QA Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Quality Assurance (QA)
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring QA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 49 53
Rank change year-on-year +4 +4 +17
Contract jobs citing QA 41 11 24
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 3.17% 1.88% 2.26%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 20.81% 9.40% 16.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 5 14
10th Percentile £229 £373 £369
25th Percentile £330 £463 £491
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £500 £750
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% -33.33% +61.29%
75th Percentile £535 £575 £769
90th Percentile £566 £725 £775
South West median daily rate £488 £500 £550
% change year-on-year -2.50% -9.09% +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 5
10th Percentile £66.13 £75.80 £62.60
25th Percentile £66.25 £76.99 £72.50
Median hourly rate £68.75 £78.98 £74.44
Median % change year-on-year -12.95% +6.10% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £80.97 £77.50
90th Percentile £78.50 £82.16 -
South West median hourly rate £66.25 £78.98 £14.00
% change year-on-year -16.12% +464.14% -58.82%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 197 117 147
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 15.22% 20.03% 13.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 55 62
10th Percentile £310 £235 £305
25th Percentile £400 £363 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £498 £400 £540
Median % change year-on-year +24.38% -25.93% +5.37%
75th Percentile £613 £575 £606
90th Percentile £669 £673 £750
South West median daily rate £506 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -1.27% -2.38% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 25 43
10th Percentile £49.13 £27.95 £37.00
25th Percentile £61.25 £57.50 £45.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year - -3.70% +3.85%
75th Percentile £67.44 £68.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.22 £73.80
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year - +44.44% -30.77%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

QA job vacancy trend in Bristol

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Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing QA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing QA

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Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA in Bristol over the 6 months to 30 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for QA in Bristol

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Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing QA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing QA

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing QA in Bristol over the 6 months to 30 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for QA in Bristol

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (7.32%) Apache
2 2 (4.88%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 3 (7.32%) Simulink
2 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (2.44%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 7 (17.07%) AWS
2 6 (14.63%) Azure
3 3 (7.32%) GCP
4 2 (4.88%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.44%) Amazon ECS
5 1 (2.44%) Asana
5 1 (2.44%) AWS CloudFormation
5 1 (2.44%) AWS Lambda
5 1 (2.44%) SaaS
5 1 (2.44%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.88%) Power BI
2 1 (2.44%) Looker
Development Applications
1 3 (7.32%) Artifactory
1 3 (7.32%) GitLab
2 1 (2.44%) Cucumber
2 1 (2.44%) Git
2 1 (2.44%) JIRA
2 1 (2.44%) Mockito
General
1 13 (31.71%) Social Skills
2 7 (17.07%) Aerospace
3 2 (4.88%) Aviation
3 2 (4.88%) Finance
3 2 (4.88%) Public Sector
4 1 (2.44%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.44%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 9 (21.95%) Lead
2 8 (19.51%) Architect
3 7 (17.07%) Test Leader
4 4 (9.76%) Data Architect
4 4 (9.76%) DevOps Engineer
4 4 (9.76%) QA Manager
4 4 (9.76%) Quality Engineer
4 4 (9.76%) Security Architect
5 3 (7.32%) Applications Architect
5 3 (7.32%) Consultant
5 3 (7.32%) Security Consultant
5 3 (7.32%) Senior
6 2 (4.88%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 2 (4.88%) Developer
6 2 (4.88%) QA Engineer
6 2 (4.88%) Quality Manager
7 1 (2.44%) AWS Engineer
7 1 (2.44%) Java Developer
7 1 (2.44%) Senior DevOps Engineer
7 1 (2.44%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.32%) Apache NiFi
1 3 (7.32%) REST
2 1 (2.44%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 7 (17.07%) Embedded Systems
2 3 (7.32%) Greenfield Project
3 2 (4.88%) Cloud Security Posture
3 2 (4.88%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (4.88%) Security Posture
4 1 (2.44%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.44%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 7 (17.07%) Linux
2 3 (7.32%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (29.27%) CI/CD
2 10 (24.39%) Test Strategy
3 9 (21.95%) Software Engineering
4 8 (19.51%) Migration
4 8 (19.51%) Test Automation
5 7 (17.07%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (17.07%) Requirements Gathering
5 7 (17.07%) TDD
6 6 (14.63%) Data Validation
6 6 (14.63%) DevOps
6 6 (14.63%) Stakeholder Management
6 6 (14.63%) Validation
7 5 (12.20%) Agile
7 5 (12.20%) Computer Science
7 5 (12.20%) Cyber Resilience
7 5 (12.20%) Security Architecture
8 4 (9.76%) Architecture Governance
8 4 (9.76%) Cloud Security
8 4 (9.76%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (9.76%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 7 (17.07%) C
1 7 (17.07%) C++
1 7 (17.07%) MATLAB
2 6 (14.63%) Python
3 3 (7.32%) PowerShell
4 1 (2.44%) Java
4 1 (2.44%) SQL
4 1 (2.44%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 26 (63.41%) Security Cleared
2 23 (56.10%) SC Cleared
3 6 (14.63%) Degree
4 5 (12.20%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (9.76%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (4.88%) DV Cleared
7 1 (2.44%) PMI Certification
7 1 (2.44%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.44%) GRC
1 1 (2.44%) NCSC
System Software
1 1 (2.44%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (12.20%) Kubernetes
1 5 (12.20%) Terraform
2 3 (7.32%) Ansible
Vendors
1 3 (7.32%) Red Hat
1 3 (7.32%) SAP
2 2 (4.88%) Adobe
3 1 (2.44%) Ariba
3 1 (2.44%) Databricks
3 1 (2.44%) ServiceNow