Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
UK > Northern Ireland
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for SDET skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SDET over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | - | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SDET | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 1.38% | - | 1.42% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.83% | - | 1.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | £485 |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland
SDET is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 109 | 152 | 174 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 75.17% | 76.38% | 82.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 53 | 79 | 90 |
| 10th Percentile | £211 | £159 | £145 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £264 | £305 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £413 | £441 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.24% | -6.52% | +6.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £508 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £670 | £626 | £550 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +3.77% | +8.72% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 14 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.40 | £10.22 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.25 | £13.91 | £10.26 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.94 | £15.25 | £15.74 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.59% | -3.11% | +16.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.54 | £16.78 | £21.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £31.88 | £18.12 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £35.95 | £36.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.14% | +44.00% | +2.04% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings citing SDET as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SDET in Northern Ireland.
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Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SDET within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 4 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Antrim | - | 2 | £550 | - | 1 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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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