Hybrid/Remote Test Engineer Job Trends
Test Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Test Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £61,005 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 333 | 372 | 406 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | +34 | -19 |
| Permanent Test Engineer jobs | 142 | 36 | 66 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.56% | 0.22% | 0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.59% | 0.24% | 0.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 113 | 26 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,789 | £47,875 | £44,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,005 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.09% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £64,688 | £61,620 |
| 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 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,022 | 15,169 | 19,146 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.02% | 94.39% | 96.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,168 | 8,878 | 11,952 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -6.67% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,250 | £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 4 November 2026.
Test Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 4 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 | 49.3% | 70 |
| 2 | Test Strategy | 28.9% | 41 |
| 3 | Agile | 26.1% | 37 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 26.1% | 37 |
| 5 | Mentoring | 22.5% | 32 |
| 6 | Validation | 21.8% | 31 |
| 7 | Software Testing | 20.4% | 29 |
| 8 | Continuous Improvement | 19.0% | 27 |
| 9 | Security Cleared | 18.3% | 26 |
| 10 | Coaching | 17.6% | 25 |
| 11 | Degree | 16.2% | 23 |
| 11 | Software Engineering | 16.2% | 23 |
| 13 | Java | 15.5% | 22 |
| 13 | Python | 15.5% | 22 |
| 15 | Non-Functional Testing | 14.8% | 21 |
| 16 | JavaScript | 14.1% | 20 |
| 17 | Accessibility | 13.4% | 19 |
| 17 | Defect Management | 13.4% | 19 |
| 17 | QA | 13.4% | 19 |
| 20 | Problem-Solving | 12.7% | 18 |
| 21 | SC Cleared | 12.0% | 17 |
| 22 | Playwright | 11.3% | 16 |
| 22 | Technical Leadership | 11.3% | 16 |
| 24 | DevOps | 10.6% | 15 |
| 25 | Load Testing | 9.9% | 14 |
| 26 | AWS | 9.2% | 13 |
| 26 | Continuous Integration | 9.2% | 13 |
| 28 | Manual Testing | 8.5% | 12 |
| 28 | SQL | 8.5% | 12 |
| 30 | Regression Testing | 7.7% | 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 | 24.6% | 35 |
| 2 | Lead Test Engineer | 18.3% | 26 |
| 3 | Principal Test Engineer | 12.0% | 17 |
| 4 | Software Test Engineer | 8.5% | 12 |
| 5 | Systems Test Engineer | 7.0% | 10 |
| 5 | Test Automation Engineer | 7.0% | 10 |
| 7 | Systems Engineer | 6.3% | 9 |
| 8 | Principal Systems Engineer | 4.9% | 7 |
| 9 | Embedded Engineer | 3.5% | 5 |
| 9 | QA Test Engineer | 3.5% | 5 |
| 11 | Senior QA Engineer | 2.8% | 4 |
| 12 | Test Development Engineer | 2.1% | 3 |
| 13 | Electronics Test 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 |
| 18 | Junior Test Engineer | 0.7% | 1 |
| 18 | Network Security Engineer | 0.7% | 1 |
| 18 | PCB Engineer | 0.7% | 1 |