Systems Test Engineer Job Trends in Southampton

System Test Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median System Test Engineer salary in Southampton is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
14 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Test Engineer 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 0.75% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.78% - -
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £76,250 - -
25th Percentile £78,125 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
75th Percentile £82,500 - -
90th Percentile £85,000 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £80,000 £45,000 -
% change year-on-year +77.78% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 898 403 843
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.04% 98.29% 98.60%
Number of salaries quoted 700 275 645
10th Percentile £33,650 £30,000 £32,050
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -11.11%
75th Percentile £80,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £75,000 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £56,233 £51,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year +8.66% -1.43% -1.87%

Systems Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Systems Test Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Systems Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Southampton

Systems Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for Systems Test Engineer job vacancies in Southampton.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Test Engineer job vacancies in Southampton

Systems Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 14 September 2026, Systems Test Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Southampton region featuring Systems Test Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Test Automation
1 5 (71.43%) Wireless
2 4 (57.14%) 5G
3 2 (28.57%) 3GPP
3 2 (28.57%) C
3 2 (28.57%) C++
3 2 (28.57%) CI/CD
3 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Engineering
3 2 (28.57%) Degree
3 2 (28.57%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
3 2 (28.57%) HNC
3 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (28.57%) Python
3 2 (28.57%) Test Strategy

Systems Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (71.43%) Wireless
2 4 (57.14%) 5G
3 2 (28.57%) 3GPP
General
1 2 (28.57%) Aerospace
1 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (28.57%) Electronics
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
1 2 (28.57%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Test Automation
2 2 (28.57%) CI/CD
2 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Engineering
2 2 (28.57%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
2 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (28.57%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) C
1 2 (28.57%) C++
1 2 (28.57%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
1 2 (28.57%) HNC
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