The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheltenham requiring QA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 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 Cheltenham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
12
7
17
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham
12.00%
3.95%
8.59%
Number of daily rates quoted
8
3
13
10th Percentile
£424
£493
£359
25th Percentile
£463
£538
£360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£488
£625
£575
Median % change year-on-year
-22.00%
+8.70%
+46.03%
75th Percentile
£538
£644
£600
90th Percentile
£579
£648
£650
Gloucestershire median daily rate
£500
£473
£575
% change year-on-year
+5.82%
-17.83%
+43.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
1
Median hourly rate
-
£40.00
£36.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
+11.11%
-
Gloucestershire median hourly rate
-
£70.00
£83.40
% change year-on-year
-
-16.07%
+35.55%
QA Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
QA Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing QA.
QA Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing QA.
QA Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham
For the 6 months to 5 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 Cheltenham region with a requirement for QA.
QA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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:
