The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bournemouth requiring QA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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 Bournemouth.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
10
12
11
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bournemouth
20.83%
19.67%
13.25%
Number of daily rates quoted
5
11
9
10th Percentile
£249
-
£107
25th Percentile
£256
£469
£358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£270
£488
£365
Median % change year-on-year
-44.62%
+33.56%
-30.48%
75th Percentile
£281
£506
£469
90th Percentile
£518
£563
£788
Dorset median daily rate
£270
£488
£459
% change year-on-year
-44.62%
+6.27%
-10.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£17.46
25th Percentile
-
-
£17.47
Median hourly rate
£44.81
-
£17.48
75th Percentile
-
-
£17.49
90th Percentile
-
-
£17.50
Dorset median hourly rate
£44.81
-
£17.50
% change year-on-year
-
-
-74.45%
QA Job Vacancy Trend in Bournemouth
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bournemouth.
QA Daily Rate Trend in Bournemouth
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bournemouth citing QA.
QA Hourly Rate Trend in Bournemouth
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bournemouth citing QA.
QA Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth
For the 6 months to 3 December 2025, contractor job vacancies citing QA also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bournemouth region with a requirement for QA.
QA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
