Test Technician Job Trends in the North West

Test Technician
England > North West

The median Test Technician salary in the North West is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 October 2025.

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

6 months to
11 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 232 228 -
Rank change year-on-year -4 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Technician 7 10 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.13% 0.14% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.14% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,250 £35,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £35,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -22.54% - -
75th Percentile £28,750 £35,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £32,750 £30,000 -
% change year-on-year +9.17% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 4,577 6,949 4,127
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.95% 95.22% 96.49%
Number of salaries quoted 2,290 3,974 3,174
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,250 £31,163
25th Percentile £34,000 £40,000 £42,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £56,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.79% -6.67% -

Test Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Test Technician job vacancy trend in the North West

Test Technician
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Test Technician job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Test Technician job vacancies in the North West

Test Technician
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Technician within the North West region over the 6 months to 11 October 2025. 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
Cheshire - 3 - - 2
Cumbria - 3 £27,500 -
Manchester +27 1 - -
Test Technician
England

Test Technician Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 11 October 2025, Test Technician 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 North West region featuring Test Technician in the job title.

1 1 (14.29%) HNC
1 1 (14.29%) Electronics
1 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement

Test Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 (14.29%) Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) HNC