Performance Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Performance Test Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Performance Test Engineer daily rate in Birmingham is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
4 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Performance Test Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £550 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 776 483 702
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.65% 91.13% 92.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 483 347 484
10th Percentile £263 £190 £238
25th Percentile £400 £363 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -6.98%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £569
90th Percentile £688 £700 £650
West Midlands median daily rate £492 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.60% +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 13 36
10th Percentile £13.25 £12.90 £12.50
25th Percentile £17.09 £14.00 £17.75
Median hourly rate £23.00 £22.50 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% -21.05% +54.33%
75th Percentile £26.10 £30.68 £50.31
90th Percentile £30.00 £48.14 £67.50
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £19.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year +32.37% -15.56% +26.98%

Performance Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Performance Test Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Performance Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Performance Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 4 March 2026, Performance Test 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 Birmingham region featuring Performance Test Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Dynatrace
1 1 (100.00%) JMeter
1 1 (100.00%) Load Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stress Testing

Performance Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JMeter
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Load Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stress Testing
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Dynatrace
Performance Test Engineer jobs