Test Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Test Engineer daily rate in Manchester is £445, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 63 | 73 | 88 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +15 | +45 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 9 | 23 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 1.00% | 1.60% | 0.84% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.08% | 1.67% | 0.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 16 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £387 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £369 | £422 | £347 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £445 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.11% | -5.26% | +12.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £511 | £478 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £494 | - |
| North West median daily rate | £400 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -5.26% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £37.78 | £59.13 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £42.31 | £59.69 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £50.25 | £61.25 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.96% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57.81 | £62.19 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £62.13 | £62.38 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £50.25 | £42.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +18.24% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title | 833 | 1,375 | 1,714 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.97% | 95.55% | 96.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 579 | 953 | 1,276 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £306 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £394 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.16% | -2.00% | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £545 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £688 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £466 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.41% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 44 | 84 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.07 | £14.87 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.00 | £13.31 | £16.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.83 | £28.50 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.89% | +9.62% | +36.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.25 | £63.13 | £44.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.38 | £73.75 | £70.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £28.75 | £32.12 | £30.54 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.48% | +5.16% | +29.71% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in Manchester over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Manchester.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Manchester
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test Engineer in Manchester over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Bolton | - | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Test Engineer North West |
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Test Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: