Test Engineer Contracts in Devon

Test Engineer
South West > Devon

The median Test Engineer daily rate in Devon is £600 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 April 2024.

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

6 months to
17 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 35 -
Rank change year-on-year +7 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer 8 2 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 2.83% 0.98% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.95% 1.10% -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 £225 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £250 -
Median % change year-on-year +140.00% - -
75th Percentile - £275 -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £538 £525 £456
% change year-on-year +2.38% +15.07% +7.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37.50 - -
Median hourly rate £40.00 - -
75th Percentile £42.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £40.00 £73.75 £60.00
% change year-on-year -45.76% +22.92% +26.32%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Devon

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Devon. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Devon with a recognized job title 271 182 226
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.76% 88.78% 95.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 186 149 170
10th Percentile £150 £131 £167
25th Percentile £273 £250 £277
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £408
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +10.37% -18.45%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £590
90th Percentile £619 £675 £665
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 7 8
10th Percentile £10.66 £40.20 £15.01
25th Percentile £23.63 £55.00 £16.75
Median hourly rate £40.00 £60.00 £20.66
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +190.42% +11.68%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £41.56
90th Percentile £70.00 £76.00 £48.75
South West median hourly rate £48.00 £65.00 £45.20
% change year-on-year -26.15% +43.81% +5.73%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Engineer in Devon

Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Devon

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Devon.

Daily rate trend for Test Engineer in Devon

Test Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Devon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in Devon over the 6 months to 17 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Test Engineer in Devon

Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Devon.

Hourly rate trend for Test Engineer in Devon

Test Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Devon region over the 6 months to 17 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Exeter +7 5 £600 +140.00% 1
Paignton 0 3 - - 2
Test Engineer
South West

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

For the 6 months to 17 April 2024, Test Engineer contract 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 contract job ads across the Devon region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Python
2 5 (62.50%) Test Management
2 5 (62.50%) Security Cleared
2 5 (62.50%) Functional Testing
2 5 (62.50%) Non-Functional Testing
2 5 (62.50%) AWS
2 5 (62.50%) Scenario Testing
3 4 (50.00%) Creative Thinking
3 4 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 4 (50.00%) Performance Testing
3 4 (50.00%) JavaScript
3 4 (50.00%) JIRA
4 3 (37.50%) LabVIEW
4 3 (37.50%) MATLAB
4 3 (37.50%) Electronics
4 3 (37.50%) Manual Testing
4 3 (37.50%) Jenkins
5 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (25.00%) Algorithms
5 2 (25.00%) API Testing
5 2 (25.00%) Integration Testing
5 2 (25.00%) Cypress.io
5 2 (25.00%) SEO
5 2 (25.00%) Workflow
5 2 (25.00%) JUnit
5 2 (25.00%) Selenium
5 2 (25.00%) Java
5 2 (25.00%) ISTQB
5 2 (25.00%) Agile
5 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving

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

Cloud Services
1 5 (62.50%) AWS
Development Applications
1 4 (50.00%) JIRA
2 3 (37.50%) Jenkins
2 3 (37.50%) LabVIEW
3 2 (25.00%) Cypress.io
3 2 (25.00%) JUnit
3 2 (25.00%) Selenium
General
1 3 (37.50%) Electronics
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Functional Testing
1 5 (62.50%) Non-Functional Testing
1 5 (62.50%) Scenario Testing
1 5 (62.50%) Test Management
2 4 (50.00%) Creative Thinking
2 4 (50.00%) Performance Testing
3 3 (37.50%) Manual Testing
4 2 (25.00%) Agile
4 2 (25.00%) API Testing
4 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (25.00%) Integration Testing
4 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (25.00%) SEO
4 2 (25.00%) Test Strategy
4 2 (25.00%) Workflow
5 1 (12.50%) Software Testing
5 1 (12.50%) Test Automation
5 1 (12.50%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 7 (87.50%) Python
2 4 (50.00%) JavaScript
3 3 (37.50%) MATLAB
4 2 (25.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) Security Cleared
2 4 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (25.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) Accessibility