Test and Validation Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Validation and Test Engineer
UK > England

As of 12 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Validation and Test Engineer daily rate in England.

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 570 - 559
Rank change year-on-year - - +131
Contract jobs requiring a Test and Validation Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.003% - 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% - 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £450 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 33,519 22,927 35,267
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.01% 93.04% 92.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,140 15,037 23,588
10th Percentile £310 £300 £270
25th Percentile £413 £409 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £638
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 2,206 758 2,285
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.32 £13.00
25th Percentile £19.34 £21.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £37.00 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.71% +7.69% -23.29%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £76.25 £77.28 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £33.45 £32.50
% change year-on-year +4.63% +2.92% -23.29%

Test and Validation Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Test and Validation Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Test and Validation Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Test and Validation Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

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

Test and Validation 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 Test and Validation Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 12 March 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
London - 1 - -
Test and Validation Engineer
UK

Test and Validation Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 12 March 2026, Test and Validation 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 Test and Validation Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

Test and Validation 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation