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 26 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 26 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 299 | 537 | 455 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +238 | -82 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 475 | 396 | 706 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.92% | 0.40% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.02% | 0.43% | 0.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 167 | 236 | 461 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,930 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,125 | £37,500 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -16.67% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £52,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,100 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -10.00% | +11.11% |
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 | 46,426 | 92,901 | 96,318 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.96% | 94.63% | 91.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,313 | 66,762 | 60,428 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,956 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.58% | -11.74% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £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 26 April 2025.
Test Engineer
Top 16 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 26 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 | +231 | 437 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 351 |
| UK excluding London | +218 | 417 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 325 |
| South East | +182 | 193 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 90 |
| East of England | +92 | 89 | £45,000 | - | 45 |
| Midlands | +77 | 65 | £52,500 | +23.53% | 57 |
| East Midlands | +98 | 55 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +100 | 51 | £55,000 | +19.58% | 108 |
| London | +127 | 31 | £48,000 | -26.15% | 55 |
| South West | +96 | 31 | £37,500 | -28.57% | 53 |
| North of England | +62 | 19 | £48,750 | +14.71% | 56 |
| Wales | +45 | 16 | £50,124 | +19.34% | 17 |
| North West | +33 | 15 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 34 |
| Scotland | +113 | 11 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 14 |
| West Midlands | +31 | 10 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 46 |
| Yorkshire | +57 | 4 | £59,800 | +54.32% | 17 |
| Northern Ireland | +34 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 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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