Test Engineer
South East > Surrey
The median Test Engineer daily rate in Surrey is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 40 | 54 | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | +16 | +13 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Surrey | 0.31% | 0.71% | 0.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.76% | 0.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £239 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £288 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £350 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.57% | -39.13% | +119.05% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £850 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £300 | £413 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.27% | -19.51% | +13.89% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Surrey
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title | 313 | 524 | 698 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 96.90% | 92.42% | 96.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 223 | 380 | 560 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £203 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £313 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £475 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.26% | -9.52% | +2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £641 |
| 90th Percentile | £616 | £675 | £750 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £515 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.91% | +3.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 44 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.63 | £15.96 | £17.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.91 | £25.36 | £31.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.78% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £53.75 | £72.67 | £60.82 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.56 | £76.86 | £62.37 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.15 | £57.35 | £49.37 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.15% | +16.18% | +124.39% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.
Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Surrey
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Surrey.
Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Surrey.
Test Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Surrey
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 10 August 2025. 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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| Leatherhead | - | 1 | £450 | - | |
| Test Engineer South East |
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey
For the 6 months to 10 August 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 Surrey region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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:
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