Test Technician Job Trends in Staffordshire

Test Technician
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Test Technician salary in Staffordshire is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 November 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 64 -
Rank change year-on-year -4 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Technician 7 12 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 1.13% 1.60% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.26% 1.68% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £37,500 £30,000 -
% change year-on-year +25.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 556 716 381
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.39% 95.21% 96.21%
Number of salaries quoted 255 469 328
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,580 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +1.19% -6.67%
75th Percentile £53,535 £56,000 £52,813
90th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £62,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -

Test Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Test Technician job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Test Technician
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for Test Technician job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Test Technician job vacancies in Staffordshire

Test Technician
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Technician within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 2 November 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
Stafford - 6 - -
Leek - 1 £26,000 - 1
Test Technician
West Midlands

Test Technician Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 2 November 2025, Test Technician 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 Staffordshire region featuring Test Technician in the job title.

1 1 (14.29%) Test Automation

Test Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 2 (28.57%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) Test Automation