Hardware Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Hardware Test Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

As of 21 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Hardware Test Engineer daily rate in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 356 411
Rank change year-on-year - +55 +82
Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Test Engineer 0 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London - 0.013% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.015% 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £40 £455
Median % change year-on-year - -91.21% -
UK median daily rate - £40 £455
% change year-on-year - -91.21% +30.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £70.00 -
UK median hourly rate - £70.00 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 16,345 13,724 18,269
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.08% 92.39% 93.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,035 8,185 11,953
10th Percentile £213 £213 £213
25th Percentile £369 £363 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £679 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,655 776 1,187
10th Percentile £13.84 £15.36 £14.32
25th Percentile £17.48 £20.26 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -29.16% +83.52%
75th Percentile £57.50 £64.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £71.25 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £33.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.79% -26.67% +50.00%

Hardware Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Hardware Test Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Hardware Test Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Hardware Test Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Hardware Test Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Hardware Test Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Hardware Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Hardware Test Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Hardware Test Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London