Lead Test Engineer
England > London
The median Lead Test Engineer daily rate in London is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
368 |
367 |
404 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
+37 |
+143 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Test Engineer |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London |
0.007% |
0.013% |
0.005% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.008% |
0.014% |
0.006% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£522 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£513 |
£527 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£544 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.45% |
+8.75% |
-16.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£555 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£556 |
- |
| England median daily rate |
£500 |
£550 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+22.22% |
-25.00% |
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 |
13,187 |
14,093 |
17,699 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.31% |
93.53% |
93.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
8,735 |
9,130 |
12,805 |
| 10th Percentile |
£343 |
£335 |
£330 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£450 |
£450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£533 |
£550 |
£563 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.18% |
-2.22% |
-3.02% |
| 75th Percentile |
£650 |
£675 |
£684 |
| 90th Percentile |
£759 |
£799 |
£788 |
| England median daily rate |
£510 |
£525 |
£533 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.86% |
-1.50% |
-3.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
228 |
153 |
211 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.50 |
£18.47 |
£17.75 |
| 25th Percentile |
£22.38 |
£23.80 |
£21.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£29.65 |
£35.00 |
£35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.30% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£57.13 |
£53.75 |
£58.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£76.58 |
£80.75 |
£72.50 |
| England median hourly rate |
£26.50 |
£36.00 |
£45.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-26.39% |
-20.00% |
+38.46% |
