Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bournemouth

Test Engineer
Dorset > Bournemouth

The median Test Engineer daily rate in Bournemouth is £343, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bournemouth 8.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 8.43% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £272 - -
25th Percentile £290 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £343 - -
75th Percentile £419 - -
90th Percentile £481 - -
Dorset median daily rate £343 - £600
% change year-on-year - - +31.87%

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 83 43 55
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.51% 93.48% 94.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 20 42
10th Percentile £300 £146 £175
25th Percentile £394 £203 £314
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £476 £315 £450
Median % change year-on-year +51.19% -30.00% +20.00%
75th Percentile £688 £500 £506
90th Percentile - £678 £695
Dorset median daily rate £550 £463 £488
% change year-on-year +18.92% -5.13% -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 13 5
10th Percentile £16.80 - -
25th Percentile £20.46 £15.25 £14.41
Median hourly rate £24.75 £15.50 £15.62
Median % change year-on-year +59.68% -0.77% +0.02%
75th Percentile £27.25 £15.75 -
90th Percentile - - £21.36
Dorset median hourly rate £60.33 £15.50 £15.62
% change year-on-year +289.23% -0.77% -72.35%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bournemouth

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

Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Bournemouth

Test Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Bournemouth

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Bournemouth.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Bournemouth

Test Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Bournemouth

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in Bournemouth over the 6 months to 18 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Test Engineer in Bournemouth

Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Bournemouth

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Bournemouth.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Bournemouth

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth

For the 6 months to 18 September 2026, 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 Test Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 5 (71.43%) CI/CD
2 5 (71.43%) Test Automation
3 4 (57.14%) End-to-End Testing
3 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (57.14%) Validation
4 3 (42.86%) AWS
4 3 (42.86%) Azure
4 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (42.86%) Defect Management
4 3 (42.86%) GCP
4 3 (42.86%) Java
4 3 (42.86%) Python
4 3 (42.86%) Root Cause Analysis
4 3 (42.86%) Scenario Testing
5 2 (28.57%) Agile
5 2 (28.57%) AI
5 2 (28.57%) Cucumber
5 2 (28.57%) DevOps
5 2 (28.57%) ISO 20022
5 2 (28.57%) JavaScript
5 2 (28.57%) Programme Management
5 2 (28.57%) SDLC
5 2 (28.57%) Selenium
5 2 (28.57%) SEPA
5 2 (28.57%) Spring
5 2 (28.57%) Spring Boot
5 2 (28.57%) System Integration Testing
6 1 (14.29%) BDD
6 1 (14.29%) Computer Science

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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) AWS
1 3 (42.86%) Azure
1 3 (42.86%) GCP
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Cucumber
1 2 (28.57%) Selenium
General
1 6 (85.71%) Finance
2 5 (71.43%) Banking
3 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (42.86%) Investment Banking
4 2 (28.57%) Financial Institution
4 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) Spring
1 2 (28.57%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 1 (14.29%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
2 1 (14.29%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 5 (71.43%) CI/CD
2 5 (71.43%) Test Automation
3 4 (57.14%) End-to-End Testing
3 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (57.14%) Validation
4 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (42.86%) Defect Management
4 3 (42.86%) Root Cause Analysis
4 3 (42.86%) Scenario Testing
5 2 (28.57%) Agile
5 2 (28.57%) AI
5 2 (28.57%) DevOps
5 2 (28.57%) Programme Management
5 2 (28.57%) SDLC
5 2 (28.57%) System Integration Testing
6 1 (14.29%) BDD
6 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (14.29%) Test Scripting
6 1 (14.29%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) Java
1 3 (42.86%) Python
2 2 (28.57%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) ISO 20022
1 2 (28.57%) SEPA
2 1 (14.29%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft