Functional Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Functional Test Engineer
UK > England

The median Functional Test Engineer daily rate in England is £390, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 532 - 568
Rank change year-on-year - - +172
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Test Engineer 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.003% - 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% - 0.008%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £408
25th Percentile - - £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 - £444
75th Percentile - - £473
90th Percentile - - £474
UK median daily rate £390 - £444

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 28,364 28,410 35,800
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.17% 92.92% 93.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,196 17,553 24,633
10th Percentile £288 £300 £293
25th Percentile £404 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £534
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -1.69% -2.91%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,707 984 1,397
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.34 £15.32
25th Percentile £17.88 £21.17 £19.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.93% -16.67% +36.36%
75th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.50 £74.66 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £43.90
% change year-on-year -28.14% -20.27% +39.88%

Functional Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Functional Test Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Functional Test Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Test Engineer job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Test Engineer job vacancies in England

Functional Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Functional Test Engineer job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Functional Test Engineer job vacancies in England

Functional Test Engineer
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Test Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 6 December 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
North West - 1 £390 -
North of England - 1 £390 -
Functional Test Engineer
UK

Functional Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Functional 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 England region featuring Functional Test Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce CRM

Functional Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce CRM
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce