Software Testing Engineer
UK > UK excluding London
As of 5 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Testing Engineer daily rate in the UK excluding London.
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6 months to 5 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 462 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Testing Engineer | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.014% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.016% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | - | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.90 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61.03 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £64.38 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £64.75 | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
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 | 25,420 | 13,684 | 16,344 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.56% | 89.93% | 92.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14,236 | 8,376 | 9,710 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £213 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £363 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £650 | £686 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -1.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,129 | 1,234 | 1,513 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £13.27 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.25 | £16.17 | £19.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £25.15 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +68.99% | -44.11% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £53.75 | £66.61 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £72.20 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £42.50 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.99% | -41.51% | +1.18% |
Software Testing Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Software Testing Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Software Testing Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Testing Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.
Software Testing Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Software Testing Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.
Software Testing Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 September 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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| East of England | - | 4 | - | - | 5 |
| Software Testing Engineer UK |
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Software Testing Engineer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 5 September 2026, Software Testing Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Software Testing Engineer in the job title.
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Software Testing Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
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