Senior Test Engineer
UK
The median Senior Test Engineer daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 534 | 668 | 807 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +134 | +139 | -99 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Test Engineer | 50 | 29 | 41 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.052% | 0.047% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.055% | 0.049% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 22 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £359 | £432 | £364 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £440 | £386 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £505 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.89% | +12.22% | -3.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £590 | £575 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £623 | £598 | £576 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £463 | £511 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.54% | +27.81% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.50 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £60.63 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £64.50 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 40,557 | 52,491 | 83,111 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.51% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,070 | 36,644 | 58,616 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | +2.48% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,936 | 1,486 | 1,938 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.42 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.81 | £65.75 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +7.82% |
Senior Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Test Engineer.
Senior Test Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Test Engineer over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.
Senior Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Test Engineer.
Senior Test Engineer
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Test Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 June 2024. 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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| England | +113 | 50 | £450 | -12.62% | 19 |
| UK excluding London | +53 | 40 | £463 | -9.54% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +128 | 25 | £450 | -1.64% | 8 |
| North of England | +28 | 18 | £438 | -10.26% | 6 |
| North West | +25 | 13 | £450 | -8.86% | 2 |
| South West | +11 | 13 | £590 | +7.27% | 1 |
| South East | +21 | 9 | - | - | 7 |
| London | +82 | 8 | £365 | -31.46% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 5 | £400 | -16.88% | 1 |
Senior Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 June 2024, Senior 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 featuring Senior Test Engineer in the job title.
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Senior Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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