QA Contract Job Trends in Basingstoke

Quality Assurance (QA)
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Basingstoke requiring QA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
25 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 - 55
Rank change year-on-year - - -21
Contract jobs citing QA 3 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke 0.72% - 0.67%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.48% - 7.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - £663
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £675
75th Percentile £538 - £688
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £450 £488 £413
% change year-on-year -7.69% +18.18% -5.71%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Basingstoke

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 Basingstoke.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 67 35 42
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke 15.99% 17.07% 9.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 32 12
10th Percentile £501 £463 £463
25th Percentile £513 £500 £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £638 £588 £600
Median % change year-on-year +8.51% -2.08% -11.11%
75th Percentile £747 £625 £656
90th Percentile £750 £729 £686
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £513 £500
% change year-on-year +7.32% +2.50% +12.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.38 - -
Median hourly rate £27.00 - -
75th Percentile £28.00 - -
90th Percentile £60.70 - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £31.46 £24.66 £37.50
% change year-on-year +27.58% -34.24% -23.46%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

QA job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

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Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing QA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing QA

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Hourly Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing QA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing QA

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Project
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) PMO Planner
2 1 (33.33%) Lead
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Impact Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Performance Metrics
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Community of Practice
2 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (33.33%) Scrum
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
QA jobs