Validation and Test Engineer
North East > Tyne and Wear
The median Validation and Test Engineer salary in Tyne and Wear is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
82 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test and Validation Engineer |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear |
0.35% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.37% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
- |
- |
| North East median annual salary |
£55,000 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title |
1,362 |
371 |
1,274 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.31% |
94.88% |
96.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,062 |
278 |
1,064 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,550 |
£28,850 |
£29,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£38,750 |
£36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+15.79% |
-9.52% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,640 |
£68,750 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£82,500 |
£76,107 |
| North East median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.26% |
-0.36% |
