Test Engineer
Berkshire > Reading
The median Test Engineer salary in Reading is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
59 |
89 |
83 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+30 |
-6 |
+46 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer |
1 |
7 |
19 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Reading |
0.20% |
0.55% |
1.72% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.22% |
0.59% |
1.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
4 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£51,250 |
- |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.00% |
+11.11% |
-18.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63,750 |
- |
£50,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£58,500 |
| Berkshire median annual salary |
£43,750 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.50% |
- |
-18.37% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title |
463 |
1,192 |
1,030 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.96% |
93.86% |
93.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
265 |
616 |
654 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,000 |
£30,875 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£40,013 |
£40,320 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£56,525 |
£55,050 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.12% |
+2.68% |
-8.25% |
| 75th Percentile |
£69,840 |
£75,000 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£88,750 |
£85,000 |
£83,750 |
| Berkshire median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.83% |
+9.09% |
-7.95% |
