Test Technician
UK
The median Test Technician salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 666 | 647 | 967 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | +320 | +254 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Technician | 24 | 260 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.044% | 0.26% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.049% | 0.28% | 0.006% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 111 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,213 | £26,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £28,000 | £28,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £30,000 | £29,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | +3.45% | -22.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £35,000 | £29,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £43,250 | £40,000 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £35,000 | £30,000 | £29,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | +3.45% | -22.67% |
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 | 49,007 | 93,784 | 92,686 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.47% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,411 | 67,216 | 58,370 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,375 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Test Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Technician
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Technician.
Test Technician
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Technician over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.
Test Technician
Top 12 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 9 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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| UK excluding London | -31 | 24 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 39 |
| England | -4 | 22 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 39 |
| East of England | +3 | 7 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 15 |
| South East | +42 | 6 | - | - | 17 |
| South West | +80 | 5 | £35,000 | - | 5 |
| Scotland | +76 | 2 | - | - | |
| Midlands | +43 | 2 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 8 |
| North of England | +32 | 2 | £35,000 | +25.00% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +55 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +47 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | +29 | 1 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 2 |
| North West | +9 | 1 | £35,000 | - |
Test Technician Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, 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.
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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:
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