QA Contracts in London

Quality Assurance (QA)
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London 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 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 62 70 68
Rank change year-on-year +8 -2 +8
Contract jobs citing QA 641 899 1,416
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 3.66% 3.44% 3.64%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 25.78% 26.18% 28.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 463 687 1,018
10th Percentile £358 £345 £363
25th Percentile £413 £428 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £643
90th Percentile £800 £798 £750
England median daily rate £525 £504 £500
% change year-on-year +4.27% +0.70% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 14 18
10th Percentile £17.70 - £21.77
25th Percentile £23.25 £21.24 £26.25
Median hourly rate £42.50 £22.49 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +89.01% -30.82% +62.50%
75th Percentile £71.88 £51.44 £71.25
90th Percentile £73.25 £55.00 £85.15
England median hourly rate £15.38 £22.49 £47.50
% change year-on-year -31.60% -52.66% +150.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London

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 London with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,486 3,434 4,979
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 14.20% 13.13% 12.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,756 2,486 3,494
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £688 £688 £650
90th Percentile £800 £798 £750
England median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 35 83
10th Percentile £12.90 £20.20 £20.91
25th Percentile £17.94 £21.24 £26.25
Median hourly rate £24.18 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -30.91% -21.35% +122.50%
75th Percentile £46.25 £63.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £56.75 £81.50 £68.50
England median hourly rate £22.42 £39.80 £29.12
% change year-on-year -43.67% +36.68% +38.67%

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Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for QA in London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in London.

Daily rate trend for QA in London

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Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA in London over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for QA in London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA in London.

Hourly rate trend for QA in London

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Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing QA in London over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for QA in London

