QA Specialist Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Quality Assurance Specialist
Central London > City of London

As of 11 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Quality Assurance Specialist daily rate in the City of London.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 118 118 128
Rank change year-on-year 0 +10 -
Contract jobs requiring a QA Specialist 3 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.17% 0.10% 0.082%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.11% 0.087%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £475
75th Percentile - - £488
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate - - £475

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,695 1,778 2,302
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.11% 92.99% 94.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,182 1,090 1,655
10th Percentile £340 £362 £350
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £570
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +0.88% -0.87%
75th Percentile £675 £687 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £788
Central London median daily rate £539 £575 £563
% change year-on-year -6.30% +2.22% -2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 12 15
10th Percentile £19.94 £14.80 £17.00
25th Percentile £23.21 £22.00 £20.09
Median hourly rate £34.00 £48.00 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.17% +100.00% -28.89%
75th Percentile £42.65 £112.00 £42.38
90th Percentile £51.25 £134.95 £63.75
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -25.40% +40.00% -23.08%

QA Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'QA Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

QA Specialist job vacancy trend in the City of London

QA Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for QA Specialist job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for QA Specialist job vacancies in the City of London

QA Specialist Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, QA Specialist contract job roles required 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 City of London region featuring QA Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) QA

QA Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) QA