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 24 March 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Mar 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 156 | 250 | 185 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +94 | -65 | -32 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 12 | 23 | 49 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.32% | 0.38% | 1.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | 0.39% | 1.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 19 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,500 | £32,500 | £36,527 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £35,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £44,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -2.22% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £48,750 | £50,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -14.29% | +3.96% |
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 | 3,168 | 5,833 | 4,480 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 83.63% | 97.04% | 91.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,347 | 2,493 | 2,396 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £27,000 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | +13.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £79,920 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,560 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.65% | -8.33% | - |
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 24 March 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 24 March 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 | +28 | 9 | £56,250 | +12.50% | 1 |
| Glasgow | +164 | 1 | £40,000 | +1.91% | |
| Fife | -11 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Lanarkshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 24 March 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: