Software Test Engineer
UK
The median Software Test Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 July 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 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 654 | 850 | 830 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +196 | -20 | +249 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Test Engineer | 74 | 72 | 87 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.067% | 0.097% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.070% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67 | 46 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,000 | £32,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £37,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -14.29% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £50,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £62,500 | £81,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £45,000 | £48,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -7.69% | +14.71% |
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 | 52,152 | 102,300 | 81,659 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.82% | 94.79% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,176 | 72,142 | 54,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,118 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.87% | +5.18% |
Software Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Test Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Test Engineer.
Software Test Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Test Engineer over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.
Software Test Engineer
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Test Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 July 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 | +193 | 72 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 54 |
| England | +179 | 67 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 75 |
| South East | +117 | 51 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 31 |
| South West | +103 | 12 | £34,500 | -18.82% | 8 |
| Wales | +49 | 7 | £60,000 | +118.18% | |
| Work from Home | +107 | 3 | £44,000 | +3.53% | 29 |
| London | +110 | 2 | £44,000 | -34.81% | 23 |
| North of England | +52 | 1 | £75,000 | +114.29% | 4 |
| East of England | +25 | 1 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 1 |
| North West | +17 | 1 | £75,000 | +66.67% | 2 |
Software Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 July 2025, Software 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 Software Test Engineer in the job title.
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Software 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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