Component Testing Job Trends in the South East

Component Testing
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Component Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 285 - 393
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Component Testing 3 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.021% - 0.006%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.028% - 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,300 - £60,000
75th Percentile - - £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £108,150 £47,500 £58,250
% change year-on-year +127.68% -18.45% -35.28%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Component Testing 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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,561 6,386 13,769
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 72.76% 89.82% 84.46%
Number of salaries quoted 6,802 3,369 9,877
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%

Component Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Component Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Component Testing job vacancy trend in the South East

Component Testing
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Component Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Component Testing

Component Testing
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Component Testing within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Isle of Wight - 3 £66,300 - 2
Component Testing
England

Component Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Senior
1 3 (100.00%) Senior Software Test Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Senior Test Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Software Test Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Test Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 3 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 3 (100.00%) Validation
1 3 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 3 (100.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 3 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207