Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
West Midlands > Shropshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Shropshire requiring SDET skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 87 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SDET | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire | 0.35% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.40% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £412 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £430 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £459 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £476 | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £425 | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Shropshire
SDET falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Shropshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 749 | 190 | 78 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire | 88.53% | 92.68% | 78.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 654 | 132 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £325 | £229 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £405 | £338 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £473 | £506 | £435 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.52% | +16.42% | -9.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £538 | £514 |
| 90th Percentile | £633 | £541 | £567 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £519 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -3.66% | +3.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.27 | £26.13 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.86 | £27.59 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £31.31 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +67.70% | +32.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £53.75 | £36.30 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £58.55 | £38.53 | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £25.54 | £23.00 | £25.15 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.04% | -8.56% | -8.54% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SDET relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing SDET.
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Contract Job Locations in Shropshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SDET within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 4 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Telford | - | 3 | £430 | - | 1 |
| SDET West Midlands |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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: