Test Technician Contracts in England

Test Technician
UK > England

As of 1 May 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 England.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 477 508 652
Rank change year-on-year +31 +144 +127
Contract jobs requiring a Test Technician 8 34 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.033% 0.091% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% 0.099% 0.002%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 -
UK median daily rate - £500 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 22 1
10th Percentile £15.03 £17.00 -
25th Percentile £15.65 £21.73 £28.25
Median hourly rate £17.87 £25.00 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.52% -18.03% -
75th Percentile £19.31 £28.25 £32.75
90th Percentile £20.21 £29.00 -
UK median hourly rate £17.87 £25.00 £30.50
% change year-on-year -28.52% -18.03% -

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 22,549 34,488 47,741
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.59% 92.73% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,007 22,894 33,903
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £643 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 900 2,432 1,409
10th Percentile £14.20 £13.00 £14.35
25th Percentile £18.51 £16.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £76.60
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Test Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Test Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Test Technician in England

Test Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Technician in England.

Daily rate trend for Test Technician in England

Test Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Technician in England.

Hourly rate trend for Test Technician in England

Test Technician
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 Technician within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
East of England +20 4 - - 9
South East +38 3 - - 11
Midlands +17 1 - - 7
West Midlands +10 1 - - 6
Test Technician
UK

Test Technician Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Test Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 3 (37.50%) Manufacturing
2 2 (25.00%) Automotive
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (12.50%) Smartphone
3 1 (12.50%) Telematics
3 1 (12.50%) Infotainment
3 1 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Presentation Skills

Test Technician 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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 3 (37.50%) Manufacturing
2 2 (25.00%) Automotive
3 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
3 1 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Infotainment
1 1 (12.50%) Smartphone
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (12.50%) Telematics