Test Engineer
East Midlands > Northamptonshire
The median Test Engineer daily rate in Northamptonshire is £260, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northamptonshire | 2.05% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.22% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £212 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £230 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £260 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £326 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £365 | - | - |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £438 | £255 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +71.57% | -32.00% | +20.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Northamptonshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire with a recognized job title | 135 | 185 | 221 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.47% | 94.39% | 91.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 112 | 138 | 171 |
| 10th Percentile | £271 | £265 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £356 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £420 | £433 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.89% | +8.13% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £537 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £621 | £573 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £447 | £410 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.02% | -8.89% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 18 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.88 | £10.90 | £14.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.56 | £12.37 | £17.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.25 | £14.00 | £19.02 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +130.36% | -26.37% | -17.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.06 | £35.00 | £26.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.03 | £57.88 | £35.30 |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £23.21 | £17.50 | £20.36 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.60% | -14.05% | +19.03% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.
Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Northamptonshire.
Test Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Northamptonshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Northamptonshire.
Test Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire
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 Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 1 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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| Northampton | - | 3 | £260 | - | 4 |
| Test Engineer East Midlands |
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northamptonshire
For the 6 months to 1 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 Northamptonshire region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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:
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