Test Assurance Job Trends in Paignton

Test Assurance
Devon > Paignton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Paignton requiring Test Assurance skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 13 1
Rank change year-on-year +8 -12 0
Permanent jobs citing Test Assurance 11 8 21
As % of all permanent jobs in Paignton 32.35% 20.51% 91.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 35.48% 20.51% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £90,000 -
Devon median annual salary - £90,000 -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Paignton

Test Assurance 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 Paignton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31 39 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Paignton 91.18% 100.00% 91.30%
Number of salaries quoted 12 6 0
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,625 -
25th Percentile £44,375 £67,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £90,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -47.22% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median annual salary £42,215 £45,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.22% +1.11% +12.50%

Test Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in Paignton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Test Assurance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Paignton.

Test Assurance job vacancy trend in Paignton

Test Assurance
Salary Trend in Paignton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Paignton citing Test Assurance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Paignton citing Test Assurance

Test Assurance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Paignton 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 7 (63.64%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (63.64%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 11 (100.00%) 5G
1 11 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 11 (100.00%) WAN
Development Applications
1 7 (63.64%) Git
1 7 (63.64%) LabVIEW
General
1 11 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (63.64%) Electronics
2 7 (63.64%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) Product Engineer
1 7 (63.64%) Product Test Engineer
1 7 (63.64%) Test Engineer
1 7 (63.64%) Verification Engineer
2 4 (36.36%) GNSS Engineer
2 4 (36.36%) Hardware Engineer
2 4 (36.36%) RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (63.64%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 11 (100.00%) Self-Driving Car
2 7 (63.64%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (36.36%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 7 (63.64%) Unix
1 7 (63.64%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) B2B
1 11 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 11 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 7 (63.64%) Kalman Filter
2 7 (63.64%) Physics
2 7 (63.64%) System Testing
2 7 (63.64%) Test Scripting
2 7 (63.64%) Validation
2 7 (63.64%) Verification and Validation
3 4 (36.36%) Customer Engagement
3 4 (36.36%) Project Delivery
3 4 (36.36%) Requirements Gathering
3 4 (36.36%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (63.64%) MATLAB
1 7 (63.64%) Python
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) Degree
2 7 (63.64%) HND