Test Engineer
UK
The median Test Engineer daily rate in the UK is £425 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 311 | 371 | 430 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +60 | +59 | -69 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 296 | 363 | 514 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.68% | 0.61% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.73% | 0.64% | 0.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 207 | 260 | 313 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £338 | £326 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £415 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +5.26% | +18.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £517 | £610 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £580 | £704 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.53% | +5.56% | +12.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 16 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.88 | £41.25 | £17.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.00 | £50.63 | £31.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £56.25 | £47.93 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.44% | +17.37% | +6.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.44 | £70.00 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.00 | £71.88 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.50 | £56.25 | £50.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.44% | +10.62% | +13.00% |
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 | 40,413 | 56,730 | 84,732 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,320 | 39,605 | 59,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £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 | £726 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,653 | 1,602 | 2,109 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.28 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.09% | +95.65% | +0.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.00 | £42.37 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.30% | +117.26% | +2.47% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer.
Test Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer.
Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test Engineer over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Test Engineer
Top 15 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 26 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 |
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| England | +86 | 267 | £427 | -16.59% | 203 |
| UK excluding London | +72 | 196 | £425 | -10.53% | 187 |
| Work from Home | +118 | 112 | £425 | -5.56% | 57 |
| London | +67 | 75 | £438 | -27.08% | 27 |
| South East | +45 | 59 | £425 | +6.25% | 64 |
| North of England | +30 | 52 | £425 | -15.00% | 21 |
| North West | +36 | 37 | £450 | -5.26% | 12 |
| South West | +15 | 35 | £559 | +12.88% | 34 |
| Midlands | +39 | 22 | £255 | -36.17% | 22 |
| East Midlands | +37 | 21 | £255 | -32.00% | 4 |
| East of England | +7 | 19 | £420 | -8.70% | 38 |
| Yorkshire | +22 | 15 | £411 | -17.75% | 8 |
| Wales | +15 | 6 | £363 | -42.00% | 5 |
| Scotland | +27 | 3 | £364 | -28.73% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +28 | 1 | £525 | +6.28% | 18 |
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 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 featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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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:
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