Test Technician Contract Job Trends in Poole

Test Technician
Dorset > Poole

As of 15 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Test Technician daily rate in Poole.

 6 months to
15 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Technician 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Poole 1.96% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.13% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Dorset median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.25 - -
Median hourly rate £26.50 - -
75th Percentile £26.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Dorset median hourly rate £29.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Poole

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Poole. 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 Poole with a recognized job title 47 13 7
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.16% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 8 4
10th Percentile £380 £363 £620
25th Percentile £425 £522 £639
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £715
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -23.08% +14.40%
75th Percentile £875 - £735
90th Percentile - - £744
Dorset median daily rate £550 £463 £488
% change year-on-year +18.92% -5.13% -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.25 - -
Median hourly rate £26.50 £14.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +82.76% - -
75th Percentile £26.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Dorset median hourly rate £57.82 £15.50 £15.62
% change year-on-year +273.03% -0.77% -72.35%

Test Technician Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Poole

For the 6 months to 15 September 2026, Test Technician contract job roles required 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 job ads across the Poole region featuring Test Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) City & Guilds
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
1 1 (100.00%) HND
1 1 (100.00%) NVQ Level 3
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery

Test Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Poole by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Military
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) City & Guilds
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
1 1 (100.00%) HND
1 1 (100.00%) NVQ Level 3
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