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Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the London region over the 6 months to 14 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
Central London +44 113 £550 - 34
West London +20 15 £375 -26.83% 29
South London +1 6 £380 -30.91% 8
East London -14 5 £435 +12.99% 11
North London - 3 £375 - 4
QA
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 29 (4.52%) Confluence
2 25 (3.90%) SharePoint
3 21 (3.28%) CMS
4 13 (2.03%) IIS
5 6 (0.94%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.78%) Drupal
6 5 (0.78%) Oracle Workflow
7 4 (0.62%) Apache
7 4 (0.62%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.62%) WordPress
8 3 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.31%) MQSeries
10 1 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.16%) Alfresco
10 1 (0.16%) Appian
10 1 (0.16%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.16%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 48 (7.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (3.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (2.81%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (2.81%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.47%) Acrobat
5 2 (0.31%) Mingle
5 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.16%) SPSS
6 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (1.72%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.09%) Endur
3 6 (0.94%) ION MarketView
3 6 (0.94%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.62%) IntelliMatch
5 4 (0.62%) SAP QM
6 3 (0.47%) ION Anvil
7 2 (0.31%) WebTrends
8 1 (0.16%) Aareon QL
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.16%) Magento
8 1 (0.16%) MIS ActiveH
8 1 (0.16%) OPENHousing
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle BPM
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle SCM
8 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.16%) SAP CRM
8 1 (0.16%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 115 (17.94%) Azure
2 88 (13.73%) AWS
3 47 (7.33%) GCP
4 39 (6.08%) Power Platform
5 36 (5.62%) Dynamics 365
6 33 (5.15%) Azure DevOps
7 30 (4.68%) GitHub
8 23 (3.59%) Serverless
9 21 (3.28%) SaaS
10 17 (2.65%) AWS Lambda
10 17 (2.65%) Azure Logic Apps
11 16 (2.50%) Azure API Management
12 15 (2.34%) Microsoft 365
13 11 (1.72%) AWS CloudFormation
13 11 (1.72%) Google Analytics
13 11 (1.72%) PowerApps
14 9 (1.40%) Adobe Analytics
14 9 (1.40%) PaaS
14 9 (1.40%) Power Automate
15 8 (1.25%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.50%) Internet
2 11 (1.72%) FIX Connectivity
3 7 (1.09%) 5G
3 7 (1.09%) SSH
3 7 (1.09%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (0.94%) Firewall
5 5 (0.78%) VPN
5 5 (0.78%) WAN
6 4 (0.62%) HTTP
7 3 (0.47%) LAN
7 3 (0.47%) VoIP
8 2 (0.31%) DNS
8 2 (0.31%) MPLS
8 2 (0.31%) SNMP
8 2 (0.31%) Wireless
9 1 (0.16%) BGP
9 1 (0.16%) EIGRP
9 1 (0.16%) IPsec
9 1 (0.16%) OSPF
9 1 (0.16%) TACACS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (8.11%) SQL Server
2 33 (5.15%) Power BI
3 28 (4.37%) Oracle Database
4 18 (2.81%) Relational Database
5 12 (1.87%) Tableau
6 11 (1.72%) RDBMS
7 8 (1.25%) BigQuery
7 8 (1.25%) NoSQL
7 8 (1.25%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (1.09%) Big Data
9 6 (0.94%) Amazon QuickSight
9 6 (0.94%) Looker
9 6 (0.94%) MySQL
10 5 (0.78%) Amazon Redshift
10 5 (0.78%) Data Lake
10 5 (0.78%) DB2
10 5 (0.78%) Siebel EIM
10 5 (0.78%) Sybase ASE
11 4 (0.62%) GIS
12 3 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 91 (14.20%) JIRA
2 44 (6.86%) Selenium
3 41 (6.40%) Git
3 41 (6.40%) Jenkins
4 40 (6.24%) Cucumber
5 29 (4.52%) Postman
6 23 (3.59%) JMeter
7 20 (3.12%) Cypress.io
8 19 (2.96%) SpecFlow
9 17 (2.65%) JUnit
10 16 (2.50%) Appium
11 15 (2.34%) TeamCity
12 13 (2.03%) GitLab
13 10 (1.56%) LoadRunner
14 9 (1.40%) WebDriver
15 7 (1.09%) FitNesse
15 7 (1.09%) Team Foundation Server
15 7 (1.09%) TestRail
15 7 (1.09%) Visual Studio
15 7 (1.09%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 199 (31.05%) Finance
2 177 (27.61%) Social Skills
3 83 (12.95%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (10.92%) Banking
5 52 (8.11%) Public Sector
6 48 (7.49%) Front Office
7 31 (4.84%) Investment Banking
8 23 (3.59%) Marketing
9 20 (3.12%) Presentation Skills
10 18 (2.81%) Back Office
11 17 (2.65%) Legal
11 17 (2.65%) Retail
12 14 (2.18%) Influencing Skills
13 11 (1.72%) Publishing
14 10 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
15 9 (1.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 8 (1.25%) Manufacturing
17 7 (1.09%) Financial Institution
17 7 (1.09%) Pharmaceutical
17 7 (1.09%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 95 (14.82%) Analyst
2 91 (14.20%) Lead
3 89 (13.88%) Developer
4 64 (9.98%) Business Analyst
5 55 (8.58%) QA Engineer
6 40 (6.24%) Architect
6 40 (6.24%) Tester
7 38 (5.93%) Senior
8 35 (5.46%) .NET Developer
9 32 (4.99%) Consultant
10 28 (4.37%) QA Leader
11 26 (4.06%) Software Engineer
11 26 (4.06%) Test Manager
