Test Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Test Engineer salary in Scotland is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 144 | 252 | 183 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +108 | -69 | -33 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 12 | 32 | 38 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.41% | 0.47% | 0.81% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.45% | 0.49% | 0.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 23 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,000 | £32,500 | £37,885 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £34,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £59,375 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,000 | - | £67,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £54,164 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -16.92% | +8.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,669 | 6,527 | 4,240 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.62% | 96.87% | 90.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,372 | 2,624 | 2,309 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £27,825 | £31,569 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,738 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Scotland.
Test Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.
Test Engineer
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 7 May 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +8 | 7 | £56,250 | +12.50% | 8 |
| Fife | -8 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Glasgow | +172 | 1 | £40,000 | +6.67% | 3 |
| Lanarkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, Test Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: