Hardware Test Engineer Contract Job Trends

Hardware Test Engineer
UK

As of 15 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.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 550 610
Rank change year-on-year - +60 +194
Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Test Engineer 0 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK - 0.009% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.009% 0.002%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £40 £455
Median % change year-on-year - -91.21% +30.00%
UK excluding London median daily rate - £40 £455
% change year-on-year - -91.21% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £70.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £70.00 -

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 33,152 31,803 41,481
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.96% 92.76% 93.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,996 19,553 27,898
10th Percentile £290 £300 £290
25th Percentile £404 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £644
90th Percentile £724 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,961 1,029 1,466
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.49 £15.16
25th Percentile £17.98 £21.05 £19.14
Median hourly rate £25.25 £34.00 £44.75
Median % change year-on-year -25.74% -24.02% +46.72%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.50 £72.90 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -27.78% +80.00%

Hardware Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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.

Hardware Test Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Hardware Test Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Hardware Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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