12 24 (3.74%) .NET Software Developer
12 24 (3.74%) Developer/Software Engineer
12 24 (3.74%) Finance Manager
12 24 (3.74%) QA Tester
12 24 (3.74%) Software Manager
13 23 (3.59%) .NET Software Engineer
13 23 (3.59%) Software Asset Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (10.30%) .NET
2 51 (7.96%) XML
3 40 (6.24%) React
4 38 (5.93%) REST
5 30 (4.68%) Web Services
6 29 (4.52%) JSON
7 24 (3.74%) Redux
8 23 (3.59%) .NET Framework
9 21 (3.28%) HTML
10 20 (3.12%) CSS
11 19 (2.96%) .NET Core
12 18 (2.81%) Node.js
13 17 (2.65%) AngularJS
13 17 (2.65%) Spring
14 15 (2.34%) FIX Protocol
15 12 (1.87%) Hibernate
15 12 (1.87%) Playwright
16 11 (1.72%) Middleware
16 11 (1.72%) SailPoint
16 11 (1.72%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 46 (7.18%) Derivative
2 43 (6.71%) Product Ownership
3 39 (6.08%) Fixed Income
4 37 (5.77%) Equities
5 34 (5.30%) Hedge funds
6 30 (4.68%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 28 (4.37%) Data Protection Act
8 18 (2.81%) Management Information System
9 13 (2.03%) Onboarding
10 12 (1.87%) Linux Command Line
10 12 (1.87%) Mobile App
11 10 (1.56%) Algorithms
12 9 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (0.94%) Marketing Technology
13 6 (0.94%) Replication
14 5 (0.78%) Data Structures
14 5 (0.78%) Greenfield Project
15 4 (0.62%) Public Cloud
15 4 (0.62%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 45 (7.02%) Windows
2 37 (5.77%) Unix
3 32 (4.99%) Linux
4 14 (2.18%) Apple iOS
5 12 (1.87%) Android
6 8 (1.25%) VMS
6 8 (1.25%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.47%) OpenVMS
7 3 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.31%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.31%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 193 (30.11%) Agile
2 132 (20.59%) Test Automation
3 102 (15.91%) DevOps
3 102 (15.91%) Problem-Solving
4 81 (12.64%) Test Strategy
5 76 (11.86%) Project Management
6 75 (11.70%) User Acceptance Testing
7 73 (11.39%) Migration
8 70 (10.92%) CI/CD
9 66 (10.30%) Scrum
10 54 (8.42%) Stakeholder Management
10 54 (8.42%) TDD
11 53 (8.27%) Software Engineering
12 52 (8.11%) Continuous Integration
13 51 (7.96%) Computer Science
13 51 (7.96%) Continuous Improvement
14 50 (7.80%) Analytics
15 48 (7.49%) Data Analysis
16 47 (7.33%) SDLC
16 47 (7.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 136 (21.22%) SQL
2 99 (15.44%) C#
3 86 (13.42%) Python
4 76 (11.86%) JavaScript
5 75 (11.70%) Java
6 45 (7.02%) TypeScript
7 26 (4.06%) T-SQL
8 21 (3.28%) PL/SQL
9 19 (2.96%) VBA
10 16 (2.50%) VB
11 14 (2.18%) Perl
11 14 (2.18%) PowerShell
12 13 (2.03%) Swift
13 11 (1.72%) Bash
14 8 (1.25%) C++
14 8 (1.25%) Kotlin
15 7 (1.09%) VB.NET
16 5 (0.78%) C
17 4 (0.62%) PHP
17 4 (0.62%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 95 (14.82%) Degree
2 60 (9.36%) Security Cleared
3 52 (8.11%) SC Cleared
4 34 (5.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (2.81%) ISTQB
6 13 (2.03%) DV Cleared
7 12 (1.87%) CISSP
8 8 (1.25%) CISM
8 8 (1.25%) ISEB
8 8 (1.25%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.09%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 7 (1.09%) PMP
10 4 (0.62%) CISA
10 4 (0.62%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 4 (0.62%) PMI Certification
11 3 (0.47%) CBAP
11 3 (0.47%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.31%) CCA
13 1 (0.16%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (4.52%) Data Quality
2 23 (3.59%) Accessibility
3 8 (1.25%) MiFID
3 8 (1.25%) Software Quality Assurance
4 7 (1.09%) Dodd-Frank
4 7 (1.09%) EMIR
4 7 (1.09%) PMO
5 6 (0.94%) GDPR
5 6 (0.94%) SLA
6 4 (0.62%) WCAG
7 3 (0.47%) HL7
7 3 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 2 (0.31%) NIST
9 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.16%) GRC
9 1 (0.16%) IFRS
9 1 (0.16%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 16 (2.50%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.03%) Docker
3 5 (0.78%) Veritas Cluster Server
4 4 (0.62%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 14 (2.18%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.56%) Terraform
3 5 (0.78%) Ansible
4 4 (0.62%) Grafana
4 4 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.47%) Opsgenie
5 3 (0.47%) PingFederate
5 3 (0.47%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.31%) Graylog
6 2 (0.31%) Nagios
6 2 (0.31%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.31%) Puppet
6 2 (0.31%) SCCM
6 2 (0.31%) TrustSec
7 1 (0.16%) HP Fortify
7 1 (0.16%) Kibana
7 1 (0.16%) logstash
7 1 (0.16%) Nessus
7 1 (0.16%) WebInspect
Vendors
1 81 (12.64%) Microsoft
2 66 (10.30%) Oracle
3 40 (6.24%) SAP
4 25 (3.90%) Citrix
5 24 (3.74%) Google
6 21 (3.28%) ServiceNow
7 20 (3.12%) Adobe
7 20 (3.12%) Bloomberg
8 14 (2.18%) ION Trading
9 12 (1.87%) CA Agile Central
10 11 (1.72%) MarketAxess
10 11 (1.72%) Tradeweb
11 10 (1.56%) Optimizely
11 10 (1.56%) Splunk
12 8 (1.25%) IBM
12 8 (1.25%) Salesforce
13 7 (1.09%) Tealium
13 7 (1.09%) Workday
14 6 (0.94%) Ensighten
14 6 (0.94%) Monetate