Test Technician
UK

The median Test Technician salary in the UK 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 631 961 1233
Rank change year-on-year +330 +272 -310
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Technician 289 2 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.28% 0.002% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.002% 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 127 1 2
10th Percentile £25,200 - -
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 £40,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £29,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% -22.67% +63.04%

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 96,812 89,556 159,527
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.77% 91.45% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 69,148 56,816 85,173
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,676
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 £50,173
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.63% +5.63%

Test Technician
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Technician in the UK

Test Technician
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Test Technician in the UK

Test Technician
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Test Technician in the UK

Test Technician
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Technician within the UK 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
UK excluding London +248 279 £30,000 +3.45% 73
England +285 210 £30,000 +3.45% 75
South East +67 67 £30,000 +3.45% 26
Scotland - 52 - - 2
East of England +47 48 £30,000 - 13
South West - 41 £35,000 - 6
Midlands - 27 £30,000 - 14
Wales - 22 £30,000 - 4
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
Work from Home - 1 - - 1
North East - 1 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

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

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 featuring Test Technician in the job title.

1 59 (20.42%) Social Skills
2 51 (17.65%) Customer Service
2 51 (17.65%) Time Management
3 44 (15.22%) Manufacturing
4 21 (7.27%) Automotive
5 18 (6.23%) Electronics
6 14 (4.84%) Aerospace
7 12 (4.15%) Security Cleared
8 11 (3.81%) HND
9 10 (3.46%) Aviation
10 7 (2.42%) Problem-Solving
10 7 (2.42%) B2B
10 7 (2.42%) Linux
10 7 (2.42%) Reverse Engineering
11 6 (2.08%) Retail
11 6 (2.08%) Degree
11 6 (2.08%) Functional Testing
12 5 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 4 (1.38%) Military
13 4 (1.38%) Microsoft Office
14 3 (1.04%) A+ Certification
14 3 (1.04%) Windows
15 2 (0.69%) Continuous Improvement
15 2 (0.69%) Data Acquisition
15 2 (0.69%) Coaching
15 2 (0.69%) Agriculture
15 2 (0.69%) Microsoft
15 2 (0.69%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.69%) Validation
15 2 (0.69%) Software Testing

Test Technician 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:

Applications
1 4 (1.38%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.35%) 5G
1 1 (0.35%) Bluetooth
1 1 (0.35%) GSM
1 1 (0.35%) ISDN
1 1 (0.35%) LTE
1 1 (0.35%) PSTN
1 1 (0.35%) UMTS
1 1 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (0.35%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (0.35%) LabVIEW
General
1 59 (20.42%) Social Skills
2 44 (15.22%) Manufacturing
3 21 (7.27%) Automotive
4 18 (6.23%) Electronics
5 14 (4.84%) Aerospace
6 10 (3.46%) Aviation
7 6 (2.08%) Retail
8 4 (1.38%) Military
9 2 (0.69%) Agriculture
9 2 (0.69%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (0.35%) Acoustics
1 1 (0.35%) Driving Licence
1 1 (0.35%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.42%) Linux
2 3 (1.04%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (17.65%) Customer Service
1 51 (17.65%) Time Management
2 7 (2.42%) B2B
2 7 (2.42%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (2.42%) Reverse Engineering
3 6 (2.08%) Functional Testing
4 2 (0.69%) Coaching
4 2 (0.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (0.69%) Data Acquisition
4 2 (0.69%) Software Testing
4 2 (0.69%) Validation
5 1 (0.35%) Agile
5 1 (0.35%) Critical Thinking
5 1 (0.35%) Data Management
5 1 (0.35%) Performance Analysis
5 1 (0.35%) Process Improvement
5 1 (0.35%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (0.35%) Service Delivery
5 1 (0.35%) Test Automation
5 1 (0.35%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.35%) MATLAB
1 1 (0.35%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (4.15%) Security Cleared
2 11 (3.81%) HND
3 6 (2.08%) Degree
4 3 (1.04%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 17025
Vendors
1 2 (0.69%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.35%) Openreach