The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bolton requiring QA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited QA over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Bolton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
1
4
0
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton
2.17%
26.67%
-
Number of daily rates quoted
1
4
0
10th Percentile
-
£426
-
25th Percentile
£413
£445
-
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£474
-
Median % change year-on-year
-10.29%
-
-
75th Percentile
£438
£511
-
90th Percentile
-
£527
-
Manchester median daily rate
£500
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
-5.00%
-
QA Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
QA Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bolton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in Bolton.
QA Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton
For the 6 months to 14 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing QA also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bolton region with a requirement for QA.
QA Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton 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:
