Senior Test Engineer
UK
The median Senior Test Engineer daily rate in the UK is £456 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 May 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 27 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 537 | 680 | 818 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +143 | +138 | -120 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Test Engineer | 49 | 27 | 40 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.048% | 0.045% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.050% | 0.048% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 34 | 19 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £361 | £440 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £459 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £456 | £515 | £440 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.41% | +17.05% | -0.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £590 | £581 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | £611 | £576 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £513 | £391 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.32% | +31.24% | +0.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.50 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £60.63 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £64.50 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 39,655 | 53,675 | 84,138 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.62% | 95.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,814 | 37,483 | 59,176 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,760 | 1,482 | 2,013 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.80 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +7.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.54 | £75.98 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Senior Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Test Engineer.
Senior Test Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Test Engineer over the 6 months to 27 May 2024.
Senior Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Test Engineer.
Senior Test Engineer
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Test Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 May 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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| England | +130 | 49 | £456 | -17.05% | 28 |
| UK excluding London | +69 | 39 | £475 | -7.32% | 25 |
| Work from Home | +134 | 25 | £450 | -8.63% | 6 |
| North of England | +48 | 18 | £438 | -7.89% | 3 |
| North West | +43 | 13 | £450 | -8.86% | 2 |
| South West | +17 | 13 | £590 | +7.27% | 2 |
| London | +96 | 8 | £365 | -36.52% | 6 |
| South East | +21 | 8 | - | - | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 5 | £400 | -13.51% | 1 |
Senior Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 May 2024, Senior 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 Senior Test Engineer in the job title.
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Senior 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:
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