As of 21 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Quality Engineer daily rate in Cardiff.
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
Contract vacancies in Cardiff with a recognized job title
194
211
215
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
97.49%
92.95%
95.98%
Number of daily rates quoted
145
154
161
10th Percentile
£213
£130
£200
25th Percentile
£300
£200
£310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£393
£460
£425
Median % change year-on-year
-14.67%
+8.24%
-10.53%
75th Percentile
£495
£550
£550
90th Percentile
£675
£623
£638
South Wales median daily rate
£381
£425
£450
% change year-on-year
-10.29%
-5.56%
-10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
11
9
10th Percentile
£12.21
-
£16.00
25th Percentile
-
£15.48
£17.00
Median hourly rate
£13.08
£21.59
£22.50
Median % change year-on-year
-39.42%
-4.04%
+25.00%
75th Percentile
£17.23
£25.60
£26.00
90th Percentile
£21.27
-
£29.70
South Wales median hourly rate
£20.50
£25.60
£26.00
% change year-on-year
-19.92%
-1.54%
+44.44%
Quality Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings that featured Quality Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Quality Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Quality Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff.
Quality Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Quality Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff.
Quality Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 21 September 2025, Quality Engineer contract job roles required 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 Cardiff region featuring Quality Engineer in the job title.
Quality Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
