Test Engineer
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The median Test Engineer daily rate in West Yorkshire is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 June 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 7 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 57 | 65 | 90 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +25 | +23 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 1.74% | 1.13% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.80% | 1.22% | 0.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £380 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £400 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.73% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £481 | £575 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £488 | £578 | - |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £423 | £425 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.59% | -15.00% | +5.26% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Yorkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 West Yorkshire with a recognized job title | 556 | 902 | 1,458 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 96.70% | 92.61% | 97.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 361 | 558 | 1,012 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £288 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £400 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £493 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -6.19% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £575 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £700 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.52% | +9.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 30 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £11.75 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.53 | £13.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.14 | £16.82 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.67% | -15.93% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £28.75 | £48.75 | £33.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £34.40 | £53.75 | £63.75 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £21.24 | £17.50 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.37% | -16.67% | +15.07% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in West Yorkshire.
Test Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in West Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 7 June 2025.
Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in West Yorkshire.
Test Engineer
Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire
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 West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 7 June 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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| Leeds | +8 | 10 | £425 | -22.73% | 7 |
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 7 June 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 West Yorkshire region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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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