QA Contracts in Derbyshire

Quality Assurance (QA)
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Derbyshire with a requirement for QA skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited QA over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 17 27 28
Rank change year-on-year +10 +1 -3
Contract jobs citing QA 10 5 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Derbyshire 5.85% 2.36% 3.54%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 55.56% 22.73% 29.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 4 9
10th Percentile £197 £433 £485
25th Percentile - £463 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £503 £500
Median % change year-on-year -60.20% +0.50% -
75th Percentile £254 £538 -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £303 £325 £423
% change year-on-year -6.92% -23.08% +0.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £8.75 - -
Median hourly rate £12.50 - -
75th Percentile £16.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £35.00 - £15.35
% change year-on-year - - -65.89%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Derbyshire

QA is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Derbyshire with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 18 22 31
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire 10.53% 10.38% 12.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 16 25
10th Percentile - £300 £320
25th Percentile - £322 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £503 £400
Median % change year-on-year -60.20% +25.63% +125.35%
75th Percentile £254 £562 £500
90th Percentile - £758 -
East Midlands median daily rate £434 £415 £400
% change year-on-year +4.58% +3.75% +3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 2
10th Percentile £15.40 - £14.28
25th Percentile £25.38 £45.00 £15.63
Median hourly rate £25.77 £50.00 £18.81
Median % change year-on-year -48.47% +165.82% -
75th Percentile £26.15 £55.00 £22.93
90th Percentile - - £24.84
East Midlands median hourly rate £23.75 £50.00 £17.11
% change year-on-year -52.51% +192.31% +55.25%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire

Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire.

Job vacancy trend for QA in Derbyshire

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Derbyshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in Derbyshire.

Daily rate trend for QA in Derbyshire

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Derbyshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA in Derbyshire.

Hourly rate trend for QA in Derbyshire

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Contract Job Locations in Derbyshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Derby +7 9 £200 -55.80% 10
Chesterfield - 1 - - 3
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East Midlands

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derbyshire 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:

Applications
1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (10.00%) AutoCAD
2 1 (10.00%) Autodesk Inventor
General
1 9 (90.00%) Social Skills
2 8 (80.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Quality Inspector
2 4 (40.00%) Production Manager
3 1 (10.00%) AutoCAD Designer
3 1 (10.00%) CAD Designer
3 1 (10.00%) Designer
3 1 (10.00%) Graduate
Miscellaneous
1 6 (60.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) Conflict Management
1 9 (90.00%) Time Management
2 5 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (40.00%) Asset Management
3 4 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (40.00%) Critical Thinking
3 4 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 4 (40.00%) People Management
4 1 (10.00%) Creative Thinking
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) Degree
1 5 (50.00%) NVQ Level 3
2 4 (40.00%) HNC
2 4 (40.00%) HND
3 1 (10.00%) BPSS Clearance