Systems Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in Portsmouth

System Test Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

As of 29 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median System Test Engineer daily rate in Portsmouth.

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 - 42
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Test Engineer 6 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth 2.27% - 1.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.30% - 1.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £59
Hampshire median daily rate - - £59
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £59.09
25th Percentile - - £59.22
Median hourly rate - - £59.44
75th Percentile - - £62.22
90th Percentile - - £63.89
Hampshire median hourly rate - - £59.44

All Contract IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 261 150 249
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.86% 96.77% 93.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 90 95
10th Percentile £293 £200 £376
25th Percentile £450 £216 £447
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £575
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -17.39% +15.00%
75th Percentile £613 £575 £648
90th Percentile £715 £629 £790
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £534 £575
% change year-on-year +3.09% -7.22% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 32 102
10th Percentile £17.83 £25.15 £51.06
25th Percentile £30.40 £32.94 £53.40
Median hourly rate £55.00 £50.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -16.67% -2.04%
75th Percentile £60.90 £58.75 £70.32
90th Percentile £68.55 £63.63 £76.86
Hampshire median hourly rate £40.00 £50.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year -20.00% -12.82% +9.24%

Systems Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Systems Test Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Systems Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Systems Test Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Test Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Test Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth

Systems Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Test Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Test Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth

Systems Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 29 June 2026, Systems Test Engineer 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 Portsmouth region featuring Systems Test Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Systems Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (16.67%) Electronics
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared