Test Engineer
UK
The median Test Engineer daily rate in the UK is £431, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 322 | 324 | 384 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +60 | +39 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 206 | 294 | 362 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.70% | 0.67% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.76% | 0.73% | 0.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 139 | 205 | 260 |
| 10th Percentile | £312 | £300 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £375 | £424 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £431 | £425 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.29% | -15.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £515 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £580 | £704 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £459 | £425 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.94% | -11.46% | +6.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 30 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £38.56 | £26.88 | £40.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £35.00 | £50.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £42.50 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.29% | -19.05% | +9.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £59.44 | £69.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.00 | £62.05 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £57.50 | £42.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.29% | -19.05% | +3.24% |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £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 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer.
Test Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer.
Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Test Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | -10 | 183 | £438 | +2.35% | 326 |
| UK excluding London | -19 | 108 | £459 | +7.94% | 320 |
| London | +43 | 83 | £425 | -2.86% | 30 |
| South East | +34 | 50 | £525 | +23.53% | 76 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 47 | £438 | +2.94% | 109 |
| North of England | -6 | 18 | £370 | -12.94% | 57 |
| East of England | +25 | 10 | £375 | -10.71% | 37 |
| South West | +20 | 9 | £538 | -3.80% | 64 |
| Midlands | +11 | 9 | £438 | +71.35% | 63 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 7 | £438 | +71.57% | 12 |
| Scotland | +12 | 6 | £474 | +30.33% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 6 | £375 | -8.81% | 12 |
| North West | -20 | 6 | £375 | -16.67% | 36 |
| North East | - | 6 | £350 | - | 9 |
| Wales | +4 | 5 | £322 | -11.29% | 18 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 2 | £358 | -31.90% | 51 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | - | - |
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, 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 Test Engineer in the job title.
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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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