Hardware Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

Hardware Test Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

As of 5 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Hardware Test Engineer daily rate in Cambridge.

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Test Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 0.56% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 148 154 142
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.22% 88.51% 89.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 82 69
10th Percentile £240 £351 £225
25th Percentile £410 £428 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £420
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +25.00% -6.67%
75th Percentile £535 £624 £550
90th Percentile £625 £700 £638
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £510 £509 £442
% change year-on-year +0.25% +15.10% -1.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 7 16
10th Percentile £19.80 £38.33 £22.52
25th Percentile £27.40 £56.78 £32.81
Median hourly rate £34.13 £60.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -43.12% +14.29% +196.28%
75th Percentile £60.00 £71.25 £59.06
90th Percentile £77.50 £80.00 £63.75
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £15.84 £16.30 £21.37
% change year-on-year -2.82% -23.72% +20.60%

Hardware Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Hardware Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Hardware Test Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Hardware Test Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge

Hardware Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Hardware Test Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge

Hardware Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 5 September 2026, Hardware 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 Cambridge region featuring Hardware Test Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) HP ALM
1 1 (100.00%) HP Quality Center
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) MSTest
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Ranorex
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Hardware Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) MSTest
1 1 (100.00%) Ranorex
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) HP ALM
1 1 (100.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens