Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) Central London> City of London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring SDET skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SDET over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
122
108
143
Rank change year-on-year
-14
+35
+27
DemandTrendContract jobs citing SDET
2
14
18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
SDET falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,703
1,900
2,877
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
94.24%
91.74%
90.96%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,120
1,251
1,976
10th Percentile
£325
£375
£363
25th Percentile
£422
£475
£475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£575
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-4.35%
-4.17%
+4.35%
75th Percentile
£675
£688
£713
90th Percentile
£775
£790
£813
Central London median daily rate
£550
£575
£600
% change year-on-year
-4.35%
-4.17%
+4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted
22
16
15
10th Percentile
£17.35
£15.00
£14.25
25th Percentile
£23.98
£19.79
£14.75
Median hourly rate
£28.33
£26.63
£27.50
Median % change year-on-year
+6.38%
-3.18%
-36.40%
75th Percentile
£53.50
£82.19
£47.41
90th Percentile
£63.75
£137.50
£62.45
Central London median hourly rate
£29.07
£27.00
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+7.67%
-22.86%
-17.65%
SDET Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing SDET as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
SDET Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing SDET.
SDET Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SDET in the City of London over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.
SDET Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SDET also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for SDET.
SDET Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
