Quality Assurance Engineer
Cheshire > Chester
The median Quality Assurance Engineer daily rate in Chester is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a QA Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester | 1.25% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.37% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £663 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £675 | - | - |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Chester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chester. 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Chester with a recognized job title | 73 | 60 | 92 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.25% | 96.77% | 94.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28 | 24 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £199 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £380 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £539 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.42% | +2.57% | +23.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £778 | £738 | £675 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £430 | £464 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.28% | -7.25% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 11 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.66 | £16.00 | £21.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.81 | £25.50 | £30.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.99 | £35.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.46% | - | +60.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.19 | £41.25 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £48.72 | £47.50 | £38.90 |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £30.99 | £35.00 | £30.65 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.46% | +14.20% | +40.71% |
QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings that featured QA Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
QA Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 22 August 2025, QA 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 Chester region featuring QA Engineer in the job title.
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QA Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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: