Test Engineer
UK
The median Test Engineer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 521 | 493 | 485 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | -8 | -40 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 439 | 538 | 1,236 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.42% | 0.57% | 0.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.44% | 0.62% | 0.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 256 | 373 | 780 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £34,350 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,416 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £54,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +8.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +11.11% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer.
Test Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Test Engineer
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +9 | 387 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 171 |
| England | -45 | 354 | £45,000 | -16.67% | 182 |
| Work from Home | -96 | 119 | £49,250 | -10.45% | 45 |
| South East | +2 | 117 | £45,000 | - | 48 |
| South West | -19 | 62 | £49,875 | -3.16% | 25 |
| East of England | +43 | 59 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 21 |
| Midlands | -21 | 58 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 39 |
| West Midlands | -25 | 48 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 30 |
| Scotland | -61 | 36 | £45,000 | -16.30% | 19 |
| North of England | +4 | 34 | £43,750 | -12.50% | 21 |
| London | -21 | 25 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | +40 | 19 | £38,750 | -3.40% | 3 |
| Wales | +20 | 16 | £42,500 | -15.83% | 2 |
| North West | -2 | 13 | £47,500 | -11.63% | 17 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 10 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | +24 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| North East | -18 | 2 | £57,965 | +0.81% | 1 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £110,000 | - |
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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 featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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