Quality Assurance (QA)
County Antrim > Belfast
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast 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 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 20 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +2 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing QA | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast | 5.65% | 2.44% | 5.65% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 70.00% | 17.39% | 55.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £331 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £340 | £305 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £373 | £445 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.75% | -16.29% | +1.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £338 | £398 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £453 | £402 | £620 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £325 | £373 | £445 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.75% | -16.29% | +1.02% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Belfast
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 Belfast with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 10 | 23 | 18 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast | 8.06% | 14.02% | 10.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 16 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £283 | £231 | £290 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £256 | £307 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £385 | £388 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.58% | -0.65% | -3.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £542 | £453 |
| 90th Percentile | £569 | £653 | £520 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £325 | £385 | £388 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.58% | -0.65% | -3.13% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in Belfast.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Belfast
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA in Belfast over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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: