Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Test Engineer
Central London > City of London
The median Test Engineer daily rate in the City of London is £515, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 128 | 108 | 124 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | +16 | +6 |
| Contract Test Engineer jobs | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 0.57% | 0.54% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.61% | 0.57% | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £451 | £332 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £361 | £613 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £425 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.18% | -32.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £576 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £696 | - |
| Central London median daily rate | £515 | £400 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.75% | -36.00% | +4.17% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title | 1,980 | 1,582 | 1,976 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.66% | 94.05% | 93.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,362 | 1,097 | 1,212 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £454 | £420 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £775 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 16 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.79 | £16.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £20.08 | £25.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £27.04 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.77% | -52.98% | +55.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £34.88 | £41.19 | £112.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.20 | £64.66 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £27.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -21.43% | -2.78% |
Test Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Test Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Test Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in the City of London.
Test Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for Test Engineer jobs in the City of London over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.
Test Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in the City of London.
Test Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Test Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Test Engineer job ads across the City of London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | End-to-End Testing | 58.3% | 7 |
| 1 | QA | 58.3% | 7 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 58.3% | 7 |
| 1 | Test Automation | 58.3% | 7 |
| 5 | Test Scripting | 50.0% | 6 |
| 6 | CI/CD | 41.7% | 5 |
| 6 | DevOps | 41.7% | 5 |
| 6 | Java | 41.7% | 5 |
| 6 | Performance Testing | 41.7% | 5 |
| 6 | SQL | 41.7% | 5 |
| 6 | Test Strategy | 41.7% | 5 |
| 6 | Validation | 41.7% | 5 |
| 13 | BDD | 33.3% | 4 |
| 13 | Defect Management | 33.3% | 4 |
| 13 | JavaScript | 33.3% | 4 |
| 13 | Playwright | 33.3% | 4 |
| 13 | SC Cleared | 33.3% | 4 |
| 18 | Accessibility | 25.0% | 3 |
| 18 | Agile | 25.0% | 3 |
| 18 | Azure | 25.0% | 3 |
| 18 | Functional Testing | 25.0% | 3 |
| 18 | Gatling | 25.0% | 3 |
| 18 | LoadRunner | 25.0% | 3 |
| 18 | Microsoft | 25.0% | 3 |
| 18 | Non-Functional Testing | 25.0% | 3 |
| 18 | Python | 25.0% | 3 |
| 18 | TDD | 25.0% | 3 |
| 28 | AI | 16.7% | 2 |
| 28 | API Testing | 16.7% | 2 |
| 28 | Cucumber | 16.7% | 2 |
Test Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lead Test Engineer | 16.7% | 2 |
| 1 | Performance Test Engineer | 16.7% | 2 |
| 1 | Senior Test Engineer | 16.7% | 2 |
| 1 | Test Automation Engineer | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 8.3% | 1 |
| 5 | Quality Engineer | 8.3% | 1 |
| 5 | Systems Test Engineer | 8.3% | 1 |
| 5 | Test Leader | 8.3% | 1 |