Electronics Test Engineer Jobs

Electronics Test Engineer
UK

The median Electronics Test Engineer salary in the UK is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 255 808 864
Rank change year-on-year +553 +56 +398
Permanent jobs requiring an Electronics Test Engineer 739 27 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.22% 0.031% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.36% 0.032% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 5 23 2
10th Percentile - - £32,000
25th Percentile - £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +25.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile - £60,000 £45,000
90th Percentile £43,000 - £48,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +25.00% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 54,335 83,820 72,442
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.43% 94.92% 91.85%
Number of salaries quoted 30,072 55,927 50,735
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £40,000 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £73,000 £71,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,778 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year - -5.66% +1.92%

Electronics Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Electronics Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics Test Engineer in the UK

Electronics Test Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Electronics Test Engineer.

Salary trend for Electronics Test Engineer in the UK

Electronics Test Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics Test Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 August 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
England +518 735 £45,000 -10.00% 23
UK excluding London +475 730 £40,000 -20.00% 23
East of England +150 315 - - 8
South East +198 217 - - 4
East Midlands - 179 - -
Midlands - 179 - - 1
North of England - 9 - - 6
South West +75 6 £45,000 - 4
Yorkshire - 5 - - 1
Wales - 4 £40,000 - 1
North West - 4 - - 2
London - 4 - - 2

Electronics Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 August 2025, Electronics Test Engineer 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 featuring Electronics Test Engineer in the job title.

1 735 (99.46%) Electronics
2 730 (98.78%) HND
2 730 (98.78%) Bluetooth
2 730 (98.78%) GSM
2 730 (98.78%) UMTS
2 730 (98.78%) Wi-Fi
2 730 (98.78%) Wireless
2 730 (98.78%) Degree
2 730 (98.78%) LTE
2 730 (98.78%) Test Strategy
2 730 (98.78%) Mentoring
2 730 (98.78%) Coaching
2 730 (98.78%) Driving Licence
2 730 (98.78%) 5G
2 730 (98.78%) Customer Requirements
2 730 (98.78%) Verification and Validation
2 730 (98.78%) Validation
3 4 (0.54%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (0.54%) Manufacturing

Electronics Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Communications & Networking
1 730 (98.78%) 5G
1 730 (98.78%) Bluetooth
1 730 (98.78%) GSM
1 730 (98.78%) LTE
1 730 (98.78%) UMTS
1 730 (98.78%) Wi-Fi
1 730 (98.78%) Wireless
General
1 735 (99.46%) Electronics
2 4 (0.54%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 730 (98.78%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 730 (98.78%) Coaching
1 730 (98.78%) Customer Requirements
1 730 (98.78%) Mentoring
1 730 (98.78%) Test Strategy
1 730 (98.78%) Validation
1 730 (98.78%) Verification and Validation
2 4 (0.54%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 730 (98.78%) Degree
1 730 (98.78%) HND