Test Engineer
UK > England
The median Test Engineer daily rate in England is £427 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 298 | 391 | 420 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +93 | +29 | -55 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 261 | 292 | 414 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.70% | 0.56% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.75% | 0.60% | 0.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 189 | 195 | 242 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £319 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £413 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £427 | £513 | £461 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.59% | +11.11% | +11.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £652 | £545 |
| 90th Percentile | £582 | £760 | £625 |
| UK median daily rate | £425 | £500 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +8.11% | +12.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 18 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.56 | £42.75 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.75 | £51.25 | £35.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £60.59 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.85% | +15.40% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.44 | £69.69 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.05 | £71.13 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.25 | £60.59 | £50.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.92% | +19.15% | +13.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 | 34,601 | 49,033 | 68,659 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.64% | 94.53% | 95.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,060 | 34,723 | 48,793 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £308 | £311 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £643 | £663 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £763 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,374 | 1,484 | 1,927 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.58 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £19.50 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.21 | £43.63 | £22.29 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.59% | +95.74% | -0.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.63 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.42 | £75.75 | £61.56 |
| UK median hourly rate | £35.00 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +95.65% | - |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in England.
Test Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in England over the 6 months to 16 April 2024.
Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in England.
Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test Engineer in England over the 6 months to 16 April 2024.
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 Test Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 16 April 2024. 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 |
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| London | +62 | 65 | £438 | -30.00% | 26 |
| South East | +35 | 57 | £427 | +3.01% | 60 |
| North of England | +49 | 53 | £425 | -12.82% | 15 |
| North West | +55 | 38 | £450 | +5.88% | 6 |
| South West | +20 | 35 | £538 | +2.38% | 30 |
| Midlands | +52 | 25 | £350 | -12.50% | 20 |
| East Midlands | +39 | 24 | £303 | -19.25% | 4 |
| East of England | +5 | 21 | £420 | -8.70% | 33 |
| Yorkshire | +29 | 15 | £411 | -17.75% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +28 | 1 | £525 | +8.83% | 16 |
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 16 April 2024, Test Engineer contract job roles required 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 England region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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