Hybrid/Remote Systems Test Engineer Contract Job Trends

System Test Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median System Test Engineer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £70, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 345 - 341
Rank change year-on-year - - +104
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Test Engineer 6 0 2
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.047% - 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.050% - 0.014%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £70 - £300
75th Percentile - - £325
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £70 - £350
% change year-on-year - - -39.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £28.75
Median hourly rate - - £31.50
75th Percentile - - £34.25
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £72.54 £64.15 £59.44
% change year-on-year +13.09% +7.92% +39.86%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 11,891 9,093 13,814
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.36% 93.95% 93.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,563 6,142 9,313
10th Percentile £350 £328 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -2.42%
75th Percentile £624 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.68% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 611 231 568
10th Percentile £18.50 £14.00 £14.26
25th Percentile £31.97 £16.25 £22.56
Median hourly rate £57.50 £34.48 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +66.76% -19.81% -14.85%
75th Percentile £70.00 £66.00 £63.19
90th Percentile £85.00 £77.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £27.64 £37.50
% change year-on-year +55.57% -26.29% -16.67%

Systems Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Systems Test Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Systems Test Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Systems Test Engineer
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Systems Test Engineer job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Systems Test Engineer job vacancies

Systems Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Systems Test Engineer job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Systems Test Engineer job vacancies

Systems Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 12 June 2026, Systems 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Systems Test Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Validation
2 3 (50.00%) Verification and Validation

Systems Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

General
1 3 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 3 (50.00%) Automotive
1 3 (50.00%) Electronics
1 3 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Validation
2 3 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared