Test Engineer
UK
The median Test Engineer daily rate in the UK is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 310 | 388 | 428 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +78 | +40 | -41 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 286 | 324 | 503 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.66% | 0.58% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.72% | 0.61% | 0.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 196 | 228 | 317 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £363 | £341 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £425 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +5.26% | +15.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £620 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £590 | £738 | £630 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +18.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 11 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.88 | £48.75 | £17.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.75 | £51.25 | £30.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £44.78 | £52.50 | £47.93 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.71% | +9.55% | +6.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.63 | £58.13 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £70.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.64 | £52.50 | £50.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.88% | +3.24% | +13.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer.
Test Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer.
Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Test Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Test Engineer
Top 16 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 1 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 | +78 | 259 | £450 | -14.29% | 167 |
| UK excluding London | +67 | 187 | £450 | -5.26% | 159 |
| Work from Home | +105 | 106 | £450 | - | 44 |
| London | +52 | 76 | £438 | -27.08% | 18 |
| South East | +35 | 58 | £426 | -14.75% | 43 |
| North of England | +24 | 47 | £450 | -10.00% | 20 |
| South West | +5 | 36 | £538 | +14.67% | 23 |
| North West | +31 | 32 | £450 | -5.26% | 16 |
| East of England | +8 | 19 | £435 | -9.38% | 19 |
| Midlands | +29 | 18 | £255 | -36.25% | 36 |
| East Midlands | +23 | 17 | £255 | -32.00% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +18 | 15 | £425 | -15.00% | 3 |
| Scotland | +36 | 5 | £475 | +2.70% | 20 |
| Wales | +17 | 4 | £375 | -34.78% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 1 | £525 | +16.67% | 27 |
| North East | +4 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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 Test Engineer in the job title.
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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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