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 25 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 40 50
Rank change year-on-year +4 +10 +14
Contract jobs citing QA 48 15 29
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 4.32% 2.88% 2.80%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 22.02% 14.56% 19.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 7 16
10th Percentile £236 £249 £425
25th Percentile £405 £356 £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £400 £675
Median % change year-on-year +23.75% -40.74% +42.11%
75th Percentile £538 £531 £756
90th Percentile £574 £675 £775
South West median daily rate £515 £494 £575
% change year-on-year +4.30% -14.13% +23.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 5
10th Percentile £65.75 £75.80 £35.00
25th Percentile £66.25 £76.99 £46.25
Median hourly rate £67.50 £78.98 £62.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.54% +27.39% -20.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £80.97 £74.44
90th Percentile £75.20 £82.16 £76.28
South West median hourly rate £67.50 £78.98 £17.82
% change year-on-year -14.54% +343.21% -64.36%

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 218 103 152
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 19.64% 19.81% 14.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 51 67
10th Percentile £310 £205 £392
25th Percentile £405 £353 £465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +15.79%
75th Percentile £569 £631 £634
90th Percentile £625 £680 £750
South West median daily rate £515 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.42% +4.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 24 29
10th Percentile £17.69 £61.25 £24.77
25th Percentile £61.25 £64.06 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year - +44.44% -35.71%
75th Percentile - £68.75 £68.00
90th Percentile £68.88 £77.59 £79.08
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year - +44.44% -29.34%

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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 25 March 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 25 March 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 7 (14.58%) Apache
2 2 (4.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Project
1 2 (4.17%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 1 (2.08%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 6 (12.50%) AWS
2 5 (10.42%) Azure
3 3 (6.25%) GCP
4 2 (4.17%) Asana
4 2 (4.17%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.08%) Amazon ECS
5 1 (2.08%) AWS Lambda
5 1 (2.08%) Figma
5 1 (2.08%) Google Ads
5 1 (2.08%) Google Analytics
5 1 (2.08%) Google Tag Manager
5 1 (2.08%) SaaS
5 1 (2.08%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.17%) Looker
1 2 (4.17%) Power BI
2 1 (2.08%) BigQuery
2 1 (2.08%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (16.67%) Selenium
2 7 (14.58%) Artifactory
2 7 (14.58%) Cypress.io
2 7 (14.58%) GitLab
3 6 (12.50%) Postman
3 6 (12.50%) REST Assured
4 2 (4.17%) JIRA
5 1 (2.08%) Cucumber
5 1 (2.08%) Mockito
General
1 10 (20.83%) Social Skills
2 5 (10.42%) Finance
3 4 (8.33%) Aerospace
3 4 (8.33%) Public Sector
4 2 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.08%) Banking
5 1 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.08%) Electronics
5 1 (2.08%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 12 (25.00%) Lead
2 8 (16.67%) Architect
2 8 (16.67%) DevOps Engineer
3 5 (10.42%) QA Leader
3 5 (10.42%) QA Manager
3 5 (10.42%) Senior
3 5 (10.42%) Test Leader
4 4 (8.33%) Data Architect
4 4 (8.33%) Security Architect
5 3 (6.25%) Applications Architect
6 2 (4.17%) Analyst
6 2 (4.17%) Consultant
6 2 (4.17%) Developer
6 2 (4.17%) Project Manager
6 2 (4.17%) Quality Engineer
6 2 (4.17%) Quality Manager
6 2 (4.17%) SC Cleared Project Manager
6 2 (4.17%) Security Consultant
6 2 (4.17%) ServiceNow Manager
6 2 (4.17%) ServiceNow Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (14.58%) Apache NiFi
1 7 (14.58%) REST
2 1 (2.08%) JSON
2 1 (2.08%) Playwright
2 1 (2.08%) SwiftUI
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.42%) Embedded Systems
1 5 (10.42%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (4.17%) Cloud Security Posture
2 2 (4.17%) Greenfield Project
2 2 (4.17%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (4.17%) Product Ownership
2 2 (4.17%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (14.58%) Windows
2 5 (10.42%) Linux
3 1 (2.08%) Android
3 1 (2.08%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (31.25%) CI/CD
2 14 (29.17%) Test Automation
2 14 (29.17%) Test Strategy
3 8 (16.67%) DevOps
3 8 (16.67%) User Experience
3 8 (16.67%) Workflow
4 7 (14.58%) Agile
4 7 (14.58%) Continuous Improvement
4 7 (14.58%) Migration
4 7 (14.58%) Software Engineering
4 7 (14.58%) Software Testing
4 7 (14.58%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (12.50%) Computer Science
5 6 (12.50%) Test Scripting
6 5 (10.42%) Data Validation
6 5 (10.42%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (10.42%) Requirements Gathering
6 5 (10.42%) Security Architecture
6 5 (10.42%) TDD
6 5 (10.42%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 7 (14.58%) PowerShell
1 7 (14.58%) Python
2 5 (10.42%) C
2 5 (10.42%) C++
2 5 (10.42%) MATLAB
3 1 (2.08%) Java
3 1 (2.08%) SQL
3 1 (2.08%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 33 (68.75%) Security Cleared
2 25 (52.08%) SC Cleared
3 6 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (12.50%) Degree
3 6 (12.50%) DV Cleared
4 3 (6.25%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (4.17%) PMI Certification
5 2 (4.17%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.08%) Accessibility
1 1 (2.08%) GDPR
1 1 (2.08%) PERC
Systems Management
1 8 (16.67%) Kubernetes
1 8 (16.67%) Terraform
2 7 (14.58%) Ansible
Vendors
1 7 (14.58%) Red Hat
2 3 (6.25%) SAP
3 2 (4.17%) Adobe
3 2 (4.17%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.08%) Ariba
4 1 (2.08%) Facebook
4 1 (2.08%) Google