Principal Test Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham
As of 4 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Test Engineer daily rate in Birmingham.
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6 months to 4 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 74 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Test Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 0.11% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | - | - | - |
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 | 830 | 441 | 693 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.71% | 88.73% | 93.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 490 | 296 | 485 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £160 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £368 | £338 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +5.56% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £590 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £657 | £675 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £481 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.32% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 33 | 39 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | - | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.20 | £12.62 | £16.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.53 | £14.00 | £28.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +75.21% | -50.88% | +42.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £30.00 | £22.91 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £33.03 | £56.25 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £33.99 | £21.00 | £19.77 |
| % change year-on-year | +61.86% | +6.22% | -1.15% |
Principal Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 4 June 2026, Principal 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 Principal Test Engineer in the job title.
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Principal 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: