Senior Test Engineer Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Senior Test Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Senior Test Engineer salary for remote or hybrid work is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 404 560 598
Rank change year-on-year +156 +38 +144
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Test Engineer 13 24 79
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.086% 0.071% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.094% 0.074% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 9 14 67
10th Percentile £50,500 £38,213 £43,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £44,688 £52,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,965 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.43% -3.39% +0.69%
75th Percentile £67,500 £60,741 £85,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £67,625 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +33.33% -25.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,761 32,474 40,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.71% 96.00% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 9,932 24,947 29,049
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,008 £36,711
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -10.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,550 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.42% -12.42% -

Senior Test Engineer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Senior Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Senior Test Engineer trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Senior Test Engineer
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Senior Test Engineer.

Senior Test Engineer salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Senior Test Engineer
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Senior Test Engineer over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Senior Test Engineer salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Senior Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Senior 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 jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Senior Test Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (84.62%) Test Automation
2 7 (53.85%) QA
3 6 (46.15%) LabVIEW
3 6 (46.15%) Software Engineering
3 6 (46.15%) Manufacturing
3 6 (46.15%) Analogue Electronics
4 5 (38.46%) Postman
4 5 (38.46%) SoapUI
4 5 (38.46%) C#
5 4 (30.77%) Python
5 4 (30.77%) CAD
5 4 (30.77%) Validation
5 4 (30.77%) Microsoft
5 4 (30.77%) Embedded C
5 4 (30.77%) SOLIDWORKS
5 4 (30.77%) C
6 3 (23.08%) Azure
6 3 (23.08%) Manual Testing
6 3 (23.08%) API Testing
6 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (23.08%) End-to-End Testing
7 2 (15.38%) Collaborative Culture
7 2 (15.38%) Power Platform
7 2 (15.38%) Customer Requirements
7 2 (15.38%) PMO
7 2 (15.38%) Schematic Capture
7 2 (15.38%) Virtual Team
7 2 (15.38%) Accessibility
7 2 (15.38%) Verification and Validation
7 2 (15.38%) Roadmaps

Senior Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (30.77%) SOLIDWORKS
2 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 3 (23.08%) Azure
2 2 (15.38%) Power Platform
3 1 (7.69%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 6 (46.15%) LabVIEW
2 5 (38.46%) Postman
2 5 (38.46%) SoapUI
3 1 (7.69%) Cypress.io
3 1 (7.69%) Selenium
General
1 6 (46.15%) Manufacturing
2 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (15.38%) Electronics
3 1 (7.69%) Billing
3 1 (7.69%) Finance
3 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) ADO
2 1 (7.69%) .NET
2 1 (7.69%) AngularJS
2 1 (7.69%) JSON
2 1 (7.69%) Swagger
2 1 (7.69%) Web Services
2 1 (7.69%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) Analogue Electronics
2 2 (15.38%) Virtual Team
3 1 (7.69%) Client/Server
3 1 (7.69%) Onboarding
3 1 (7.69%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (84.62%) Test Automation
2 6 (46.15%) Software Engineering
3 4 (30.77%) CAD
3 4 (30.77%) Validation
4 3 (23.08%) API Testing
4 3 (23.08%) End-to-End Testing
4 3 (23.08%) Manual Testing
4 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (15.38%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (15.38%) Customer Requirements
5 2 (15.38%) Risk Analysis
5 2 (15.38%) Roadmaps
5 2 (15.38%) Schematic Capture
5 2 (15.38%) Security Testing
5 2 (15.38%) Test Management
5 2 (15.38%) Test Scripting
5 2 (15.38%) Test Strategy
5 2 (15.38%) Time Management
5 2 (15.38%) Use Case
5 2 (15.38%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 5 (38.46%) C#
2 4 (30.77%) C
2 4 (30.77%) Embedded C
2 4 (30.77%) Python
3 1 (7.69%) JavaScript
3 1 (7.69%) SQL
3 1 (7.69%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) CCA
1 2 (15.38%) ISTQB
1 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
1 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (53.85%) QA
2 2 (15.38%) Accessibility
2 2 (15.38%) PMO
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft
2 2 (15.38%) Mentor Graphics