Senior Software Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Senior Software Test Engineer
East of England > Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Software Test Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
East of England median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 287 277 344
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.45% 83.94% 79.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 120 115 123
10th Percentile £298 £228 £209
25th Percentile £413 £370 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £488 £420
Median % change year-on-year +4.51% +16.07% -6.67%
75th Percentile £601 £581 £550
90th Percentile £675 £688 £638
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £425
% change year-on-year - +17.65% -12.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 63 123
10th Percentile £13.45 £14.84 £14.16
25th Percentile £14.22 £14.99 £14.66
Median hourly rate £15.28 £17.00 £21.37
Median % change year-on-year -10.15% -20.45% +33.56%
75th Percentile £33.69 £31.00 £28.13
90th Percentile £48.00 £64.00 £53.75
East of England median hourly rate £40.00 £43.00 £47.03
% change year-on-year -6.98% -8.56% +31.36%

Senior Software Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Senior Software Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Senior Software Test Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Test Engineer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 5 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridge - 1 - -
Senior Software Test Engineer
East of England

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

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 Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire 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