Performance Test Engineer
England > London
The median Performance Test Engineer daily rate in London is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
383 |
345 |
393 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-38 |
+48 |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Performance Test Engineer |
5 |
11 |
4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London |
0.034% |
0.080% |
0.021% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.037% |
0.085% |
0.023% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
5 |
7 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£422 |
£445 |
| 25th Percentile |
£600 |
£458 |
£474 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£650 |
£475 |
£501 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+36.84% |
-5.19% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£565 |
£512 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£600 |
- |
| England median daily rate |
£600 |
£475 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
+26.32% |
-9.52% |
+5.00% |
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 |
13,645 |
12,924 |
17,313 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.67% |
93.63% |
93.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
9,056 |
8,253 |
12,514 |
| 10th Percentile |
£350 |
£338 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£450 |
£450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£550 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.55% |
- |
-5.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£650 |
£675 |
£675 |
| 90th Percentile |
£750 |
£800 |
£780 |
| England median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
- |
-4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
213 |
139 |
327 |
| 10th Percentile |
£18.25 |
£20.95 |
£16.02 |
| 25th Percentile |
£23.75 |
£24.66 |
£19.15 |
| Median hourly rate |
£32.50 |
£35.00 |
£29.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.14% |
+17.77% |
-15.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63.10 |
£53.75 |
£50.13 |
| 90th Percentile |
£76.58 |
£79.15 |
£65.85 |
| England median hourly rate |
£30.00 |
£35.00 |
£36.05 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.29% |
-2.90% |
+2.99% |
