Test Technician Jobs in England

Test Technician
UK > England

The median Test Technician salary in England is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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
27 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 633 918 1174
Rank change year-on-year +285 +256 -289
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Technician 210 2 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.24% 0.002% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.003% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 114 1 2
10th Percentile £24,000 - -
25th Percentile £28,000 £28,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £29,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -22.67% +63.04%
75th Percentile £35,000 £29,500 £41,250
90th Percentile £38,500 - -
UK median annual salary £30,000 £29,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% -22.67% +63.04%

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 83,672 79,663 133,799
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.47% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 62,204 50,990 75,326
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,084 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.65% +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 Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Technician in England

Test Technician
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Test Technician in England

Test Technician
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Technician in England over the 6 months to 27 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Test Technician in England

Test Technician
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 Technician within the England region over the 6 months to 27 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 +67 67 £30,000 +3.45% 26
East of England +47 48 £30,000 - 13
South West - 41 £35,000 - 6
Midlands - 27 £30,000 - 14
North of England - 21 £28,000 - 11
East Midlands - 18 £30,000 - 4
Yorkshire - 15 £28,000 - 2
West Midlands - 9 £35,000 - 9
London - 6 £55,000 - 1
North West - 5 - - 8
North East - 1 - - 1
Test Technician
UK

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

For the 6 months to 27 May 2024, Test Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 34 (16.19%) Manufacturing
2 18 (8.57%) Electronics
3 16 (7.62%) Automotive
4 14 (6.67%) Aerospace
5 12 (5.71%) Security Cleared
6 11 (5.24%) HND
7 10 (4.76%) Aviation
8 9 (4.29%) Social Skills
9 7 (3.33%) Reverse Engineering
9 7 (3.33%) Linux
9 7 (3.33%) B2B
10 6 (2.86%) Retail
10 6 (2.86%) Degree
10 6 (2.86%) Problem-Solving
11 5 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 5 (2.38%) Functional Testing
12 4 (1.90%) Military
13 3 (1.43%) A+ Certification
13 3 (1.43%) Windows
14 2 (0.95%) Microsoft Office
14 2 (0.95%) Validation
14 2 (0.95%) Continuous Improvement
14 2 (0.95%) Software Testing
14 2 (0.95%) Data Acquisition
14 2 (0.95%) Coaching
14 2 (0.95%) Agriculture
15 1 (0.48%) Customer Service
15 1 (0.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 1 (0.48%) Satnav
15 1 (0.48%) Acoustics

Test Technician 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:

Applications
1 2 (0.95%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.48%) 5G
1 1 (0.48%) Bluetooth
1 1 (0.48%) GSM
1 1 (0.48%) ISDN
1 1 (0.48%) LTE
1 1 (0.48%) PSTN
1 1 (0.48%) UMTS
1 1 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (0.48%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (0.48%) LabVIEW
General
1 34 (16.19%) Manufacturing
2 18 (8.57%) Electronics
3 16 (7.62%) Automotive
4 14 (6.67%) Aerospace
5 10 (4.76%) Aviation
6 9 (4.29%) Social Skills
7 6 (2.86%) Retail
8 4 (1.90%) Military
9 2 (0.95%) Agriculture
10 1 (0.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.48%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (0.48%) Acoustics
1 1 (0.48%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 7 (3.33%) Linux
2 3 (1.43%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (3.33%) B2B
1 7 (3.33%) Reverse Engineering
2 6 (2.86%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (2.38%) Functional Testing
4 2 (0.95%) Coaching
4 2 (0.95%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (0.95%) Data Acquisition
4 2 (0.95%) Software Testing
4 2 (0.95%) Validation
5 1 (0.48%) Agile
5 1 (0.48%) Critical Thinking
5 1 (0.48%) Customer Service
5 1 (0.48%) Data Management
5 1 (0.48%) Process Improvement
5 1 (0.48%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (0.48%) Test Automation
5 1 (0.48%) Test Scripting
5 1 (0.48%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.48%) MATLAB
1 1 (0.48%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (5.71%) Security Cleared
2 11 (5.24%) HND
3 6 (2.86%) Degree
4 3 (1.43%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 17025