Quality Assurance (QA)
South West > Gloucestershire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Gloucestershire with a requirement for QA skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited QA over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 43 | 60 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +17 | -17 |
| Contract jobs citing QA | 25 | 19 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 5.94% | 3.97% | 1.30% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 36.76% | 35.19% | 16.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 18 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £395 | - | £238 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £200 | £286 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £275 | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +145.45% | -15.38% | -23.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £706 | £336 | £441 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £500 | £626 |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £455 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.88% | -9.00% | -0.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £14.00 | - | £55.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £22.85 | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £14.00 | £50.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -72.00% | -9.09% | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Gloucestershire
QA is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Gloucestershire with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 16.15% | 11.30% | 7.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 42 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £200 | £144 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £222 | £194 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £400 | £383 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +68.75% | +4.58% | -4.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £706 | £519 | £547 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £649 | £698 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £518 | £479 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.45% | +8.15% | -4.30% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £61.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £83.31 | £70.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £83.36 | £86.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.02% | -3.08% | +72.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £83.40 | £101.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | - | £110.80 |
| South West median hourly rate | £45.00 | £64.57 | £68.82 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.31% | -6.17% | +37.63% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in Gloucestershire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA in Gloucestershire.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing QA in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 27 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | +10 | 8 | £688 | +243.75% | 2 |
| Cheltenham | +3 | 7 | £550 | +22.22% | 1 |
| Moreton-in-Marsh | - | 4 | - | - | |
| Cirencester | - | 4 | - | - | |
| QA South West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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: