Test Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth
As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Test Engineer daily rate in Portsmouth.
6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 20 | 22 | 35 |
Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +13 | -3 |
Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 8 | 24 | 6 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth | 6.50% | 8.03% | 2.45% |
As % of the Job Titles category | 6.96% | 8.73% | 2.56% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £538 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | +7.50% | +11.11% |
Hampshire median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £493 |
% change year-on-year | -2.33% | +9.14% | +15.88% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 9 | 5 |
10th Percentile | £51.75 | £59.00 | £47.50 |
25th Percentile | £55.31 | - | £51.25 |
Median hourly rate | £59.00 | £59.44 | £52.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +13.22% | - |
75th Percentile | £62.50 | £62.00 | £65.59 |
90th Percentile | £62.88 | £62.60 | £68.24 |
Hampshire median hourly rate | £57.50 | £59.44 | £52.50 |
% change year-on-year | -3.26% | +13.22% | +61.54% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 115 | 275 | 234 |
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.50% | 91.97% | 95.51% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 74 | 115 | 145 |
10th Percentile | £200 | £400 | £202 |
25th Percentile | £400 | £450 | £363 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £517 | £560 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -7.68% | +12.00% | +8.11% |
75th Percentile | £588 | £675 | £570 |
90th Percentile | £626 | £840 | £638 |
Hampshire median daily rate | £538 | £575 | £525 |
% change year-on-year | -6.52% | +9.52% | +5.00% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 103 | 20 |
10th Percentile | £25.19 | £48.61 | £43.00 |
25th Percentile | £46.25 | £53.40 | £51.25 |
Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £59.00 | £57.20 |
Median % change year-on-year | -2.54% | +3.14% | +36.20% |
75th Percentile | £62.50 | £65.00 | £68.13 |
90th Percentile | £65.00 | £76.86 | £70.13 |
Hampshire median hourly rate | £55.00 | £57.35 | £52.50 |
% change year-on-year | -4.10% | +9.24% | +141.38% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Portsmouth.
Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Portsmouth.
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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: