Hardware Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in London

Hardware Test Engineer
England > London

As of 9 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Hardware Test Engineer daily rate in London.

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 413 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Test Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.006% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £300 - £340

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 16,042 11,851 16,753
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 93.56% 93.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,726 8,117 12,092
10th Percentile £350 £340 £325
25th Percentile £425 £431 £442
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £756 £800 £788
England median daily rate £507 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.43% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 253 146 338
10th Percentile £18.25 £21.38 £16.00
25th Percentile £23.00 £24.66 £19.57
Median hourly rate £35.71 £35.00 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year +2.03% +25.85% -22.75%
75th Percentile £60.25 £51.80 £46.50
90th Percentile £76.58 £65.00 £63.98
England median hourly rate £43.61 £33.00 £34.11
% change year-on-year +32.15% -3.24% -21.71%

Hardware Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Hardware Test Engineer job vacancy trend in London

Hardware Test Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Hardware Test Engineer job vacancies in London

Hardware Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Hardware Test Engineer job vacancies in London

Hardware Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 9 April 2026, Hardware 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 London region featuring Hardware Test Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Deadline-Driven
1 1 (100.00%) EMC
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Hardware Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Deadline-Driven
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) EMC