Performance Test Engineer
UK
The median Performance Test Engineer salary in the UK is £50,124 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 709 | 896 | 929 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +187 | +33 | +226 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Performance Test Engineer | 3 | 5 | 31 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.005% | 0.005% | 0.031% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.006% | 0.005% | 0.033% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £48,833 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,486 | - | £59,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,124 | £40,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.31% | -38.46% | +28.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,762 | £40,808 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £61,323 | £78,382 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,124 | £40,000 | £55,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.31% | -27.93% | +11.00% |
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 | 50,162 | 93,945 | 92,753 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.62% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,234 | 67,289 | 58,554 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,627 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Performance Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Performance Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Performance Test Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Performance Test Engineer.
Performance Test Engineer
Top 3 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Test Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 May 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +182 | 3 | £50,124 | +25.31% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +116 | 3 | £50,124 | -13.44% | 3 |
| Wales | +38 | 3 | £50,124 | +25.31% |
Performance Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Performance 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 Performance Test Engineer in the job title.
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Performance 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:
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