Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in Warwickshire

Test Engineer
West Midlands > Warwickshire

The median Test Engineer daily rate in Warwickshire is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 August 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
31 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 51 50
Rank change year-on-year +4 -1 -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer 12 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Warwickshire 2.35% 0.24% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.62% 0.26% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 £513 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 -
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - -
75th Percentile £475 £538 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £488 £525 £569
% change year-on-year -7.14% -7.69% +49.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28.50 - -
Median hourly rate £29.00 - -
75th Percentile £29.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £29.00 - £75.00

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Warwickshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Warwickshire. 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 Warwickshire with a recognized job title 458 383 376
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.63% 91.41% 95.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 293 237 260
10th Percentile £300 £400 £261
25th Percentile £400 £475 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £725
90th Percentile £683 £756 £750
West Midlands median daily rate £478 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.40% - +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 19 11
10th Percentile £24.48 £12.71 £15.25
25th Percentile £28.71 £13.95 £16.25
Median hourly rate £37.72 £23.82 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +58.35% +32.33% -20.00%
75th Percentile £50.00 £25.37 £20.00
90th Percentile - £33.83 £30.00
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £19.59 £20.99
% change year-on-year +28.38% -6.65% +16.58%

Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Warwickshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Engineer in Warwickshire

Test Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Warwickshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Warwickshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Warwickshire

Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Warwickshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Warwickshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Test Engineer job vacancies in Warwickshire

Test Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Warwickshire

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 Warwickshire region over the 6 months to 31 August 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
Warwick +4 5 - - 3
Gaydon - 1 £450 - 8
Test Engineer
West Midlands

Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Warwickshire

For the 6 months to 31 August 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 across the Warwickshire region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (41.67%) Progress
1 5 (41.67%) LAN
1 5 (41.67%) WAN
1 5 (41.67%) Cisco
1 5 (41.67%) HP
1 5 (41.67%) Micro Focus
1 5 (41.67%) Telecoms
1 5 (41.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (41.67%) DevOps
1 5 (41.67%) Remote Testing
1 5 (41.67%) Cloud Native
1 5 (41.67%) HP ALM
1 5 (41.67%) End-to-End Testing
2 4 (33.33%) Wireshark
3 2 (16.67%) Automotive
4 1 (8.33%) Systems Engineering
4 1 (8.33%) Bill of Materials
4 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Test Planning
4 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Validation
4 1 (8.33%) Degree
4 1 (8.33%) Chemistry
4 1 (8.33%) Test Automation
4 1 (8.33%) Electronics

Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Warwickshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (41.67%) LAN
1 5 (41.67%) WAN
2 4 (33.33%) Wireshark
General
1 5 (41.67%) Telecoms
2 2 (16.67%) Automotive
3 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Electronics
3 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (41.67%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (41.67%) DevOps
1 5 (41.67%) End-to-End Testing
1 5 (41.67%) Remote Testing
2 1 (8.33%) Bill of Materials
2 1 (8.33%) Chemistry
2 1 (8.33%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (8.33%) Test Automation
2 1 (8.33%) Test Planning
2 1 (8.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) Degree
Systems Management
1 5 (41.67%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 5 (41.67%) Cisco
1 5 (41.67%) HP
1 5 (41.67%) Micro Focus
1 5 (41.67%) Progress