Test and Integration Engineer Contracts

Test and Integration Engineer
UK

The median Test and Integration Engineer daily rate in the UK is £538 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 569 710 826
Rank change year-on-year +141 +116 -155
Contract jobs requiring a Test and Integration Engineer 29 9 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.067% 0.015% 0.026%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.072% 0.016% 0.027%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 3 7
10th Percentile - £354 £365
25th Percentile £519 £396 £373
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £485 £400
Median % change year-on-year +10.82% +21.25% +14.29%
75th Percentile £625 £545 £469
90th Percentile - £571 £543
UK excluding London median daily rate £538 £485 £400
% change year-on-year +10.82% +21.25% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £32.38 - -
25th Percentile £37.81 £67.50 £51.25
Median hourly rate £48.25 £75.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.67% +42.86% -
75th Percentile £57.31 £82.50 £53.75
90th Percentile £61.93 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £48.25 £75.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -35.67% +42.86% -

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 40,172 56,583 84,829
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.78% 94.61% 95.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,161 39,538 59,512
10th Percentile £275 £313 £313
25th Percentile £409 £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 £731
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.93% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,642 1,585 2,099
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.27 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.83 £45.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.38% +95.65% -
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.00 £63.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £42.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -11.76% +117.95% +2.55%

Test and Integration Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Test and Integration Engineer in the UK

Test and Integration Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Test and Integration Engineer in the UK

Test and Integration Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test and Integration Engineer over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Test and Integration Engineer in the UK

Test and Integration Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Test and Integration Engineer in the UK

Test and Integration Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test and Integration Engineer over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Test and Integration Engineer in the UK

Test and Integration Engineer
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test and Integration Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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
England +150 29 £538 +28.74% 7
UK excluding London +86 29 £538 +10.82% 8
South West +31 14 £538 - 3
South East +36 12 £538 +28.74% 3
Work from Home +137 9 £600 +71.43% 3
East of England - 3 - - 1

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Test and Integration 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 Test and Integration Engineer in the job title.

1 22 (75.86%) Social Skills
2 21 (72.41%) JIRA
2 21 (72.41%) Security Cleared
2 21 (72.41%) Confluence
2 21 (72.41%) Windows
3 19 (65.52%) Military
4 17 (58.62%) SC Cleared
4 17 (58.62%) Test Scripting
4 17 (58.62%) Agile
4 17 (58.62%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (55.17%) Windows Server
5 16 (55.17%) PKI
6 15 (51.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 15 (51.72%) VMware Infrastructure
6 15 (51.72%) VMware
6 15 (51.72%) DNS
6 15 (51.72%) Regression Testing
6 15 (51.72%) SQL
6 15 (51.72%) MCSE
6 15 (51.72%) MCSA
6 15 (51.72%) Microsoft Exchange
6 15 (51.72%) DHCP
6 15 (51.72%) Microsoft
6 15 (51.72%) Active Directory
6 15 (51.72%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (51.72%) Windows Server 2012
6 15 (51.72%) Critical Thinking
7 6 (20.69%) C
8 5 (17.24%) Linux
8 5 (17.24%) Python

Test and Integration 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:

Application Platforms
1 21 (72.41%) Confluence
2 15 (51.72%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (6.90%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 15 (51.72%) DHCP
1 15 (51.72%) DNS
2 4 (13.79%) TCP/IP
3 2 (6.90%) 4G
3 2 (6.90%) 5G
4 1 (3.45%) Firewall
4 1 (3.45%) Network Security
4 1 (3.45%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 21 (72.41%) JIRA
2 4 (13.79%) Bitbucket
3 2 (6.90%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 22 (75.86%) Social Skills
2 19 (65.52%) Military
3 17 (58.62%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (6.90%) Automotive
5 1 (3.45%) Aerospace
5 1 (3.45%) Law
5 1 (3.45%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 16 (55.17%) PKI
2 2 (6.90%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 21 (72.41%) Windows
2 16 (55.17%) Windows Server
3 15 (51.72%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (17.24%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (58.62%) Agile
1 17 (58.62%) Test Scripting
2 15 (51.72%) Critical Thinking
2 15 (51.72%) Regression Testing
3 5 (17.24%) Integration Testing
4 4 (13.79%) Requirements Analysis
4 4 (13.79%) Software Testing
4 4 (13.79%) Validation
5 3 (10.34%) System Testing
6 2 (6.90%) Business Strategy
6 2 (6.90%) Commercial Awareness
6 2 (6.90%) End-to-End Testing
6 2 (6.90%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (6.90%) System Integration Testing
6 2 (6.90%) Systems Engineering
6 2 (6.90%) Technical Leadership
6 2 (6.90%) UML
6 2 (6.90%) Waterfall
7 1 (3.45%) FMEA
7 1 (3.45%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 15 (51.72%) SQL
2 6 (20.69%) C
3 5 (17.24%) Python
4 4 (13.79%) Bash
4 4 (13.79%) PowerShell
5 3 (10.34%) MATLAB
6 2 (6.90%) Ada
6 2 (6.90%) Ada 95
Qualifications
1 21 (72.41%) Security Cleared
2 17 (58.62%) SC Cleared
3 15 (51.72%) MCSA
3 15 (51.72%) MCSE
3 15 (51.72%) Microsoft Certification
3 15 (51.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 4 (13.79%) DV Cleared
5 2 (6.90%) Degree
5 2 (6.90%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.90%) Def Stans
2 1 (3.45%) NCSC
System Software
1 15 (51.72%) Active Directory
1 15 (51.72%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (13.79%) VMware ESXi
2 4 (13.79%) VMware NSX
2 4 (13.79%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (13.79%) Ansible
1 4 (13.79%) Terraform
2 1 (3.45%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 15 (51.72%) Microsoft
1 15 (51.72%) VMware
2 4 (13.79%) Atlassian
3 1 (3.45%) Cisco
3 1 (3.45%) Fortinet
3 1 (3.45%) Juniper
3 1 (3.45%) Splunk