SDET Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring SDET skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing SDET 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.11% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £55,000 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

SDET falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 677 282 829
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 77.02% 92.46% 88.00%
Number of salaries quoted 528 189 697
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £66,137
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £77,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £48,445 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.11% - -9.09%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SDET relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

SDET job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing SDET.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing SDET

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) C# Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Development Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Development Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Test Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Test Development Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Online Games
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA