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 to 10 May 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 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 532 | 477 | 467 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -55 | -10 | -13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 405 | 623 | 1,191 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.41% | 0.62% | 0.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.43% | 0.67% | 0.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 243 | 424 | 774 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £35,000 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £42,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £65,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +11.11% | - |
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 | 93,878 | 92,381 | 151,160 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,248 | 58,258 | 84,340 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 10 May 2024.
Test Engineer
Top 18 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 10 May 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 | -18 | 358 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 181 |
| England | -49 | 325 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 198 |
| Work from Home | -109 | 114 | £45,996 | -16.37% | 52 |
| South East | -2 | 100 | £45,000 | - | 64 |
| Midlands | -31 | 59 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 22 |
| East of England | +56 | 55 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 26 |
| South West | -23 | 55 | £52,500 | +1.94% | 31 |
| West Midlands | -23 | 47 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 16 |
| North of England | +12 | 35 | £42,500 | -15.00% | 26 |
| Scotland | -62 | 32 | £45,000 | -3.23% | 14 |
| London | -62 | 22 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 28 |
| Yorkshire | +58 | 19 | £38,750 | -18.42% | 7 |
| Wales | +12 | 16 | £42,500 | +14.86% | 5 |
| North West | +6 | 14 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 19 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 12 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | +25 | 5 | £35,000 | - | |
| North East | -15 | 2 | £57,965 | +1.69% | |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £110,000 | - |
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 May 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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