Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
England > Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring SDET skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 125 | 95 | 111 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | +16 | +36 |
| Contract jobs citing SDET | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire | 0.060% | 0.27% | 0.099% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.066% | 0.32% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £517 | £411 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £570 | £417 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £600 | £431 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +39.13% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £425 | - | £442 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £447 |
| England median daily rate | £444 | £558 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.40% | +11.50% | -9.09% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Yorkshire
SDET falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,515 | 1,242 | 1,797 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 90.29% | 84.66% | 88.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 980 | 727 | 1,159 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £295 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £406 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £651 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 52 | 38 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.48 | - | £15.11 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £12.55 | £18.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.04 | £19.50 | £21.31 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.40% | -8.49% | +12.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.15 | £33.75 | £26.02 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.38 | £51.00 | £44.05 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £42.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.82% | -5.56% | +36.36% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SDET relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
SDET
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing SDET.
SDET
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SDET within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 16 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Yorkshire | - | 1 | £400 | - | |
| SDET England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:
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