The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton 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 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
24
22
36
Rank change year-on-year
-2
+14
-3
Contract jobs citing QA
1
4
10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
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 Southampton with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
11
16
23
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
6.51%
10.46%
7.21%
Number of daily rates quoted
9
15
14
10th Percentile
£205
£225
£330
25th Percentile
£205
£240
£356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£488
£325
£456
Median % change year-on-year
+50.00%
-28.77%
+9.28%
75th Percentile
£588
£550
£534
90th Percentile
£590
£715
£538
Hampshire median daily rate
£515
£465
£483
% change year-on-year
+10.81%
-3.68%
+2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£18.00
25th Percentile
£72.50
-
£18.54
Median hourly rate
£75.00
-
£20.07
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+43.36%
75th Percentile
£77.50
-
£22.22
90th Percentile
-
-
£23.14
Hampshire median hourly rate
£37.50
£47.50
£31.00
% change year-on-year
-21.05%
+53.23%
-6.06%
QA Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
QA Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in Southampton.
QA Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA in Southampton.
QA Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing QA also mentioned 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 across the Southampton region with a requirement for QA.
QA Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
