Test Engineer
UK
The median Test Engineer daily rate in the UK is £423, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 July 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 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 338 | 328 | 384 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | +56 | +55 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 213 | 271 | 335 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.67% | 0.63% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.73% | 0.67% | 0.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 128 | 185 | 240 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £318 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £356 | £381 | £424 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £423 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.11% | -10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £556 | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | £653 | £598 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.79% | - | +2.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 25 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.38 | £25.75 | £36.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £44.50 | £35.00 | £51.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £41.27 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.17% | -21.40% | +1.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.69 | £59.00 | £55.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.25 | £72.50 | £62.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £50.00 | £41.27 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.17% | -21.40% | - |
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 | 29,294 | 40,276 | 53,656 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.97% | 93.01% | 94.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,671 | 25,908 | 37,253 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.13% |
| 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% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,326 | 2,804 | 1,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.36 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.45 | £37.50 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.47% | -14.05% | +74.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.96 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £74.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
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 6 July 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 6 July 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 6 July 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 | +13 | 195 | £425 | -5.56% | 540 |
| UK excluding London | +10 | 125 | £400 | -15.79% | 479 |
| London | +38 | 81 | £425 | -5.56% | 98 |
| Work from Home | -24 | 51 | £402 | -10.72% | 184 |
| South East | +44 | 47 | £379 | -10.82% | 131 |
| North of England | -9 | 28 | £420 | -6.67% | 96 |
| Midlands | +19 | 16 | £438 | +76.77% | 74 |
| East of England | +28 | 14 | £375 | -6.25% | 69 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 13 | £423 | -23.18% | 23 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 12 | £450 | -14.29% | 49 |
| North West | -9 | 10 | £490 | +8.89% | 63 |
| Scotland | +8 | 7 | £474 | -0.26% | 34 |
| South West | +1 | 7 | £550 | +2.33% | 63 |
| North East | +4 | 6 | £400 | - | 10 |
| Wales | +9 | 5 | £312 | -19.48% | 15 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 4 | £414 | +69.08% | 25 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | - | - |
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 July 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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