Senior Test Engineer Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Senior Test Engineer
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Senior Test Engineer salary in Northern Ireland is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 October 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 39 -
Rank change year-on-year -86 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Test Engineer 3 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.18% 0.31% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.35% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
UK median annual salary £68,076 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +13.46% +14.29% -12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 1,554 287 494
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.94% 90.25% 97.24%
Number of salaries quoted 382 140 257
10th Percentile £30,970 £30,000 £31,700
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £58,589 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.50% -0.91% -8.33%

Senior Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Senior Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Senior Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for Senior Test Engineer job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Test Engineer job vacancies in Northern Ireland

Senior Test Engineer
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Test Engineer within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 6 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
County Antrim -53 3 £65,000 - 2
Senior Test Engineer
UK

Senior Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 6 October 2026, Senior 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Senior Test Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) End-to-End Testing
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Thales
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Data Acquisition
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Ethernet
3 1 (33.33%) Git
3 1 (33.33%) HND
3 1 (33.33%) LabVIEW
3 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) MIL-STD-1553
3 1 (33.33%) PLM
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Management
3 1 (33.33%) RS-232
3 1 (33.33%) RS-422
3 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stress Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Subversion
3 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Analysis

Senior Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Ethernet
1 1 (33.33%) RS-232
1 1 (33.33%) RS-422
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Git
1 1 (33.33%) LabVIEW
1 1 (33.33%) Subversion
General
1 2 (66.67%) Aerospace
1 2 (66.67%) Retail
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Electronics
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Acoustics
1 1 (33.33%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (33.33%) CAN bus
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) End-to-End Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Data Acquisition
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 1 (33.33%) PLM
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Management
3 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stress Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
3 1 (33.33%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) MIL-STD-1553
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Thales
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Workday