Test Engineer
UK
The median Test Engineer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 486 | 521 | 484 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | -37 | -42 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 392 | 411 | 1,267 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.43% | 0.51% | 0.72% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 0.55% | 0.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 231 | 303 | 758 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | +7.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,500 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £48,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +1.05% | +5.56% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
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 July 2024.
Test Engineer
Top 17 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 July 2024. 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 | +24 | 338 | £45,000 | -6.25% | 82 |
| England | -4 | 316 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 82 |
| Work from Home | -41 | 106 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 18 |
| South East | +36 | 97 | £45,000 | - | 30 |
| South West | +22 | 76 | £42,500 | -17.48% | 15 |
| East of England | +33 | 45 | £45,000 | -11.33% | 19 |
| Midlands | -43 | 37 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 12 |
| Scotland | -32 | 36 | £50,000 | +7.53% | 2 |
| North of England | -10 | 33 | £42,500 | -14.57% | 10 |
| West Midlands | -21 | 32 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 8 |
| London | -19 | 26 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +52 | 17 | £42,500 | +5.95% | 3 |
| North West | -16 | 12 | £40,000 | -21.95% | 6 |
| Wales | +35 | 10 | £45,750 | -9.40% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -31 | 5 | £35,000 | -6.67% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 4 | - | - | 2 |
| North East | -16 | 4 | £57,965 | +3.97% | 1 |
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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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