Test Engineer Contracts in Portsmouth

Test Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Test Engineer daily rate in Portsmouth is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 21 36 33
Rank change year-on-year +15 -3 -12
Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer 21 6 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth 7.55% 2.43% 3.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.02% 2.60% 3.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 1 3
10th Percentile £105 - -
25th Percentile £519 - £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £603 - £538
90th Percentile £637 - £583
Hampshire median daily rate £538 £500 £450
% change year-on-year +7.50% +11.11% +24.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 1
10th Percentile £59.31 - -
25th Percentile £59.44 £51.25 £27.86
Median hourly rate £60.72 £52.50 £29.11
Median % change year-on-year +15.66% +80.35% -35.31%
75th Percentile £62.00 £54.38 £30.36
90th Percentile £62.90 £54.75 -
Hampshire median hourly rate £60.72 £52.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year +15.66% +61.54% -27.78%

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 262 231 263
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.24% 93.52% 97.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 142 104
10th Percentile £263 £205 £165
25th Percentile £436 £366 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £568 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year +13.50% +11.11% -9.37%
75th Percentile £650 £564 £588
90th Percentile £850 £611 £638
Hampshire median daily rate £575 £511 £500
% change year-on-year +12.47% +2.25% +6.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 21 53
10th Percentile £51.06 £45.62 £17.00
25th Percentile £53.40 £51.25 £20.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £62.50 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +58.23% -17.71%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £58.38
90th Percentile £76.86 £71.28 £65.30
Hampshire median hourly rate £57.35 £55.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year +4.27% +144.44% -30.77%

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.

Job vacancy trend for Test Engineer in Portsmouth

Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Portsmouth.

Daily rate trend for Test Engineer in Portsmouth

Test Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Portsmouth

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in Portsmouth over the 6 months to 17 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for 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.

Hourly rate trend for Test Engineer in Portsmouth

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 17 June 2024, 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.

1 11 (52.38%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (47.62%) SC Cleared
2 10 (47.62%) Security Cleared
3 9 (42.86%) VMware
3 9 (42.86%) Military
3 9 (42.86%) Agile
3 9 (42.86%) DHCP
3 9 (42.86%) Regression Testing
3 9 (42.86%) SQL
3 9 (42.86%) Windows
3 9 (42.86%) MCSE
3 9 (42.86%) MCSA
3 9 (42.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (42.86%) DNS
3 9 (42.86%) Microsoft
3 9 (42.86%) Active Directory
3 9 (42.86%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (42.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (42.86%) Test Scripting
3 9 (42.86%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 9 (42.86%) Software Engineering
3 9 (42.86%) PKI
3 9 (42.86%) JIRA
3 9 (42.86%) Confluence
3 9 (42.86%) Windows Server 2012
3 9 (42.86%) Windows Server
3 9 (42.86%) Critical Thinking
3 9 (42.86%) Social Skills
4 5 (23.81%) Software Testing
4 5 (23.81%) Aerospace

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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (42.86%) Confluence
1 9 (42.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (4.76%) MTS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (42.86%) DHCP
1 9 (42.86%) DNS
2 3 (14.29%) SNMP
3 2 (9.52%) Software-Defined Radio
4 1 (4.76%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 9 (42.86%) JIRA
2 2 (9.52%) Eclipse
2 2 (9.52%) Git
2 2 (9.52%) GoogleTest
2 2 (9.52%) LabVIEW
2 2 (9.52%) Robot Framework
General
1 11 (52.38%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (42.86%) Military
2 9 (42.86%) Social Skills
3 5 (23.81%) Aerospace
4 1 (4.76%) Electronics
4 1 (4.76%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.76%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 9 (42.86%) PKI
2 1 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (42.86%) Windows
1 9 (42.86%) Windows Server
1 9 (42.86%) Windows Server 2012
2 2 (9.52%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (42.86%) Agile
1 9 (42.86%) Critical Thinking
1 9 (42.86%) Regression Testing
1 9 (42.86%) Software Engineering
1 9 (42.86%) Test Scripting
2 5 (23.81%) Software Testing
2 5 (23.81%) Validation
3 2 (9.52%) Architectural Design
3 2 (9.52%) Business Strategy
3 2 (9.52%) Commercial Awareness
3 2 (9.52%) End-to-End Testing
3 2 (9.52%) Integration Testing
3 2 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (9.52%) Prototyping
3 2 (9.52%) System Integration Testing
3 2 (9.52%) Technical Leadership
3 2 (9.52%) Verification and Validation
4 1 (4.76%) Computer Science
4 1 (4.76%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (4.76%) Software Delivery
Programming Languages
1 9 (42.86%) SQL
2 3 (14.29%) C++
3 1 (4.76%) C
Qualifications
1 10 (47.62%) SC Cleared
1 10 (47.62%) Security Cleared
2 9 (42.86%) MCSA
2 9 (42.86%) MCSE
2 9 (42.86%) Microsoft Certification
2 9 (42.86%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 3 (14.29%) Degree
System Software
1 9 (42.86%) Active Directory
1 9 (42.86%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 9 (42.86%) Microsoft
1 9 (42.86%) VMware
2 2 (9.52%) Google