Test and Integration Engineer Contracts

Test and Integration Engineer
UK

The median Test and Integration Engineer daily rate in the UK is £630, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 May 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 523 554 697
Rank change year-on-year +31 +143 +125
Contract jobs requiring a Test and Integration Engineer 3 29 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.010% 0.067% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% 0.072% 0.014%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 21 2
10th Percentile - - £477
25th Percentile £565 £519 £491
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £630 £538 £530
Median % change year-on-year +17.21% +1.42% +32.50%
75th Percentile £695 £625 £566
90th Percentile - - £579
UK excluding London median daily rate £630 £538 £530
% change year-on-year +17.21% +1.42% +32.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile - £32.38 -
25th Percentile £57.50 £37.81 £67.50
Median hourly rate £60.00 £48.25 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year +24.35% -35.67% +42.86%
75th Percentile £62.50 £57.31 £82.50
90th Percentile - £61.93 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £60.00 £48.25 £75.00
% change year-on-year +24.35% -35.67% +42.86%

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 27,094 40,274 56,187
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 92.76% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,701 26,219 39,262
10th Percentile £300 £276 £313
25th Percentile £406 £409 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,044 2,672 1,567
10th Percentile £14.15 £12.86 £14.28
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.38
Median hourly rate £28.88 £36.42 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.71% -19.07% +94.45%
75th Percentile £62.50 £61.25 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
% change year-on-year -29.22% -6.94% +117.95%

Test and Integration Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Test and Integration Engineer in the UK

Test and Integration Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Test and Integration Engineer in the UK

Test and Integration Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Test and Integration Engineer in the UK

Test and Integration Engineer
Top 4 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test and Integration Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 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 +42 3 £630 +17.21% 10
UK excluding London +34 3 £630 +17.21% 10
South East +26 2 - - 1
South West +17 1 £630 +17.21% 5

Test and Integration Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Test and Integration 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 Test and Integration Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Aerospace
1 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
1 2 (66.67%) Validation
1 2 (66.67%) Test Management
1 2 (66.67%) Avionics
1 2 (66.67%) Test Strategy
1 2 (66.67%) Verification and Validation
2 1 (33.33%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Skype
2 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Confluence
2 1 (33.33%) Skype for Business
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Test Scripting
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (33.33%) VMware
2 1 (33.33%) Military
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 1 (33.33%) PKI
2 1 (33.33%) JIRA
2 1 (33.33%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) MCSE
2 1 (33.33%) MCSA

Test and Integration 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) Confluence
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (33.33%) Skype for Business
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) DHCP
1 1 (33.33%) DNS
1 1 (33.33%) Skype
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Aerospace
1 2 (66.67%) Avionics
1 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Test Management
1 2 (66.67%) Test Strategy
1 2 (66.67%) Validation
1 2 (66.67%) Verification and Validation
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Regression Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) MCSA
1 1 (33.33%) MCSE
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) VMware