Test Engineer Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Test Engineer
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Test Engineer salary in Oxfordshire is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 November 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 88 65
Rank change year-on-year +30 -23 +43
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 1 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 0.16% 0.092% 0.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.097% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £37,250
25th Percentile - - £39,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £44,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +22.76%
75th Percentile - - £63,375
90th Percentile - - £73,350
South East median annual salary £44,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.37% -5.00% -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Oxfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 576 1,026 620
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 94.13% 91.99%
Number of salaries quoted 434 559 517
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,750 £35,036
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,674 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.19% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £66,778
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £48,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -12.73% +2.80% -2.73%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Oxfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Test Engineer
Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 19 November 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
Thame - 1 £40,000 -
Test Engineer
South East