Test Engineer Contracts in Bedfordshire

Test Engineer
East of England > Bedfordshire

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Test Engineer daily rate in Bedfordshire.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 34 32
Rank change year-on-year +4 -2 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer 3 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 1.92% 0.41% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.26% 0.46% 0.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £363 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £375 £513
Median % change year-on-year - -26.83% -
75th Percentile - £388 £531
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £375 £420 £460
% change year-on-year -10.71% -8.70% +15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £28.15 - -
25th Percentile £28.47 - -
Median hourly rate £29.00 - -
75th Percentile £55.75 - -
90th Percentile £71.80 - -
East of England median hourly rate £48.29 £31.50 £56.25
% change year-on-year +53.30% -44.00% +0.45%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bedfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 Bedfordshire with a recognized job title 133 218 180
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.26% 88.62% 97.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 127 130
10th Percentile £266 £263 £174
25th Percentile £500 £359 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £500 £470
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +6.38% -6.00%
75th Percentile £684 £560 £594
90th Percentile £700 £625 £625
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 33 6
10th Percentile £20.26 £15.31 £18.50
25th Percentile £27.71 £15.39 £29.31
Median hourly rate £60.75 £31.80 £63.75
Median % change year-on-year +91.04% -50.12% +15.91%
75th Percentile £82.50 £65.00 £87.50
90th Percentile £88.00 £65.75 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £50.00 £43.00 £35.40
% change year-on-year +16.28% +21.47% +128.39%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Engineer in Bedfordshire

Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Daily rate trend for Test Engineer in Bedfordshire

Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Test Engineer in Bedfordshire

Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test Engineer in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Test Engineer in Bedfordshire

Test Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire

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 Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Luton +2 1 - - 7
Test Engineer
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Bedfordshire region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (66.67%) CANalyzer
2 2 (66.67%) Ethernet
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Test Planning
2 2 (66.67%) Electronics
2 2 (66.67%) Automotive
2 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Resource Management
3 1 (33.33%) Integration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Confluence
3 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) PDM
3 1 (33.33%) Teamcenter
3 1 (33.33%) Data Management
3 1 (33.33%) Document Management
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (33.33%) CANoe
3 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (33.33%) Infotainment
3 1 (33.33%) Active Directory

Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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 1 (33.33%) Confluence
1 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) CANalyzer
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) CANoe
General
1 2 (66.67%) Automotive
1 2 (66.67%) Electronics
1 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (33.33%) Infotainment
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Test Planning
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Data Collection
3 1 (33.33%) Data Management
3 1 (33.33%) Document Management
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Integration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) PDM
3 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (33.33%) Resource Management
3 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft