Test Development Engineer Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Test Development Engineer
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Test Development Engineer salary in Tyne and Wear is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 March 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Development Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.083% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.086% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
North East median annual salary £55,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Tyne and Wear

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 1,159 379 1,168
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.63% 97.18% 96.93%
Number of salaries quoted 882 258 990
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,675 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,472 £50,000 £48,367
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% +3.38% -7.87%
75th Percentile £65,640 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £76,250
North East median annual salary £46,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -7.00% +5.26% -1.04%

Test Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Test Development Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Test Development Engineer job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Test Development Engineer
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for Test Development Engineer job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Salary distribution trend for Test Development Engineer job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

Test Development Engineer
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Development Engineer within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 24 March 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
Newcastle upon Tyne - 1 £55,000 - 2
Test Development Engineer
North East

Test Development Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 24 March 2026, Test Development 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring Test Development Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) SDET
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation

Test Development Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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 1 (100.00%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Online Games
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) SDET
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA