Test Technician Contract Job Trends in Durham

Test Technician
North East > Durham

As of 13 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Test Technician daily rate in Durham.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 13 -
Rank change year-on-year +6 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Technician 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Durham 3.03% 1.75% -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.57% 1.89% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North East median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £28.91 £29.77 -
Median % change year-on-year -2.89% - -
North East median hourly rate £28.91 £29.77 -
% change year-on-year -2.89% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Durham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title 28 53 47
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.85% 92.98% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 23 39
10th Percentile £178 £388 £372
25th Percentile £263 £413 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £470 £400
Median % change year-on-year -6.91% +17.50% -5.88%
75th Percentile £523 £588 £488
90th Percentile £660 £669 £588
North East median daily rate £450 £450 £435
% change year-on-year - +3.45% -18.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
Median hourly rate £28.91 £28.14 £15.46
Median % change year-on-year +2.75% +81.99% -76.58%
North East median hourly rate £25.71 £46.18 £32.25
% change year-on-year -44.34% +43.19% +104.76%

Test Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Test Technician job vacancy trend in Durham

Test Technician
Contract Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Technician within the Durham region over the 6 months to 13 November 2025. 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
Newton Aycliffe - 1 - -
Test Technician
North East

Test Technician Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, Test Technician 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 Durham region featuring Test Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Hitachi
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

Test Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Hitachi