Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
South East > Hampshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring SDET skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
91 |
- |
95 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+20 |
| Contract jobs citing SDET |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire |
0.073% |
- |
0.067% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
0.088% |
- |
0.078% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£363 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£375 |
- |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+5.88% |
| 75th Percentile |
£388 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South East median daily rate |
£438 |
- |
£463 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-13.75% |
SDET falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Hampshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
1,136 |
647 |
1,274 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire |
82.92% |
85.92% |
85.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
743 |
451 |
684 |
| 10th Percentile |
£313 |
£356 |
£388 |
| 25th Percentile |
£450 |
£450 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£550 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.55% |
- |
+4.66% |
| 75th Percentile |
£638 |
£618 |
£675 |
| 90th Percentile |
£726 |
£688 |
£738 |
| South East median daily rate |
£500 |
£500 |
£513 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-2.44% |
+2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
113 |
37 |
118 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.02 |
£19.38 |
£13.05 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.17 |
£27.00 |
£23.56 |
| Median hourly rate |
£20.71 |
£35.00 |
£55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-40.83% |
-36.36% |
+33.90% |
| 75th Percentile |
£30.00 |
£62.50 |
£65.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£48.75 |
£67.50 |
£75.16 |
| South East median hourly rate |
£25.00 |
£45.00 |
£47.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-44.44% |
-5.26% |
+5.56% |
SDET
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SDET relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.
SDET
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing SDET.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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:
