Test Technician Jobs in the UK excluding London

Test Technician
UK > UK excluding London

The median Test Technician salary in the UK excluding London is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 538 753 858
Rank change year-on-year +215 +105 -169
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Technician 238 9 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.34% 0.015% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 0.016% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 101 1 2
10th Percentile £26,000 - -
25th Percentile £28,000 £28,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £29,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -22.67% +63.04%
75th Percentile £35,000 £29,500 £41,250
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £30,000 £29,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% -22.67% +63.04%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 66,715 54,769 68,069
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.79% 89.24% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 47,210 31,112 43,042
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Test Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Test Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Test Technician in the UK excluding London

Test Technician
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Technician in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Test Technician in the UK excluding London

Test Technician
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Technician in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Test Technician in the UK excluding London

Test Technician
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Technician within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
South East +66 54 £30,000 +3.45% 37
Scotland - 52 - - 2
East of England +56 39 £30,000 - 10
South West - 37 £35,000 - 3
Midlands - 20 £30,000 - 13
North of England - 19 £28,000 - 7
East Midlands - 16 £30,000 - 9
Wales - 16 £26,000 - 2
Yorkshire - 15 £28,000 - 1
North West - 4 - - 4
West Midlands - 4 £35,000 - 4
Northern Ireland - 1 - -
Test Technician
UK

Test Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Test Technician 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 UK excluding London region featuring Test Technician in the job title.

1 55 (23.11%) Social Skills
2 47 (19.75%) Customer Service
2 47 (19.75%) Time Management
3 37 (15.55%) Manufacturing
4 18 (7.56%) Automotive
5 17 (7.14%) Electronics
6 12 (5.04%) Aerospace
7 9 (3.78%) HND
8 7 (2.94%) B2B
8 7 (2.94%) Linux
8 7 (2.94%) Security Cleared
8 7 (2.94%) Reverse Engineering
8 7 (2.94%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (2.52%) Functional Testing
10 5 (2.10%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 5 (2.10%) Retail
11 4 (1.68%) Military
11 4 (1.68%) Degree
11 4 (1.68%) Microsoft Office
11 4 (1.68%) Aviation
12 3 (1.26%) A+ Certification
12 3 (1.26%) Windows
13 2 (0.84%) Continuous Improvement
13 2 (0.84%) Validation
13 2 (0.84%) Microsoft
13 2 (0.84%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.84%) Agriculture
13 2 (0.84%) Data Acquisition
13 2 (0.84%) Coaching
14 1 (0.42%) Driving Licence

Test Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 4 (1.68%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.42%) 5G
1 1 (0.42%) Bluetooth
1 1 (0.42%) GSM
1 1 (0.42%) ISDN
1 1 (0.42%) LTE
1 1 (0.42%) PSTN
1 1 (0.42%) UMTS
1 1 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (0.42%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (0.42%) LabVIEW
General
1 55 (23.11%) Social Skills
2 37 (15.55%) Manufacturing
3 18 (7.56%) Automotive
4 17 (7.14%) Electronics
5 12 (5.04%) Aerospace
6 5 (2.10%) Retail
7 4 (1.68%) Aviation
7 4 (1.68%) Military
8 2 (0.84%) Agriculture
8 2 (0.84%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (0.42%) Acoustics
1 1 (0.42%) Driving Licence
1 1 (0.42%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.94%) Linux
2 3 (1.26%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (19.75%) Customer Service
1 47 (19.75%) Time Management
2 7 (2.94%) B2B
2 7 (2.94%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (2.94%) Reverse Engineering
3 6 (2.52%) Functional Testing
4 2 (0.84%) Coaching
4 2 (0.84%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (0.84%) Data Acquisition
4 2 (0.84%) Validation
5 1 (0.42%) Agile
5 1 (0.42%) Critical Thinking
5 1 (0.42%) Data Management
5 1 (0.42%) Performance Analysis
5 1 (0.42%) Process Improvement
5 1 (0.42%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (0.42%) Service Delivery
5 1 (0.42%) Software Testing
5 1 (0.42%) Test Automation
5 1 (0.42%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.42%) MATLAB
1 1 (0.42%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (3.78%) HND
2 7 (2.94%) Security Cleared
3 4 (1.68%) Degree
4 3 (1.26%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.10%) ISO/IEC 17025
Vendors
1 2 (0.84%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.42%) Openreach