The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Software Quality Assurance skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Quality Assurance over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Software Quality Assurance 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
139
115
171
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol
20.09%
12.14%
16.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
74
44
108
10th Percentile
£295
£227
£359
25th Percentile
£363
£391
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£471
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-15.10%
-10.26%
+10.53%
75th Percentile
£575
£590
£672
90th Percentile
£684
£775
£791
South West median daily rate
£525
£513
£550
% change year-on-year
+2.44%
-6.82%
+4.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted
26
48
21
10th Percentile
£15.48
-
-
25th Percentile
£22.40
£45.00
£33.00
Median hourly rate
£47.50
£70.00
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-32.14%
+7.69%
+34.62%
75th Percentile
£68.44
-
£70.00
90th Percentile
£76.23
£74.13
£83.40
South West median hourly rate
£63.75
£64.63
£65.00
% change year-on-year
-1.35%
-0.58%
+20.37%
Software Quality Assurance Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing Software Quality Assurance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Software Quality Assurance Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Quality Assurance in Bristol.
Software Quality Assurance Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Software Quality Assurance 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 Bristol region with a requirement for Software Quality Assurance.
Software Quality Assurance Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:
