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 22 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 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 640 | 845 | 849 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +205 | +4 | +187 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Test Engineer | 74 | 66 | 114 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.066% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.070% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69 | 47 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,000 | £32,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £37,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -10.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £50,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £62,000 | £81,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | - | +5.88% |
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 | 49,668 | 94,676 | 90,476 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.49% | 94.69% | 91.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,895 | 67,575 | 57,131 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,325 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -6.24% | +6.65% |
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 22 May 2025.
Software Test Engineer
Top 11 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 22 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 | +195 | 72 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 98 |
| England | +168 | 65 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 97 |
| South East | +128 | 52 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 26 |
| South West | +96 | 9 | £34,500 | -12.69% | 15 |
| Wales | +51 | 8 | £60,000 | +118.18% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +127 | 3 | £44,000 | +10.00% | 88 |
| London | +119 | 2 | £44,000 | -34.81% | 5 |
| Scotland | +119 | 1 | £60,000 | +23.08% | 3 |
| North of England | +43 | 1 | £75,000 | +114.29% | 19 |
| East of England | +26 | 1 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 13 |
| North West | -2 | 1 | £75,000 | +76.47% | 9 |
Software Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 May 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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