Electronics Test Engineer Contracts

Electronics Test Engineer
UK

The median Electronics Test Engineer daily rate in the UK is £43, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 June 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
22 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 538 579 706
Rank change year-on-year +41 +127 -
Contract jobs requiring an Electronics Test Engineer 5 3 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.017% 0.007% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.007% 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £43 - £375
75th Percentile - - £438
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £43 - £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 0
10th Percentile - £36.43 -
25th Percentile £34.75 £38.58 -
Median hourly rate £37.50 £44.78 -
Median % change year-on-year -16.25% - -
75th Percentile £41.73 £47.39 -
90th Percentile £42.61 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £44.78 -
% change year-on-year -16.25% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 27,642 40,746 52,377
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.14% 92.92% 94.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,729 26,106 36,473
10th Percentile £288 £281 £313
25th Percentile £402 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +2.38%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.65% -1.40% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,199 2,996 1,499
10th Percentile £13.84 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.44 £16.39 £19.06
Median hourly rate £27.35 £37.50 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.07% -14.77% +76.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.50 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.00 £76.30
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £40.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -1.23% +102.50%

Electronics Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Electronics Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics Test Engineer in the UK

Electronics Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Electronics Test Engineer.

Daily rate trend for Electronics Test Engineer in the UK

Electronics Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Electronics Test Engineer.

Hourly rate trend for Electronics Test Engineer in the UK

Electronics Test Engineer
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics Test Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 22 June 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
England +70 5 £43 - 27
UK excluding London +45 5 £43 - 28
East of England +23 4 £43 - 5
North West - 1 - - 4
Work from Home - 1 £43 - 2
North of England - 1 - - 8

Electronics Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 22 June 2025, Electronics 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 featuring Electronics Test Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Electronics
2 4 (80.00%) EMC
2 4 (80.00%) Validation
3 3 (60.00%) Python
4 1 (20.00%) HNC
4 1 (20.00%) HND
4 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
4 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
4 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
4 1 (20.00%) Analogue Electronics
4 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Degree
4 1 (20.00%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
4 1 (20.00%) Test Automation

Electronics Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Electronics
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (20.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Validation
2 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) HNC
1 1 (20.00%) HND
1 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) EMC