Hardware Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in Wiltshire

Hardware Test Engineer
South West > Wiltshire

As of 1 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Hardware Test Engineer daily rate in Wiltshire.

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Test Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wiltshire 0.29% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28.25 - -
Median hourly rate £30.50 - -
75th Percentile £32.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £30.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wiltshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wiltshire. 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 Wiltshire with a recognized job title 615 375 794
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.00% 88.03% 91.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 429 249 549
10th Percentile £406 £313 £291
25th Percentile £506 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -
75th Percentile £706 £638 £646
90th Percentile £738 £710 £729
South West median daily rate £513 £513 £525
% change year-on-year - -2.38% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 3 38
10th Percentile £15.19 £22.23 £14.25
25th Percentile £20.00 £36.40 £14.71
Median hourly rate £24.00 £60.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -60.00% +26.32% -27.48%
75th Percentile £25.15 - £61.25
90th Percentile £32.45 - £74.00
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -11.54% +18.18% -15.38%

Hardware Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Hardware Test Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.

Hardware Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Wiltshire

Hardware Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Wiltshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Hardware Test Engineer job vacancies in Wiltshire

Hardware Test Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Test Engineer within the Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 1 February 2026. 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
Chippenham - 2 - - 2
Hardware Test Engineer
South West

Hardware Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire

For the 6 months to 1 February 2026, Hardware Test Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wiltshire region featuring Hardware Test Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) CAD
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) SOLIDWORKS
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation

Hardware Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) SOLIDWORKS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Automotive
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) CAD
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft