Software Quality Assurance
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring Software Quality Assurance skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 22 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 73 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Software Quality Assurance | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | 0.13% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.76% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £600 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Cheshire
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 Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 132 | 81 | 82 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 17.05% | 13.87% | 15.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 96 | 65 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £339 | £297 |
| 25th Percentile | £391 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £497 | £455 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.35% | -4.32% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £610 | £575 | £565 |
| 90th Percentile | £658 | £673 | £612 |
| North West median daily rate | £492 | £450 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.33% | -7.22% | -0.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £74.35 | £29.65 | £16.98 |
| 25th Percentile | £81.25 | £29.88 | £17.26 |
| Median hourly rate | £82.50 | £51.00 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +61.76% | +187.81% | -41.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £83.75 | £73.81 | £30.76 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.25 | £80.68 | £38.56 |
| North West median hourly rate | £64.00 | £49.82 | £11.20 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.46% | +345.02% | -68.01% |
Software Quality Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Quality Assurance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Software Quality Assurance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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: