | 1.5% | 1 |
| 13 | Test Development Engineer | 1.5% | 1 |