Test Engineer
East of England > Essex
The median Test Engineer daily rate in Essex is £43, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 30 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex | 5.68% | 0.89% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.95% | 0.94% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £43 | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £375 | £420 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.71% | -12.50% | +16.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.44 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £38.98 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £43.20 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £46.60 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £48.64 | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £45.75 | £41.27 | £56.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.86% | -26.64% | +0.45% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Essex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title | 84 | 212 | 236 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.45% | 94.22% | 94.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 38 | 105 | 139 |
| 10th Percentile | £187 | £250 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £315 | £300 | £331 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -10.00% | +1.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £474 | £556 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £492 | £600 | £649 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 58 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.25 | £12.86 | £20.78 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.05 | £16.65 | £24.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £55.00 | £44.53 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.45% | +23.51% | +65.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.60 | £79.38 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £136.00 | £80.00 | £72.56 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £42.50 | £43.00 | £43.32 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.16% | -0.73% | +170.72% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Essex.
Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Essex.
Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in Essex
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test Engineer in Essex over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Test Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Essex
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 Essex region over the 6 months to 31 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 |
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| Brentwood | - | 4 | £43 | - | |
| Basildon | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, 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 Essex region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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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