Software Test Engineer
South East > Thames Valley
The median Software Test Engineer daily rate in the Thames Valley is £340 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 138 | 150 | 167 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +17 | -32 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Test Engineer | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 0.037% | 0.068% | 0.029% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.040% | 0.072% | 0.030% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £330 | - | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £340 | - | £375 |
| 75th Percentile | £350 | - | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £200 | - | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +108.70% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title | 2,517 | 2,768 | 3,336 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.53% | 94.21% | 96.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,432 | 1,916 | 2,273 |
| 10th Percentile | £207 | £313 | £188 |
| 25th Percentile | £370 | £406 | £370 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £650 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 191 | 77 | 101 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.85 | £17.11 | £10.77 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £20.00 | £12.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £45.00 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +157.14% | -16.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.90 | £66.21 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.40 | £79.19 | £57.38 |
| South East median hourly rate | £47.50 | £48.40 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.86% | +130.48% | -13.40% |
Software Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings that featured Software Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
Software Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Test Engineer in the Thames Valley.
Software Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Test Engineer in the Thames Valley.
Software Test Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Test Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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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| Berkshire | - | 1 | £340 | - | |
| Software Test Engineer South East |
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Software Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Software 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 Thames Valley region featuring Software Test Engineer in the job title.
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Software Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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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