SDET Contract Job Trends in Belfast
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
County Antrim > Belfast
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Belfast citing SDET skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SDET | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Belfast | - | - | 0.60% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| County Antrim median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Belfast
SDET falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Belfast.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 117 | 192 | 137 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast | 90.00% | 89.72% | 82.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 68 | 91 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £275 | £145 |
| 25th Percentile | £371 | £325 | £166 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +5.56% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £652 | £550 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £638 | £628 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £448 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.68% | +5.56% | +12.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 28 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.31 | £21.19 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £13.59 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £16.00 | £24.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +174.75% | -33.83% | +79.68% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £17.30 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £24.50 | £40.80 |
| County Antrim median hourly rate | £43.96 | £17.30 | £24.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +154.10% | -28.45% | +79.64% |
SDET Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SDET relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
SDET Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing SDET.
