Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in Poole
Test Engineer
Dorset > Poole
The median Test Engineer daily rate in Poole is £320, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Test Engineer jobs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Poole | 3.08% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.64% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £320 | - | - |
| Dorset median daily rate | £300 | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | - | - |
| Dorset median hourly rate | £49.07 | £18.19 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +169.75% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Poole
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Poole matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Poole matching a recognised job title | 55 | 11 | 7 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 84.62% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £314 | £370 | £620 |
| 25th Percentile | £361 | - | £639 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £550 | £715 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.73% | -23.08% | +14.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | - | £735 |
| 90th Percentile | £875 | £613 | £744 |
| Dorset median daily rate | £444 | £510 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.99% | +4.62% | -7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.56 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £32.81 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £20.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +187.50% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £58.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Dorset median hourly rate | £57.50 | £15.50 | £15.62 |
| % change year-on-year | +270.97% | -0.77% | -72.35% |
Test Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Poole
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Test Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Poole.
Test Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Poole
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Poole.
Test Engineer Skill Set Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Poole
For the 6 months to 7 November 2026, Test Engineer contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Test Engineer job ads across the Poole region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exploratory Testing | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | pytest | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Robot Framework | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Automation | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Validation | 50.0% | 1 |
Test Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Poole by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Systems Test Engineer | 50.0% | 1 |