Test Technician
UK

The median Test Technician salary in the UK is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 654 982 1205
Rank change year-on-year +328 +223 -317
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Technician 242 11 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.25% 0.010% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.011% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 103 1 2
10th Percentile £26,000 - -
25th Percentile £28,000 £28,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £29,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -22.67% +63.04%
75th Percentile £35,000 £29,500 £41,250
90th Percentile £40,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £29,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% -22.67% +63.04%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 92,901 95,961 148,050
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.57% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,751 60,281 85,224
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,686 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.19% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,495
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Test Technician
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Test Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Test Technician in the UK

Test Technician
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Technician.

Salary trend for Test Technician in the UK

Test Technician
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Technician over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Test Technician in the UK

Test Technician
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 Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 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
UK excluding London +213 232 £30,000 +3.45% 57
England +278 171 £30,000 +3.45% 57
South East +75 52 £31,250 +7.76% 29
Scotland - 52 - - 2
East of England +57 38 £30,000 - 8
South West - 37 £35,000 - 7
Midlands - 19 £30,000 - 9
North of England - 19 £28,000 - 6
Yorkshire - 15 £28,000 -
East Midlands - 15 £30,000 - 6
Wales - 14 £26,000 - 1
London - 6 £55,000 - 2
West Midlands - 4 £35,000 - 3
North West - 4 - - 4
Work from Home +81 1 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

Test Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Test Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 59 (24.38%) Social Skills
2 51 (21.07%) Customer Service
2 51 (21.07%) Time Management
3 36 (14.88%) Manufacturing
4 17 (7.02%) Electronics
4 17 (7.02%) Automotive
5 12 (4.96%) Aerospace
6 9 (3.72%) HND
7 7 (2.89%) B2B
7 7 (2.89%) Linux
7 7 (2.89%) Security Cleared
7 7 (2.89%) Reverse Engineering
7 7 (2.89%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (2.48%) Functional Testing
9 5 (2.07%) Retail
10 4 (1.65%) Military
10 4 (1.65%) Degree
10 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
10 4 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 3 (1.24%) Aviation
11 3 (1.24%) A+ Certification
11 3 (1.24%) Windows
12 2 (0.83%) Continuous Improvement
12 2 (0.83%) Validation
12 2 (0.83%) Microsoft
12 2 (0.83%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.83%) Agriculture
12 2 (0.83%) Data Acquisition
12 2 (0.83%) Coaching
13 1 (0.41%) Driving Licence

Test Technician 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:

Applications
1 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.41%) 5G
1 1 (0.41%) Bluetooth
1 1 (0.41%) GSM
1 1 (0.41%) ISDN
1 1 (0.41%) LTE
1 1 (0.41%) PSTN
1 1 (0.41%) UMTS
1 1 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (0.41%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (0.41%) LabVIEW
General
1 59 (24.38%) Social Skills
2 36 (14.88%) Manufacturing
3 17 (7.02%) Automotive
3 17 (7.02%) Electronics
4 12 (4.96%) Aerospace
5 5 (2.07%) Retail
6 4 (1.65%) Military
7 3 (1.24%) Aviation
8 2 (0.83%) Agriculture
8 2 (0.83%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (0.41%) Acoustics
1 1 (0.41%) Driving Licence
1 1 (0.41%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.89%) Linux
2 3 (1.24%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (21.07%) Customer Service
1 51 (21.07%) Time Management
2 7 (2.89%) B2B
2 7 (2.89%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (2.89%) Reverse Engineering
3 6 (2.48%) Functional Testing
4 2 (0.83%) Coaching
4 2 (0.83%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (0.83%) Data Acquisition
4 2 (0.83%) Validation
5 1 (0.41%) Agile
5 1 (0.41%) Critical Thinking
5 1 (0.41%) Data Management
5 1 (0.41%) Performance Analysis
5 1 (0.41%) Process Improvement
5 1 (0.41%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (0.41%) Service Delivery
5 1 (0.41%) Software Testing
5 1 (0.41%) Test Automation
5 1 (0.41%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.41%) MATLAB
1 1 (0.41%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (3.72%) HND
2 7 (2.89%) Security Cleared
3 4 (1.65%) Degree
4 3 (1.24%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 17025
Vendors
1 2 (0.83%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.41%) Openreach