Software Test Engineer Job Trends in Merseyside

Software Test Engineer
North West > Merseyside

The median Software Test Engineer salary in Merseyside is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 July 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Test Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 0.081% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.085% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
North West median annual salary £40,000 £75,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -46.67% +66.67% -7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 1,175 500 996
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.37% 94.16% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 745 256 786
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,250 £48,250
Median % change year-on-year +5.82% -2.07% +7.22%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £73,125 £82,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Software Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Software Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Software Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for Software Test Engineer job vacancies in Merseyside.

Salary distribution trend for Software Test Engineer job vacancies in Merseyside

Software Test Engineer
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Test Engineer within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 22 July 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Birkenhead - 1 £30,000 - 1
Software Test Engineer
North West

Software Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 22 July 2026, Software 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 Merseyside region featuring Software Test Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

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

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR