Hybrid/Remote Test Engineer Job Trends
Test Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Test Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 334 | 363 | 390 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +29 | +27 | +2 |
| Permanent Test Engineer jobs | 138 | 36 | 67 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.54% | 0.23% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.57% | 0.24% | 0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 109 | 25 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,789 | £47,550 | £43,991 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £63,750 | £61,620 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,165 | £71,350 | £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 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,039 | 14,837 | 19,019 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.13% | 94.05% | 96.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15,998 | 8,948 | 11,814 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £76,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,999 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.28% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
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 10 November 2026.
Test Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 10 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 | 50.7% | 70 |
| 2 | Test Strategy | 29.7% | 41 |
| 3 | Agile | 25.4% | 35 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 25.4% | 35 |
| 5 | Mentoring | 22.5% | 31 |
| 5 | Validation | 22.5% | 31 |
| 7 | Software Testing | 20.3% | 28 |
| 8 | Continuous Improvement | 18.8% | 26 |
| 8 | Security Cleared | 18.8% | 26 |
| 10 | Coaching | 17.4% | 24 |
| 10 | Degree | 17.4% | 24 |
| 12 | Python | 16.7% | 23 |
| 12 | Software Engineering | 16.7% | 23 |
| 14 | Java | 15.9% | 22 |
| 15 | Non-Functional Testing | 14.5% | 20 |
| 16 | Defect Management | 13.8% | 19 |
| 16 | JavaScript | 13.8% | 19 |
| 16 | Problem-Solving | 13.8% | 19 |
| 16 | QA | 13.8% | 19 |
| 20 | Accessibility | 13.0% | 18 |
| 21 | SC Cleared | 11.6% | 16 |
| 21 | Technical Leadership | 11.6% | 16 |
| 23 | Playwright | 10.9% | 15 |
| 24 | DevOps | 10.1% | 14 |
| 24 | Load Testing | 10.1% | 14 |
| 26 | Continuous Integration | 9.4% | 13 |
| 27 | AWS | 8.7% | 12 |
| 27 | SQL | 8.7% | 12 |
| 29 | Manual Testing | 8.0% | 11 |
| 29 | Regression Testing | 8.0% | 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 | 25.4% | 35 |
| 2 | Lead Test Engineer | 18.8% | 26 |
| 3 | Principal Test Engineer | 12.3% | 17 |
| 4 | Software Test Engineer | 8.0% | 11 |
| 4 | Test Automation Engineer | 8.0% | 11 |
| 6 | Systems Test Engineer | 7.2% | 10 |
| 7 | Systems Engineer | 6.5% | 9 |
| 8 | Principal Systems Engineer | 5.1% | 7 |
| 9 | Embedded Engineer | 3.6% | 5 |
| 9 | QA Test Engineer | 3.6% | 5 |
| 11 | Senior QA Engineer | 2.9% | 4 |
| 12 | Test Development Engineer | 2.2% | 3 |
| 13 | Electronics Test Engineer | 1.4% | 2 |
| 13 | PCB Engineer | 1.4% | 2 |
| 13 | Product Test Engineer | 1.4% | 2 |
| 13 | Senior Development Engineer | 1.4% | 2 |
| 13 | Senior Electronics Engineer | 1.4% | 2 |
| 13 | Senior Test Automation Engineer | 1.4% | 2 |
| 19 | Junior Test Engineer | 0.7% | 1 |
| 19 | Network Security Engineer | 0.7% | 1 |