Hybrid/Remote Test Engineer Job Trends
Test Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Test Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 318 | 383 | 393 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +65 | +10 | -6 |
| Permanent Test Engineer jobs | 147 | 36 | 67 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.57% | 0.22% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.61% | 0.23% | 0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 118 | 26 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,789 | £47,875 | £44,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £64,688 | £61,181 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,457 | £71,250 | £65,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £50,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,081 | 15,523 | 19,271 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.97% | 94.53% | 96.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,236 | 8,843 | 12,065 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.19% | -5.83% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,750 | £98,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
Test Engineer Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Test Engineer job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Test Engineer Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote/hybrid Test Engineer job vacancies.
Test Engineer Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for Test Engineer jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
Test Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 1 November 2026, Test Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Test Engineer jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Test Automation | 47.6% | 70 |
| 2 | Test Strategy | 27.9% | 41 |
| 3 | Agile | 25.2% | 37 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 25.2% | 37 |
| 5 | Mentoring | 21.8% | 32 |
| 6 | Validation | 20.4% | 30 |
| 7 | Software Testing | 19.0% | 28 |
| 8 | Continuous Improvement | 18.4% | 27 |
| 9 | Coaching | 17.0% | 25 |
| 9 | Security Cleared | 17.0% | 25 |
| 11 | Degree | 15.6% | 23 |
| 11 | Software Engineering | 15.6% | 23 |
| 13 | Java | 15.0% | 22 |
| 13 | Python | 15.0% | 22 |
| 15 | Non-Functional Testing | 14.3% | 21 |
| 16 | JavaScript | 13.6% | 20 |
| 16 | QA | 13.6% | 20 |
| 18 | Accessibility | 12.9% | 19 |
| 18 | Defect Management | 12.9% | 19 |
| 20 | Problem-Solving | 12.2% | 18 |
| 21 | Playwright | 10.9% | 16 |
| 21 | SC Cleared | 10.9% | 16 |
| 21 | Technical Leadership | 10.9% | 16 |
| 24 | DevOps | 10.2% | 15 |
| 25 | Load Testing | 9.5% | 14 |
| 26 | AWS | 8.8% | 13 |
| 26 | Continuous Integration | 8.8% | 13 |
| 28 | Manual Testing | 8.2% | 12 |
| 28 | SQL | 8.2% | 12 |
| 30 | Regression Testing | 7.5% | 11 |
Test Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Test Engineer | 24.5% | 36 |
| 2 | Lead Test Engineer | 17.7% | 26 |
| 3 | Principal Test Engineer | 11.6% | 17 |
| 4 | Software Test Engineer | 7.5% | 11 |
| 4 | Test Automation Engineer | 7.5% | 11 |
| 6 | Systems Test Engineer | 6.8% | 10 |
| 7 | Systems Engineer | 6.1% | 9 |
| 8 | Principal Systems Engineer | 4.8% | 7 |
| 9 | QA Test Engineer | 4.1% | 6 |
| 10 | Senior QA Engineer | 3.4% | 5 |
| 11 | Embedded Engineer | 2.7% | 4 |
| 12 | Senior Test Automation Engineer | 2.0% | 3 |
| 12 | Test Development Engineer | 2.0% | 3 |
| 14 | Electronics Test Engineer | 1.4% | 2 |
| 14 | Product Test Engineer | 1.4% | 2 |
| 14 | QA Automation Engineer | 1.4% | 2 |
| 14 | Senior Development Engineer | 1.4% | 2 |
| 14 | Senior Electronics Engineer | 1.4% | 2 |
| 19 | Junior Test Engineer | 0.7% | 1 |
| 19 | Network Security Engineer | 0.7% | 1 |