Test Engineer Job Trends in Wakefield

Test Engineer
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The median Test Engineer salary in Wakefield is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wakefield 1.87% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.30% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £44,775 £35,000
% change year-on-year -10.66% +27.93% -30.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wakefield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wakefield. 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 Wakefield with a recognized job title 87 22 104
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.31% 43.14% 94.55%
Number of salaries quoted 63 11 76
10th Percentile £30,500 £41,280 £25,500
25th Percentile £36,875 £46,875 £30,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £53,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.60% +11.58% +6.15%
75th Percentile £80,000 £58,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £75,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £60,000 £55,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.11% +11.00% -9.09%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Test Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.

Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Wakefield

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Wakefield

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Wakefield.

Salary distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Wakefield