Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
South East > Surrey
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Surrey requiring SDET skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 51 | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +18 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing SDET | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Surrey | - | 0.47% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.52% | 0.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £425 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -18.18% | +7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £475 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | - | £450 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.70% | -9.76% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Surrey
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 Surrey.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 365 | 386 | 565 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey | 87.11% | 90.40% | 87.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 239 | 258 | 433 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £203 | £195 |
| 25th Percentile | £244 | £260 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £473 | £515 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.53% | -8.25% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £678 | £638 | £675 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £510 | £518 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.96% | -1.54% | +1.07% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 40 | 16 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.15 | £16.63 | £24.84 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.63 | £23.21 | £50.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £24.18 | £61.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +127.46% | -60.77% | +36.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £28.31 | £76.53 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £52.82 | £78.19 |
| South East median hourly rate | £22.50 | £50.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -55.00% | -9.09% | +41.94% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SDET relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey.
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Daily Rate Trend in Surrey
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing SDET.
