Quality Assurance (QA)
South Wales > Newport
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newport requiring QA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 18 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing QA | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Newport | - | 2.99% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 20.00% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | £375 | £525 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +16.67% | -18.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £15.20 | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | - | £15.41 | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Newport
QA falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Newport.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 14 | 10 | 18 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport | 43.75% | 14.93% | 15.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £493 | - | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £586 | - | £273 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | - | £413 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -19.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £719 | - | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | - | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | £435 | £425 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.35% | -5.56% | -10.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £78.25 | £15.12 | £12.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £79.38 | £18.60 | £12.96 |
| Median hourly rate | £82.50 | £25.36 | £13.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +225.32% | +90.25% | -41.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £84.38 | £37.63 | £20.29 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.75 | £48.75 | £24.46 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £13.08 | £25.36 | £23.92 |
| % change year-on-year | -48.42% | +6.04% | +18.16% |
QA
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport.
QA
Daily Rate Trend in Newport
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing QA.
QA
Hourly Rate Trend in Newport
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing QA.
