Senior Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bournemouth

Senior Test Engineer
Dorset > Bournemouth

The median Senior Test Engineer daily rate in Bournemouth is £385, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
9 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Test Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bournemouth 1.69% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.79% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £385 - -
Dorset median daily rate £385 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bournemouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bournemouth. 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 Bournemouth with a recognized job title 112 36 85
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.92% 92.31% 97.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 18 62
10th Percentile £365 £202 £172
25th Percentile £404 £222 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £425 £189
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% +124.50% -49.52%
75th Percentile £688 £503 £456
90th Percentile - £741 £649
Dorset median daily rate £500 £475 £438
% change year-on-year +5.26% +8.57% -7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 8 12
10th Percentile £22.10 £14.93 £7.21
25th Percentile £22.25 £15.23 £13.00
Median hourly rate £23.00 £15.50 £14.25
Median % change year-on-year +48.39% +8.77% -19.72%
75th Percentile £25.38 £16.41 £15.32
90th Percentile £26.50 £20.36 £18.21
Dorset median hourly rate £63.14 £15.50 £18.00
% change year-on-year +307.32% -13.89% -66.82%

Senior Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bournemouth

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

Senior Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Bournemouth

Senior Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Senior 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 Bournemouth region featuring Senior Test Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 2 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 2 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Senior Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth 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 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 2 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 2 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Senior Test Engineer jobs