QA Contract Job Trends in Hatfield

Quality Assurance (QA)
Hertfordshire > Hatfield

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hatfield requiring QA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 10 12
Rank change year-on-year -4 +2 +4
Contract jobs citing QA 11 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Hatfield 14.67% 2.94% 4.55%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 33.33% 11.11% 40.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 0 2
10th Percentile £98 - £401
25th Percentile £410 - £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 - £410
75th Percentile £528 - £423
90th Percentile - - £427
Hertfordshire median daily rate £528 £375 £400
% change year-on-year +40.80% -6.25% -17.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £12.36 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate - £12.36 £23.00
% change year-on-year - -46.26% -62.62%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Hatfield

QA 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 Hatfield.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 33 9 5
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hatfield 44.00% 26.47% 11.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 2 3
10th Percentile £220 £174 £402
25th Percentile £479 £224 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £326 £420
Median % change year-on-year +61.84% -22.32% -30.00%
75th Percentile £553 £435 £540
90th Percentile £613 £489 £606
Hertfordshire median daily rate £528 £363 £523
% change year-on-year +45.66% -30.62% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 5 0
10th Percentile £16.22 £12.62 -
25th Percentile £16.69 £13.00 -
Median hourly rate £17.45 £15.34 -
Median % change year-on-year +13.75% - -
75th Percentile £17.96 £16.26 -
90th Percentile £19.60 £16.52 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £17.96 £15.73 £44.50
% change year-on-year +14.18% -64.65% +100.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Hatfield

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hatfield.

QA job vacancy trend in Hatfield

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Daily Rate Trend in Hatfield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing QA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing QA

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Daily Rate Histogram in Hatfield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA in Hatfield over the 6 months to 10 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for QA in Hatfield

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Hourly Rate Trend in Hatfield

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing QA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing QA

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hatfield 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:

Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) Entra ID
General
1 11 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 11 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (27.27%) Consultant
1 3 (27.27%) Developer
1 3 (27.27%) ServiceNow Consultant
1 3 (27.27%) ServiceNow Developer
2 2 (18.18%) Desktop Technician
2 2 (18.18%) IT Technician
3 1 (9.09%) PRINCE2 Project Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Project Manager
Operating Systems
1 4 (36.36%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 11 (100.00%) Time Management
2 8 (72.73%) Customer Requirements
3 6 (54.55%) Knowledge Transfer
3 6 (54.55%) Product Strategy
3 6 (54.55%) System Testing
3 6 (54.55%) User Acceptance Testing
4 3 (27.27%) Agile
4 3 (27.27%) PRINCE2
5 2 (18.18%) Mobile Device Management
5 2 (18.18%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (18.18%) Technical Leadership
6 1 (9.09%) Change Management
6 1 (9.09%) Contract Management
6 1 (9.09%) Emotional Intelligence
6 1 (9.09%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (18.18%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) SC Cleared
1 7 (63.64%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 2 (18.18%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 6 (54.55%) ServiceNow
2 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
3 2 (18.18%) Apple
3 2 (18.18%) Samsung
3 2 (18.18%) SOTI