Test Engineer Jobs in England

Test Engineer
UK > England

The median Test Engineer salary in England is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 507 488 508
Rank change year-on-year -19 +20 -65
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 342 512 947
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.39% 0.58% 0.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.64% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 186 354 681
10th Percentile £32,625 £33,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £38,188 £41,250 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,582 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.55% +3.97% +5.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +8.00% +5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 82,670 80,142 132,199
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.50% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 61,486 50,956 74,862
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.57% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Engineer in England

Test Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Test Engineer in England

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in England over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Test Engineer in England

Test Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. 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
South East +15 113 £45,000 - 52
East of England +51 58 £45,000 -30.77% 32
South West -16 58 £51,250 -0.49% 26
Midlands -26 58 £42,500 -22.73% 33
West Midlands -14 47 £42,500 -22.73% 24
North of England +7 34 £42,500 -15.00% 24
London -46 22 £63,750 +10.87% 18
Yorkshire +55 19 £38,750 -8.94% 5
North West +3 13 £46,250 -7.50% 18
East Midlands 0 11 £37,500 -31.82% 9
North East -14 2 £57,965 +0.81% 1
Test Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, 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 England region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 147 (42.98%) Test Automation
2 111 (32.46%) Software Testing
3 94 (27.49%) Agile
4 92 (26.90%) Degree
5 70 (20.47%) Python
6 60 (17.54%) Problem-Solving
7 54 (15.79%) QA
8 53 (15.50%) Test Scripting
9 50 (14.62%) Electronics
10 47 (13.74%) Security Cleared
10 47 (13.74%) Social Skills
11 43 (12.57%) Windows
12 41 (11.99%) Microsoft
13 40 (11.70%) C#
13 40 (11.70%) Software Engineering
14 38 (11.11%) Automotive
14 38 (11.11%) Regression Testing
15 37 (10.82%) Linux
15 37 (10.82%) Selenium
16 36 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
17 35 (10.23%) Test Strategy
17 35 (10.23%) ISTQB
18 34 (9.94%) Computer Science
18 34 (9.94%) Manual Testing
19 33 (9.65%) DevOps
20 32 (9.36%) Azure
21 30 (8.77%) Validation
21 30 (8.77%) JIRA
21 30 (8.77%) CI/CD
22 28 (8.19%) API Testing

