Test Technician Contracts in England

Test Technician
UK > England

The median Test Technician daily rate in England is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 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
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 519 644 775
Rank change year-on-year +125 +131 -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Technician 35 1 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.095% 0.002% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.002% 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £475 - £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £275
75th Percentile £525 - £288
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £500 - £275
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 1 0
10th Percentile £15.02 - -
25th Percentile £20.20 £28.25 -
Median hourly rate £25.00 £30.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -18.03% - -
75th Percentile £28.12 £32.75 -
90th Percentile £29.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £30.50 -
% change year-on-year -18.03% - -

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 34,147 46,484 67,372
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 94.64% 95.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,648 32,994 47,972
10th Percentile £281 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £644 £663 £639
90th Percentile £750 £758 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,443 1,382 1,859
10th Percentile £12.87 £14.30 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.37
Median hourly rate £37.18 £45.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.38% +100.00% +2.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.45 £48.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.50 £62.80
UK median hourly rate £36.65 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.56% +88.21% +6.27%

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test Technician in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram 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 8 May 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
East of England - 14 - - 8
South East +21 12 £500 - 36
Midlands - 6 - - 11
West Midlands - 5 - - 4
North of England - 3 - - 6
North East - 2 - - 1
North West - 1 - - 4
East Midlands - 1 - - 7
Test Technician
UK

Test Technician Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, 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 (8.57%) Electronics
1 3 (8.57%) Time Management
1 3 (8.57%) Social Skills
1 3 (8.57%) Aviation
2 2 (5.71%) Customer Service
2 2 (5.71%) Process Improvement
2 2 (5.71%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (5.71%) SC Cleared
2 2 (5.71%) Security Cleared
2 2 (5.71%) Test Automation
2 2 (5.71%) Aerospace
2 2 (5.71%) Manufacturing
2 2 (5.71%) Linux
2 2 (5.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.71%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.86%) Degree
3 1 (2.86%) FMCG
3 1 (2.86%) NVQ Level 3
3 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (2.86%) HNC
3 1 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.86%) Conflict Management

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 2 (5.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
General
1 3 (8.57%) Aviation
1 3 (8.57%) Electronics
1 3 (8.57%) Social Skills
2 2 (5.71%) Aerospace
2 2 (5.71%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.86%) FMCG
1 1 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.71%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (8.57%) Time Management
2 2 (5.71%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (5.71%) Customer Service
2 2 (5.71%) Process Improvement
2 2 (5.71%) Test Automation
3 1 (2.86%) Conflict Management
Qualifications
1 2 (5.71%) SC Cleared
1 2 (5.71%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (2.86%) Degree
2 1 (2.86%) HNC
2 1 (2.86%) NVQ Level 3
Vendors
1 2 (5.71%) Microsoft