Lead Test Engineer Jobs in the South West

Lead Test Engineer
England > South West

As of 14 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead Test Engineer salary in the South West.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 180 289 270
Rank change year-on-year +109 -19 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Test Engineer 4 2 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.11% 0.022% 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.022% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - £45,125 £46,080
25th Percentile - £47,188 £48,394
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £56,750 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year - +0.44% +28.30%
75th Percentile - £67,688 £63,625
90th Percentile - £70,575 £65,350
England median annual salary £64,000 £40,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +60.00% -27.27% -26.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 3,331 8,899 6,043
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.75% 96.21% 89.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,992 6,521 3,788
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,365 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,250 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Lead Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Lead Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Lead Test Engineer in the South West

Lead Test Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Test Engineer in the South West.

Salary trend for Lead Test Engineer in the South West

Lead Test Engineer
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Test Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 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
Gloucestershire +68 4 - -
Lead Test Engineer
England

Lead Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Lead 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 South West region featuring Lead Test Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) TDD
1 4 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 4 (100.00%) System Testing
1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 4 (100.00%) BDD
1 4 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 4 (100.00%) Docker
1 4 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity

Lead Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) BDD
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 4 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 4 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 4 (100.00%) System Testing
1 4 (100.00%) TDD
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 4 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Docker