Test and Validation Engineer Contract Job Trends in Belfast

Validation and Test Engineer
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Validation and Test Engineer daily rate in Belfast is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
23 Oct 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test and Validation Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Belfast 0.48% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
County Antrim median daily rate £450 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 179 147 130
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.65% 90.18% 88.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 78 74
10th Percentile £250 £149 £157
25th Percentile £325 £175 £261
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £400
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% +15.63% -20.00%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £535
90th Percentile £638 £626 £638
County Antrim median daily rate £475 £463 £400
% change year-on-year +2.70% +15.63% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 12 8
10th Percentile £12.31 £21.19 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.58 £23.43 £12.69
Median hourly rate £15.05 £24.18 £13.69
Median % change year-on-year -37.76% +76.69% +30.33%
75th Percentile £16.88 - £14.43
90th Percentile £24.50 £41.79 £16.60
County Antrim median hourly rate £15.19 £24.18 £13.91
% change year-on-year -37.18% +73.83% +29.55%

Test and Validation Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 23 October 2025, Test and Validation Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Belfast region featuring Test and Validation Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

Test and Validation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
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