Test Development Engineer
UK
The median Test Development Engineer salary in the UK is £52,500 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 | 699 | 900 | 882 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +201 | -18 | +168 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Development Engineer | 15 | 11 | 81 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.027% | 0.011% | 0.082% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.030% | 0.012% | 0.090% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 11 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,800 | - | £39,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £37,500 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £40,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.25% | -42.86% | -4.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £69,375 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £70,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £40,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.25% | -33.33% | - |
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% |
Test Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Development Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Development Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Development Engineer.
Test Development Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Development Engineer over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.
Test Development Engineer
Top 8 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Development 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 | +189 | 11 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 39 |
| England | +160 | 11 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 35 |
| Work from Home | +135 | 9 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 13 |
| London | +120 | 4 | £71,250 | -1.72% | 6 |
| Scotland | - | 4 | £55,000 | - | |
| South West | - | 4 | £52,500 | - | 6 |
| East of England | - | 2 | £39,000 | - | 6 |
| South East | +87 | 1 | £44,000 | +10.00% | 12 |
Test Development Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Test Development 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 Test Development Engineer in the job title.
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Test Development 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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