QA Contract Job Trends in Bath
Quality Assurance (QA)
Somerset > Bath
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bath requiring QA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 12 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing QA | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bath | 2.02% | 2.04% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 8.70% | 12.50% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £425 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.53% | - | - |
| Somerset median daily rate | £575 | £425 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.29% | -5.56% | -3.74% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Bath
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 Bath.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 23 | 8 | 3 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bath | 23.23% | 16.33% | 4.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £421 | - | £612 |
| 25th Percentile | £443 | £225 | £629 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £300 | £665 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +75.00% | -54.89% | +20.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £391 | £686 |
| 90th Percentile | £681 | £498 | £695 |
| Somerset median daily rate | £575 | £275 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +109.09% | -52.17% | +4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.00 | - | - |
| Somerset median hourly rate | £39.00 | £61.50 | £12.24 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.59% | +402.45% | -75.52% |
QA Job Vacancy Trend in Bath
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bath.
QA Daily Rate Trend in Bath
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bath citing QA.
QA Hourly Rate Trend in Bath
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bath citing QA.
QA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bath by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Quality | 100.0% | 2 |