Senior Software Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

Senior Software Test Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

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

 6 months to
5 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Software Test Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 0.53% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% - -
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 157 150 152
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.63% 85.71% 87.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 77 73
10th Percentile £352 £310 £225
25th Percentile £413 £425 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £420
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +25.00% -7.95%
75th Percentile £573 £600 £550
90th Percentile £675 £700 £638
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £510 £488 £420
% change year-on-year +4.51% +16.07% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 9 21
10th Percentile £14.64 £17.34 £22.54
25th Percentile £18.99 £60.00 £26.25
Median hourly rate £31.47 £65.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -51.59% +23.81% +196.28%
75th Percentile £57.50 £67.50 £63.75
90th Percentile £64.13 £77.50 £75.00
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £15.28 £17.00 £21.37
% change year-on-year -10.15% -20.45% +33.56%

Senior Software Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Senior Software Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Senior Software Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 5 August 2026, Senior Software 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 Senior Software Test Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Ranorex
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy

Senior Software 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%) Ranorex
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware