Quality Assurance (QA)
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring QA skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 55 | 37 | 58 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | +21 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing QA | 12 | 32 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham | 1.97% | 4.46% | 1.68% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 21.82% | 33.33% | 12.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 20 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £200 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £309 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £613 | £413 | £413 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.48% | - | -2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £709 | £644 | £510 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £756 | £638 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £531 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.18% | +18.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £12.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £13.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £13.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £12.21 | £12.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.75% | -76.00% | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Birmingham
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 Birmingham.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 55 | 96 | 108 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 9.03% | 13.37% | 12.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 60 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £314 | £206 | £296 |
| 25th Percentile | £393 | £308 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £438 | £465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -5.91% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £614 | £538 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £739 | £640 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £17.33 | £13.46 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £20.50 | £14.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £50.00 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -68.00% | +81.82% | +48.65% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £52.50 | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £54.00 | £30.00 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £29.09 | £27.47 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.92% | -0.13% | +37.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing QA.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA in Birmingham over the 6 months to 27 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing QA.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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: