Test Engineer
UK
The median Test Engineer daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 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 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 315 | 397 | 420 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +82 | +23 | -33 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 281 | 326 | 502 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.64% | 0.59% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.69% | 0.62% | 0.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 191 | 233 | 321 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £363 | £341 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £425 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +5.26% | +15.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £613 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £590 | £738 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £469 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +1.33% | +17.19% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 11 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.06 | £41.25 | £17.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.75 | £50.00 | £30.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.64 | £52.50 | £47.93 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.88% | +9.55% | +7.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.44 | £55.63 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.75 | £60.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.50 | £52.50 | £50.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.05% | +3.24% | +13.39% |
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% |
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 12 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 12 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 12 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 | +76 | 256 | £450 | -13.46% | 186 |
| UK excluding London | +47 | 181 | £450 | -5.26% | 188 |
| Work from Home | +103 | 104 | £450 | - | 64 |
| London | +42 | 78 | £438 | -27.08% | 19 |
| South East | +34 | 55 | £425 | -15.00% | 43 |
| North of England | +17 | 46 | £450 | -10.00% | 31 |
| South West | +2 | 37 | £538 | +14.67% | 32 |
| North West | +26 | 32 | £450 | -5.26% | 17 |
| Midlands | +23 | 18 | £255 | -36.25% | 37 |
| East Midlands | +18 | 17 | £255 | -32.00% | 9 |
| East of England | +7 | 17 | £420 | -12.50% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | +13 | 14 | £425 | -15.00% | 7 |
| Scotland | +46 | 5 | £475 | - | 22 |
| Wales | +20 | 3 | £388 | -22.50% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 1 | £525 | +16.67% | 28 |
| North East | 0 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 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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