Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in Farnborough

Test Engineer
Hampshire > Farnborough

The median Test Engineer daily rate in Farnborough is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 22 -
Rank change year-on-year -13 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer 3 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Farnborough 1.19% 3.33% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.23% 3.53% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £575 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £500 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -
75th Percentile £625 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £588 £525 £538
% change year-on-year +11.90% -2.33% +9.14%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Farnborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Farnborough. 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 Farnborough with a recognized job title 244 85 73
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.44% 94.44% 52.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 173 59 48
10th Percentile £425 £399 £404
25th Percentile £489 £425 £483
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £500 £586
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% -14.71% +23.42%
75th Percentile £613 £601 £655
90th Percentile £724 £665 £713
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £538 £575
% change year-on-year +2.33% -6.52% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 10 1
10th Percentile £25.00 £70.50 -
25th Percentile £39.56 - -
Median hourly rate £45.59 £75.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -39.22% +172.73% -53.97%
75th Percentile £51.00 - -
90th Percentile - £76.13 -
Hampshire median hourly rate £45.00 £55.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year -18.18% -4.10% +9.24%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough

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

Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Farnborough

Test Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Farnborough

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Farnborough.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Farnborough

Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Farnborough

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Farnborough.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Farnborough

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough

For the 6 months to 30 April 2026, Test 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 Farnborough region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Firmware
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap

Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
1 1 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Firmware