Test Engineer
UK
The median Test Engineer daily rate in the UK is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 15 May 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 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 297 | 401 | 431 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +104 | +30 | -60 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 298 | 327 | 504 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.70% | 0.57% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.75% | 0.60% | 0.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 208 | 233 | 312 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £345 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £425 | £392 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £513 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.20% | +7.89% | +18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £625 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £590 | £738 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £485 | £461 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.22% | +5.15% | +18.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 11 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.19 | £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 | £59.89 | £67.17 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.15 | £70.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.78 | £52.50 | £50.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.71% | +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 | 39,476 | 54,050 | 83,442 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.65% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,679 | 37,739 | 58,629 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,653 | 1,507 | 2,053 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.70 | £76.10 | £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 15 May 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 15 May 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 15 May 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 | +97 | 270 | £450 | -14.29% | 200 |
| UK excluding London | +77 | 198 | £450 | -7.22% | 188 |
| Work from Home | +131 | 114 | £444 | -1.39% | 64 |
| London | +63 | 75 | £438 | -30.00% | 24 |
| South East | +53 | 64 | £425 | -2.02% | 60 |
| North of England | +26 | 50 | £438 | -12.50% | 28 |
| North West | +34 | 36 | £450 | -5.26% | 20 |
| South West | +15 | 36 | £538 | +13.16% | 29 |
| Midlands | +40 | 19 | £255 | -36.25% | 29 |
| East of England | +11 | 19 | £420 | -16.00% | 28 |
| East Midlands | +27 | 18 | £255 | -32.00% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 14 | £425 | -15.00% | 8 |
| Scotland | +44 | 5 | £475 | +0.80% | 16 |
| Wales | +21 | 5 | £363 | -42.00% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 1 | £525 | +16.67% | 22 |
| North East | +3 | 1 | - | - |
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 May 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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