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 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 150 | 518 | 501 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +368 | -17 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 1,160 | 434 | 549 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.08% | 0.42% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.30% | 0.44% | 0.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 172 | 255 | 376 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £32,500 | £34,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £39,333 | £41,813 |
| 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 | £53,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,500 | £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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
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 31 May 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 31 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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| England | +378 | 1,127 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 390 |
| UK excluding London | +313 | 1,101 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 384 |
| South East | +217 | 404 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 84 |
| East of England | +155 | 378 | £42,000 | -6.67% | 51 |
| Midlands | +183 | 232 | £34,000 | -20.00% | 75 |
| East Midlands | +164 | 221 | £33,000 | -17.50% | 25 |
| Work from Home | +45 | 42 | £55,000 | +11.68% | 130 |
| South West | +89 | 39 | £52,500 | +5.26% | 72 |
| London | +111 | 31 | £46,500 | -25.60% | 39 |
| North of England | +34 | 30 | £46,250 | +5.71% | 69 |
| North West | +11 | 22 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 38 |
| Wales | +40 | 15 | £55,062 | +29.56% | 17 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 11 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 50 |
| Scotland | +98 | 10 | £56,250 | +25.00% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | +45 | 8 | £59,800 | +54.32% | 18 |
| Northern Ireland | +39 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 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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