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Engineering Testing Services in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Engineering testing services include the analysis of physical, chemical, and mechanical properties; rotating machinery and vibration; structural modeling, qualification testing, and noise mitigation; and geotechnical, thermal, calibration, electrical, and electronic testing, among others. Market services can be performed on-site or in a laboratory. Typical buyers of these services are manufacturers in the technology sector. Suppliers are generally engineering firms.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Engineering Testing Services procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Engineering Testing Services market in the United States includes Material Testing, Structural Testing, Environmental Testing, Electrical Testing, Thermal Testing and Vibration Testing. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-712-Technical testing and analysis, NACE-71.20-Technical Testing And Analysis, NAICS-541380-Testing laboratories and UNSPSC-81101703-Engineering testing services.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Engineering Testing Services procurement coverage includes In-Housing (When businesses perform key operations themselves to save money or improve service quality as opposed to outsourcing them.), Outsourcing (The contracting out of a business process to a third-party provider.) and Forensic Testing (The process of investigating accidents as a result of structures, materials, or products that fail to operate as intended.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Engineering Testing Services procurement report as suppliers are Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Tuv Sud, Terracon Consultants Inc., National Technical Systems, Inc. and Element Materials Technology Group Limited.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Engineering Testing Services market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per project, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Engineering Testing Services market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Engineering Testing Services procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Engineering Testing Services market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Engineering Testing Services market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Engineering Testing Services?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Engineering Testing Services is $743 per project. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 2.06 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Engineering Testing Services market?
The top vendors in the Engineering Testing Services market include Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Tuv Sud, Terracon Consultants Inc., National Technical Systems, Inc. and Element Materials Technology Group Limited.
What industries supply the Engineering Testing Services market?
The top industries supplying the Engineering Testing Services market are Computer & Packaged Software Wholesaling in the US, Semiconductor & Circuit Manufacturing in the US, Laboratory Supply Wholesaling in the US, Navigational Instrument Manufacturing in the US and Software Publishing in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Engineering Testing Services?
Low supply chain risk minimizes the risk of service delays. Engineering testing suppliers depend primarily on specialized equipment and advanced software rather than smaller inputs that are vulnerable to supply shocks. This characteristic reduces exposure to shipping delays, geopolitical disruptions, or raw material shortages. Buyers should expect fewer service interruptions and more reliable project schedules due to the low level of supply chain risk.
What factors affect the price of Engineering Testing Services?
Customization significantly affects pricing in engineering testing services, as tailored solutions often require specialized expertise, unique equipment, and additional time for analysis. For example, a manufacturer requesting a bespoke structural modeling service may incur higher costs due to the need for specific simulations and adjustments compared to standard testing packages, with pricing typically measured based on project complexity, resource allocation, and time constraints.
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