Software Test Engineer
UK
The median Software 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 | 840 | 842 | 1061 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +219 | -228 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Test Engineer | 67 | 105 | 201 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.064% | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.067% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 45 | 43 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £42,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £55,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +22.22% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £75,000 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,000 | £81,250 | £63,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £47,500 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +2.41% |
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% |
Software Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Test Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Test Engineer.
Software Test Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Test Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Software Test Engineer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software 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 | -54 | 67 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 10 |
| England | +9 | 58 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 11 |
| Work from Home | +32 | 16 | £41,250 | +33.06% | 4 |
| South East | -35 | 16 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 4 |
| East of England | +1 | 15 | £50,000 | -23.08% | |
| South West | -23 | 15 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 4 |
| North of England | +42 | 10 | £35,000 | -26.32% | 1 |
| Scotland | -70 | 8 | £48,750 | +8.33% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 7 | £35,000 | - | |
| North West | -2 | 3 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -14 | 2 | £47,500 | +6.15% | 1 |
| Midlands | -15 | 2 | £47,500 | - | 1 |
| London | +105 | 1 | £67,500 | -10.00% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £27,500 | - |
Software Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Software 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 Software Test Engineer in the job title.
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Software 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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