Functional Test Engineer Contracts

Functional Test Engineer
UK

As of 8 May 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Functional Test Engineer daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 585 692 848
Rank change year-on-year +107 +156 -149
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Test Engineer 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% 0.002% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.002% 0.001%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £495
Median % change year-on-year - - +45.37%
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £79.17 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £79.17 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

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

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 39,991 54,978 83,963
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 94.64% 95.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,011 38,395 59,001
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,675 1,545 2,052
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.28 £19.25 £15.63
Median hourly rate £36.65 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -18.56% +88.21% +6.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.74 £76.40 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £19.52
% change year-on-year -5.88% +117.73% +2.74%

Functional Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Functional Test Engineer in the UK

Functional Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Functional Test Engineer in the UK

Functional Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Functional Test Engineer in the UK

Functional Test Engineer
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Test Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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
England +91 1 - - 1
UK excluding London +71 1 - - 1
North of England +29 1 - - 1
North East +16 1 - -
North West - 1 - - 1

Functional Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Functional 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 featuring Functional Test Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Simulink
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving

Functional 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft