Test Engineer
UK
The median Test Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 398 | 527 | 433 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +129 | -94 | +16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 318 | 371 | 803 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.63% | 0.40% | 0.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.70% | 0.42% | 0.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 134 | 230 | 496 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,898 | £32,500 | £34,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -14.29% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £52,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,350 | £67,500 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £44,033 | £49,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.91% | -10.14% | +8.89% |
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 | 45,395 | 87,903 | 100,964 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.80% | 94.66% | 91.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,615 | 64,309 | 62,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,550 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £38,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,645 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.22% | -8.93% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £72,433 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer.
Test Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer over the 6 months to 3 April 2025.
Test Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 April 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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| England | +134 | 285 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 367 |
| UK excluding London | +147 | 275 | £55,000 | +24.91% | 324 |
| South East | +136 | 124 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 114 |
| East of England | +61 | 52 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 43 |
| Work from Home | +111 | 42 | £55,000 | +19.22% | 132 |
| Midlands | +49 | 37 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 35 |
| East Midlands | +71 | 31 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 12 |
| London | +85 | 25 | £48,000 | -26.15% | 68 |
| South West | +78 | 23 | £34,500 | -29.77% | 36 |
| North of England | +71 | 14 | £47,500 | - | 65 |
| Scotland | +105 | 13 | £55,000 | +23.60% | 20 |
| Wales | +38 | 13 | £55,062 | +31.10% | 12 |
| North West | +35 | 11 | £47,500 | - | 33 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 6 | £57,500 | +35.29% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | +65 | 3 | £49,875 | +17.35% | 17 |
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 April 2025, 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 Test Engineer in the job title.
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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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