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

Application Platforms
1 13 (3.80%) Confluence
2 2 (0.58%) MTS
3 1 (0.29%) BizTalk Server
3 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 21 (6.14%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.46%) Simulink
4 3 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.29%) LabWindows
Cloud Services
1 32 (9.36%) Azure
2 22 (6.43%) AWS
3 17 (4.97%) GitHub
4 14 (4.09%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (2.05%) GCP
6 5 (1.46%) GitHub Actions
7 4 (1.17%) Cloud Composer
7 4 (1.17%) Cloud Functions
7 4 (1.17%) Datadog
7 4 (1.17%) dbt
7 4 (1.17%) Google Kubernetes Engine
7 4 (1.17%) SaaS
7 4 (1.17%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 4 (1.17%) Snowflake
8 2 (0.58%) Amazon ECS
8 2 (0.58%) Azure Functions
8 2 (0.58%) Serverless
9 1 (0.29%) Firebase
9 1 (0.29%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (0.29%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (5.85%) Wireless
2 18 (5.26%) Bluetooth
2 18 (5.26%) Wi-Fi
3 11 (3.22%) 5G
4 10 (2.92%) GSM
4 10 (2.92%) ISDN
4 10 (2.92%) LTE
4 10 (2.92%) PSTN
4 10 (2.92%) UMTS
5 7 (2.05%) Ethernet
6 6 (1.75%) Internet
7 5 (1.46%) Network Security
7 5 (1.46%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.17%) FlexRay
8 4 (1.17%) Wireshark
8 4 (1.17%) ZigBee
9 2 (0.58%) DHCP
9 2 (0.58%) DNS
10 1 (0.29%) 3GPP
10 1 (0.29%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (6.14%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.34%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.75%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.46%) DynamoDB
5 4 (1.17%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 4 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.17%) Tableau
6 2 (0.58%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (0.58%) MySQL
7 1 (0.29%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (0.29%) Neo4j
7 1 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.29%) Redis
Development Applications
1 37 (10.82%) Selenium
2 30 (8.77%) JIRA
3 27 (7.89%) LabVIEW
4 21 (6.14%) Postman
5 20 (5.85%) Git
6 16 (4.68%) Appium
6 16 (4.68%) Cucumber
7 15 (4.39%) Jenkins
8 12 (3.51%) JMeter
8 12 (3.51%) SpecFlow
9 11 (3.22%) UI Automator
10 10 (2.92%) JBehave
10 10 (2.92%) MSTest
11 9 (2.63%) Cypress.io
12 7 (2.05%) JUnit
12 7 (2.05%) SoapUI
12 7 (2.05%) Team Foundation Server
13 6 (1.75%) TeamCity
14 5 (1.46%) HP UFT
14 5 (1.46%) LoadRunner
General
1 50 (14.62%) Electronics
2 47 (13.74%) Social Skills
3 38 (11.11%) Automotive
4 36 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (7.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (6.73%) Manufacturing
7 21 (6.14%) Aerospace
8 19 (5.56%) Military
8 19 (5.56%) Retail
9 13 (3.80%) Finance
10 11 (3.22%) Organisational Skills
11 10 (2.92%) Marketing
11 10 (2.92%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (2.92%) Telecoms
12 7 (2.05%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (1.17%) Legal
14 3 (0.88%) Games
14 3 (0.88%) Public Sector
15 2 (0.58%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.58%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.80%) Gherkin
2 12 (3.51%) .NET
3 9 (2.63%) pytest
3 9 (2.63%) XML
4 8 (2.34%) Playwright
5 7 (2.05%) REST
6 5 (1.46%) JSON
6 5 (1.46%) SOAP
7 4 (1.17%) HTML
7 4 (1.17%) Lightning Web Components
7 4 (1.17%) Middleware
7 4 (1.17%) Web Services
7 4 (1.17%) XSLT
8 3 (0.88%) Qt
8 3 (0.88%) RESTful
9 2 (0.58%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.58%) MSMQ
9 2 (0.58%) Node.js
9 2 (0.58%) WebdriverIO
9 2 (0.58%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 25 (7.31%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (3.51%) Mobile App
3 11 (3.22%) Embedded Systems
4 10 (2.92%) Acoustics
4 10 (2.92%) Satnav
5 8 (2.34%) IoT
5 8 (2.34%) Smartphone
6 6 (1.75%) Algorithms
6 6 (1.75%) Chip and PIN
6 6 (1.75%) Data Centre
6 6 (1.75%) Renewable Energy
7 5 (1.46%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.17%) NHS
8 4 (1.17%) Robotics
9 3 (0.88%) PCIe
9 3 (0.88%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.58%) Client/Server
10 2 (0.58%) Infotainment
11 1 (0.29%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 43 (12.57%) Windows
2 37 (10.82%) Linux
3 14 (4.09%) Unix
4 9 (2.63%) Android
5 8 (2.34%) Mac OS
6 6 (1.75%) Windows Server
7 5 (1.46%) Windows Server 2008
8 4 (1.17%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.58%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.29%) CentOS
10 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (42.98%) Test Automation
2 111 (32.46%) Software Testing
3 94 (27.49%) Agile
4 60 (17.54%) Problem-Solving
5 53 (15.50%) Test Scripting
6 40 (11.70%) Software Engineering
7 38 (11.11%) Regression Testing
8 35 (10.23%) Test Strategy
9 34 (9.94%) Computer Science
9 34 (9.94%) Manual Testing
10 33 (9.65%) DevOps
11 30 (8.77%) CI/CD
11 30 (8.77%) Validation
12 28 (8.19%) API Testing
13 25 (7.31%) Continuous Integration
14 21 (6.14%) Coaching
15 20 (5.85%) BDD
16 18 (5.26%) Performance Testing
17 17 (4.97%) Collaborative Working
17 17 (4.97%) Defect Management
Programming Languages
1 70 (20.47%) Python
2 40 (11.70%) C#
3 23 (6.73%) SQL
4 22 (6.43%) C
5 21 (6.14%) Java
6 18 (5.26%) JavaScript
7 15 (4.39%) MATLAB
8 9 (2.63%) Embedded C
8 9 (2.63%) T-SQL
9 7 (2.05%) C++
10 5 (1.46%) Bash
11 4 (1.17%) Groovy
11 4 (1.17%) Ruby
11 4 (1.17%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.58%) PowerShell
13 1 (0.29%) Go
13 1 (0.29%) PHP
Qualifications
1 92 (26.90%) Degree
2 47 (13.74%) Security Cleared
3 35 (10.23%) ISTQB
4 20 (5.85%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (4.97%) DV Cleared
6 15 (4.39%) SC Cleared
7 12 (3.51%) DBS Check
8 8 (2.34%) HND
9 6 (1.75%) HNC
10 5 (1.46%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (1.46%) ISEB
10 5 (1.46%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (1.17%) CIPD
11 4 (1.17%) ISEB Practitioner
11 4 (1.17%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 4 (1.17%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.88%) CREST Certified
13 2 (0.58%) Numerate Degree
13 2 (0.58%) NVQ Level 3
13 2 (0.58%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (15.79%) QA
2 8 (2.34%) Accessibility
3 3 (0.88%) COSHH
3 3 (0.88%) Def Stans
3 3 (0.88%) ISO 14001
3 3 (0.88%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.88%) JTAG
3 3 (0.88%) MISRA
4 2 (0.58%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.29%) HAZOP
System Software
1 13 (3.80%) Firmware
2 6 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.17%) VMware Server
4 3 (0.88%) Docker
4 3 (0.88%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.88%) Functional Safety
2 2 (0.58%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.29%) Grafana
3 1 (0.29%) Iperf
3 1 (0.29%) Kibana
3 1 (0.29%) Nmap
Vendors
1 41 (11.99%) Microsoft
2 12 (3.51%) Google
3 7 (2.05%) EMC
4 6 (1.75%) Thales
4 6 (1.75%) VMware
5 4 (1.17%) Salesforce
6 3 (0.88%) Atlassian
6 3 (0.88%) Conga
6 3 (0.88%) IBM
6 3 (0.88%) Lauterbach
6 3 (0.88%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 2 (0.58%) YouTube
8 1 (0.29%) Apple
8 1 (0.29%) CA Agile Central
8 1 (0.29%) Denodo
8 1 (0.29%) Oracle
8 1 (0.29%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.29%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.29%) Splunk
8 1 (0.29%) Talend