Quality Assurance (QA)
South East > Berkshire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire 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 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 41 | 83 | 59 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +42 | -24 | +12 |
| Contract jobs citing QA | 87 | 32 | 79 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire | 4.52% | 1.82% | 3.34% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 29.10% | 13.06% | 21.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 51 | 18 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £314 | £351 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £372 | £391 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £509 | £456 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.56% | +7.35% | +4.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £517 | £498 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £570 | £586 |
| South East median daily rate | £488 | £466 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.56% | +3.61% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £29.76 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £18.50 | £36.15 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £19.00 | £47.08 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -59.65% | +121.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.50 | £47.63 | £57.81 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £64.50 | £64.07 |
| South East median hourly rate | £10.82 | £19.00 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.05% | -60.00% | +143.59% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Berkshire
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 Berkshire with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 299 | 245 | 368 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire | 15.52% | 13.90% | 15.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 145 | 121 | 215 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £363 | £287 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £413 | £369 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £515 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.77% | +8.42% | +18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £573 | £600 | £581 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £688 | £638 |
| South East median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | +3.16% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 17 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.46 | £15.35 | £12.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.90 | £18.50 | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £21.00 | £21.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +209.52% | -0.12% | -0.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.18 | £53.15 | £24.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.57 | £73.86 | £39.02 |
| South East median hourly rate | £27.50 | £27.00 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | +28.57% | -23.11% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in Berkshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA in Berkshire over the 6 months to 30 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA in Berkshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Berkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 30 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Reading | +36 | 64 | £538 | +10.26% | 20 |
| Newbury | +8 | 9 | £400 | - | |
| Bracknell | -1 | 5 | £350 | - | 1 |
| Wokingham | +3 | 2 | £623 | +266.18% | 2 |
| Slough | +9 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Maidenhead | -5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Windsor | - | 1 | £625 | - | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:
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