Test Engineer
UK
The median Test Engineer daily rate in the UK is £425 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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 1 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 322 | 384 | 422 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +62 | +38 | -57 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 297 | 361 | 521 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.68% | 0.61% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.74% | 0.64% | 0.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 206 | 257 | 323 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £339 | £332 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £425 | £386 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +5.26% | +18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £613 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £584 | £715 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £485 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.37% | +7.78% | +20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 14 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.88 | £39.75 | £17.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.00 | £49.38 | £31.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.64 | £52.50 | £47.93 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.88% | +9.55% | +6.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.80 | £67.96 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.75 | £70.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.64 | £52.50 | £50.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.88% | +3.24% | +13.00% |
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 | 40,362 | 56,304 | 84,700 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.61% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,261 | 39,350 | 59,476 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,668 | 1,565 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.40 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.02 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.95% | +91.49% | +3.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.75 | £48.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.32 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.50 | £42.43 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.91% | +117.60% | +2.63% |
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 1 May 2024.
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 1 May 2024.
Test Engineer
Top 16 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 1 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 | +104 | 269 | £430 | -16.30% | 210 |
| UK excluding London | +62 | 199 | £425 | -12.37% | 186 |
| Work from Home | +124 | 112 | £425 | -5.56% | 60 |
| London | +53 | 74 | £438 | -28.57% | 31 |
| South East | +41 | 60 | £425 | +2.41% | 65 |
| North of England | +33 | 55 | £425 | -15.00% | 23 |
| North West | +41 | 38 | £450 | -5.26% | 15 |
| South West | +11 | 36 | £559 | +12.88% | 31 |
| Midlands | +37 | 21 | £255 | -36.25% | 24 |
| East Midlands | +31 | 20 | £255 | -32.00% | 5 |
| East of England | +2 | 18 | £420 | -8.70% | 38 |
| Yorkshire | +31 | 17 | £419 | -16.25% | 7 |
| Wales | +17 | 6 | £363 | -42.00% | 4 |
| Scotland | +32 | 3 | £364 | -28.73% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 1 | £525 | +6.28% | 19 |
| North East | +8 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, 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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