QA Contracts in the East of England

Quality Assurance (QA)
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 88 68 54
Rank change year-on-year -20 -14 +24
Contract jobs citing QA 22 50 109
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 1.16% 2.49% 4.23%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 14.19% 17.18% 26.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 34 59
10th Percentile £274 £239 £328
25th Percentile £363 £331 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £468 £469
Median % change year-on-year -19.79% -0.32% +4.22%
75th Percentile £388 £550 £560
90th Percentile £464 £689 £638
England median daily rate £525 £506 £500
% change year-on-year +3.70% +1.25% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 5
10th Percentile £16.96 - £46.22
25th Percentile £20.09 - £47.75
Median hourly rate £26.13 £43.63 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.12% -10.96% +226.67%
75th Percentile £32.09 - £65.42
90th Percentile £35.19 - £66.59
England median hourly rate £15.38 £22.49 £47.50
% change year-on-year -31.60% -52.66% +150.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
East of England

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 the East of England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 155 291 406
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 8.20% 14.49% 15.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 177 269
10th Percentile £245 £185 £142
25th Percentile £363 £273 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £440 £428
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% +2.80% +9.60%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £538
90th Percentile £602 £700 £657
England median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 27 24
10th Percentile £14.16 £12.40 £11.50
25th Percentile £14.48 £13.29 £13.06
Median hourly rate £15.79 £17.72 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year -10.89% -13.56% +36.67%
75th Percentile £25.00 £49.14 £49.31
90th Percentile £38.55 £68.00 £68.33
England median hourly rate £22.42 £38.55 £29.12
% change year-on-year -41.84% +32.38% +38.67%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for QA in the East of England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in the East of England.

Daily rate trend for QA in the East of England

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Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA in the East of England over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for QA in the East of England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA in the East of England.

Hourly rate trend for QA in the East of England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing QA in the East of England over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for QA in the East of England

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Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the East of England region over the 6 months to 13 May 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
Hertfordshire +6 14 £375 -30.23% 39
Bedfordshire -3 6 £425 -5.56% 6
Norfolk +5 1 - - 11
Cambridgeshire -16 1 £213 -55.26% 34
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.55%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (9.09%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) Collibra
1 1 (4.55%) Power Automate
1 1 (4.55%) Power Platform
1 1 (4.55%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.55%) Firewall
1 1 (4.55%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Ataccama
1 1 (4.55%) Data Lake
1 1 (4.55%) Data Mining
1 1 (4.55%) Power BI
1 1 (4.55%) Qlik Sense
1 1 (4.55%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (9.09%) JIRA
2 1 (4.55%) Katalon Studio
2 1 (4.55%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 9 (40.91%) Social Skills
2 6 (27.27%) Games
3 5 (22.73%) Finance
4 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (13.64%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (13.64%) Manufacturing
4 3 (13.64%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (9.09%) Electronics
5 2 (9.09%) French Language
5 2 (9.09%) Marketing
5 2 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
5 2 (9.09%) Telecoms
6 1 (4.55%) Aerospace
6 1 (4.55%) Automotive
6 1 (4.55%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 13 (59.09%) Lead
2 9 (40.91%) Test Leader
3 3 (13.64%) Data Governance Analyst
3 3 (13.64%) Data Governance Manager
3 3 (13.64%) Data Manager
3 3 (13.64%) Governance Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Project Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Technical Leader
5 1 (4.55%) Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Data Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Network Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) Quality Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Quality Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) Quality Manager
5 1 (4.55%) SAP Manager
5 1 (4.55%) SAP Project Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Senior QA Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Technical Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Technical Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.09%) Data Centre
2 1 (4.55%) Fibre Optics
2 1 (4.55%) NHS
2 1 (4.55%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (45.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 9 (40.91%) Scenario Testing
2 9 (40.91%) User Acceptance Testing
3 8 (36.36%) Acceptance Criteria
3 8 (36.36%) Test Management
3 8 (36.36%) Test Planning
4 6 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (18.18%) Data Governance
5 4 (18.18%) Data Management
5 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (13.64%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (13.64%) Data Analysis
6 3 (13.64%) Master Data Management
6 3 (13.64%) Programme Management
6 3 (13.64%) Project Management
7 2 (9.09%) Defect Management
7 2 (9.09%) Digital Marketing
7 2 (9.09%) ERP
7 2 (9.09%) Project Delivery
7 2 (9.09%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.55%) Python
1 1 (4.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (4.55%) CCNA
1 1 (4.55%) CCNP
1 1 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (4.55%) HNC
1 1 (4.55%) HND
1 1 (4.55%) SC Cleared
1 1 (4.55%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (18.18%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 5 (22.73%) SAP
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.55%) Alteryx
3 1 (4.55%) Cisco
3 1 (4.55%) Dataiku
3 1 (4.55%) Trillium