QA Leader Contract Job Trends in Bath

Quality Assurance Lead
Somerset > Bath

The median Quality Assurance Lead daily rate in Bath is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
8 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a QA Leader 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bath 1.80% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.83% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
Somerset median daily rate £525 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bath

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bath. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Bath with a recognized job title 109 71 51
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.20% 100.00% 98.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 49 46
10th Percentile £357 £225 £210
25th Percentile £462 £381 £236
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £488 £425
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +14.71% -5.56%
75th Percentile £578 £675 £488
90th Percentile £675 - £569
Somerset median daily rate £523 £550 £450
% change year-on-year -5.00% +22.22% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £12.25
Median hourly rate £14.00 - £12.50
Median % change year-on-year - - -33.33%
75th Percentile £15.24 - £12.75
90th Percentile - - -
Somerset median hourly rate £57.50 £23.08 £14.50
% change year-on-year +149.13% +59.17% -71.84%

QA Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Bath

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'QA Leader' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bath.

QA Leader job vacancy trend in Bath

QA Leader Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bath

For the 6 months to 8 August 2026, QA Leader contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bath region featuring QA Leader in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Confluence
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Data Management
1 2 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 2 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Data Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements

QA Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bath 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 (100.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Data Management
1 2 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Data Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 2 (100.00%) QA
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