Test Engineer Jobs in Wiltshire

Test Engineer
South West > Wiltshire

The median Test Engineer salary in Wiltshire is £34,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 79 89
Rank change year-on-year +37 +10 +29
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 13 17 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wiltshire 3.48% 1.30% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.70% 1.37% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 6 4 0
10th Percentile - £35,875 -
25th Percentile £31,750 £40,938 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £46,750 -
Median % change year-on-year -26.20% - -
75th Percentile £37,250 £56,188 -
90th Percentile - £61,475 -
South West median annual salary £52,500 £51,250 £51,500
% change year-on-year +2.44% -0.49% +16.94%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wiltshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wiltshire. 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 Wiltshire with a recognized job title 351 1,242 869
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.85% 95.32% 94.56%
Number of salaries quoted 261 912 527
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% - +3.16%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £75,000
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Engineer in Wiltshire

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Wiltshire

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

Salary trend for Test Engineer in Wiltshire

Test Engineer
Job Locations in Wiltshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 20 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
Salisbury +16 7 £34,500 -17.37% 1
Swindon +28 5 - - 2
Test Engineer
South West

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire

For the 6 months to 20 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 across the Wiltshire region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) Degree
2 8 (61.54%) Windows
2 8 (61.54%) Linux
2 8 (61.54%) Python
2 8 (61.54%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (61.54%) Social Skills
3 7 (53.85%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (53.85%) Microsoft
3 7 (53.85%) Regression Testing
3 7 (53.85%) Software Engineering
3 7 (53.85%) Software Testing
3 7 (53.85%) ISTQB
3 7 (53.85%) Time Management
4 6 (46.15%) Mentoring
4 6 (46.15%) Coaching
5 5 (38.46%) Test Strategy
5 5 (38.46%) LTE
5 5 (38.46%) HND
5 5 (38.46%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (38.46%) Wireless
5 5 (38.46%) Electronics
5 5 (38.46%) Bluetooth
5 5 (38.46%) GSM
5 5 (38.46%) UMTS
5 5 (38.46%) Driving Licence
5 5 (38.46%) 5G
5 5 (38.46%) Customer Requirements
5 5 (38.46%) Validation
5 5 (38.46%) Verification and Validation
6 1 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity

Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (38.46%) 5G
1 5 (38.46%) Bluetooth
1 5 (38.46%) GSM
1 5 (38.46%) LTE
1 5 (38.46%) UMTS
1 5 (38.46%) Wi-Fi
1 5 (38.46%) Wireless
2 1 (7.69%) TCP/IP
2 1 (7.69%) VPN
Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Cucumber
1 1 (7.69%) Robot Framework
General
1 8 (61.54%) Social Skills
2 7 (53.85%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (38.46%) Electronics
4 1 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (7.69%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Driving Licence
2 1 (7.69%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 8 (61.54%) Linux
1 8 (61.54%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (53.85%) Regression Testing
2 7 (53.85%) Software Engineering
2 7 (53.85%) Software Testing
2 7 (53.85%) Time Management
3 6 (46.15%) Coaching
3 6 (46.15%) Mentoring
4 5 (38.46%) Customer Requirements
4 5 (38.46%) Test Strategy
4 5 (38.46%) Validation
4 5 (38.46%) Verification and Validation
5 1 (7.69%) DevOps
5 1 (7.69%) System Testing
5 1 (7.69%) Test Automation
5 1 (7.69%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (61.54%) Python
2 1 (7.69%) Bash
2 1 (7.69%) JavaScript
2 1 (7.69%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 13 (100.00%) Degree
2 7 (53.85%) ISTQB
3 5 (38.46%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (53.85%) Microsoft