The median Test Engineer daily rate in Nottingham is £470, 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 |
18 |
26 |
34 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+8 |
+8 |
+9 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Nottingham |
2.65% |
0.75% |
1.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.94% |
0.78% |
1.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
£427 |
- |
£366 |
| 25th Percentile |
£439 |
£435 |
£370 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£470 |
£440 |
£388 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.82% |
+13.55% |
+8.39% |
| 75th Percentile |
£501 |
£445 |
£400 |
| 90th Percentile |
£514 |
- |
- |
| Nottinghamshire median daily rate |
£469 |
£440 |
£375 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.53% |
+17.33% |
+4.90% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Nottingham. 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 Nottingham with a recognized job title |
102 |
128 |
239 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
90.27% |
95.52% |
99.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
69 |
71 |
197 |
| 10th Percentile |
£202 |
£205 |
£320 |
| 25th Percentile |
£373 |
£363 |
£431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£490 |
£475 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.16% |
-5.00% |
+6.04% |
| 75th Percentile |
£525 |
£575 |
£700 |
| 90th Percentile |
£575 |
£650 |
£744 |
| Nottinghamshire median daily rate |
£481 |
£450 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.94% |
-10.00% |
+5.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
5 |
18 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£12.22 |
£11.24 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£12.75 |
£12.76 |
| Median hourly rate |
£11.44 |
£14.00 |
£20.84 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-18.29% |
-32.81% |
+98.43% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£14.67 |
£26.48 |
| 90th Percentile |
£12.33 |
£16.25 |
£31.13 |
| Nottinghamshire median hourly rate |
£11.44 |
£14.00 |
£20.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.29% |
-30.00% |
+47.28% |
