Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring SDET skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 94 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +32 |
| Contract jobs citing SDET | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | - | - | 0.26% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +17.65% |
| North West median daily rate | - | - | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +25.00% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,052 | 951 | 1,339 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 89.23% | 90.74% | 87.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 713 | 570 | 969 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £294 | £304 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £463 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.70% | -7.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £584 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £680 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 73 | 33 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.30 | £15.93 | £13.04 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.75 | £21.25 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.60 | £32.50 | £38.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.92% | -16.13% | -3.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £33.75 | £64.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.75 | £60.00 | £80.33 |
| North West median hourly rate | £41.77 | £30.40 | £40.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.39% | -24.47% | +11.81% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SDET relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing SDET.
