Quality Assurance Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham
As of 27 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Quality Assurance Engineer daily rate in Birmingham.
| 6 months to 27 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +16 |
| Contract jobs requiring a QA Engineer | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | - | - | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | - | - | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -23.08% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +13.33% | -23.08% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Birmingham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title | 784 | 503 | 694 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.64% | 91.29% | 92.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 490 | 354 | 479 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £190 | £233 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £366 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £568 |
| 90th Percentile | £685 | £700 | £663 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.50% | +5.26% | -3.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 14 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.25 | £13.03 | £12.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.09 | £15.81 | £14.83 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £29.50 | £28.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.03% | +3.51% | +73.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.84 | £47.04 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.00 | £56.65 | £67.50 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £25.12 | £20.24 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.11% | -10.04% | +26.98% |
QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'QA Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
QA Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for QA Engineer job vacancies in Birmingham.
