Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
West Midlands > Shropshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Shropshire requiring SDET skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 44 | 18 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing SDET | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire | 0.56% | 1.10% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.83% | 1.37% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,000 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £61,875 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £69,000 | - | - |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £72,500 | £57,500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +26.09% | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Shropshire
SDET 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 Shropshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 360 | 73 | 233 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire | 66.67% | 80.22% | 81.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 214 | 56 | 163 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £27,750 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,500 | £40,000 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £51,250 | £41,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.20% | +23.49% | -26.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £62,500 | £58,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,625 | £74,375 | £77,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,500 | £53,300 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.50% | +6.60% | -4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SDET relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.
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Salary Trend in Shropshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing SDET.
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Salary Histogram in Shropshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing SDET in Shropshire over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.
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Job Locations in Shropshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SDET within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 18 April 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford | -10 | 3 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 1 |
| SDET West Midlands |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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: