Test Engineer
England > Yorkshire
The median Test Engineer daily rate in Yorkshire is £423, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 87 | 83 | 114 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +31 | +14 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 5 | 17 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 0.49% | 1.01% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.52% | 1.10% | 0.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 16 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £336 | £385 | £365 |
| 25th Percentile | £351 | £400 | £439 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £423 | £419 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.90% | -16.25% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £438 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £506 | £575 |
| England median daily rate | £438 | £430 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.74% | -16.10% | +9.92% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Yorkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title | 959 | 1,546 | 2,201 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.30% | 91.53% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 618 | 962 | 1,502 |
| 10th Percentile | £224 | £233 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £378 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £469 | £475 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.26% | -9.52% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £629 | £650 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 65 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £11.23 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.12 | £12.25 | £16.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.24 | £14.00 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.71% | -36.36% | +25.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.14 | £23.75 | £54.07 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.10 | £51.75 | £70.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £30.62 | £36.31 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.67% | -19.32% | +100.00% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Yorkshire.
Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Yorkshire.
Test Engineer
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 Test Engineer within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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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| West Yorkshire | +8 | 3 | £475 | +15.85% | 10 |
| South Yorkshire | +5 | 2 | £370 | -12.94% | 4 |
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Yorkshire region featuring Test Engineer in the job title.
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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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