Software Quality Assurance
East of England > Essex
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Essex requiring Software Quality Assurance skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
20 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Software Quality Assurance |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Essex |
1.68% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category |
16.67% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£450 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| East of England median daily rate |
£500 |
- |
- |
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 Essex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills |
12 |
10 |
28 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex |
10.08% |
11.63% |
14.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
£279 |
£299 |
£226 |
| 25th Percentile |
£383 |
£317 |
£295 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£319 |
£310 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+56.74% |
+2.90% |
+83.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£535 |
£548 |
£649 |
| 90th Percentile |
£550 |
£569 |
£649 |
| East of England median daily rate |
£500 |
£500 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.76% |
+13.51% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£20.00 |
£80.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-75.00% |
+280.95% |
| East of England median hourly rate |
£18.50 |
£25.00 |
£44.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-26.00% |
-43.82% |
+151.13% |
Software Quality Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Quality Assurance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Software Quality Assurance
Daily Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Software Quality Assurance.
Software Quality Assurance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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: