QA Contract Job Trends in Hillingdon
Quality Assurance (QA)
West London > Hillingdon
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hillingdon citing QA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | 20 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -9 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing QA | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hillingdon | 7.64% | 3.49% | 4.26% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 22.64% | 37.50% | 33.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £608 | £158 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £615 | £162 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +279.63% | -71.83% | +91.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £167 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West London median daily rate | £648 | £350 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +85.00% | -22.22% | -7.69% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Hillingdon
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 citing quality assurance or compliance skills in Hillingdon.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills | 53 | 8 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hillingdon | 33.76% | 9.30% | 12.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 7 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £456 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £467 | £158 | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £285 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +128.07% | -49.33% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £325 | £591 |
| 90th Percentile | £805 | £385 | £596 |
| West London median daily rate | £520 | £378 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.75% | -24.50% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £28.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £34.00 | £23.80 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | +42.86% | -24.84% |
QA Job Vacancy Trend in Hillingdon
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hillingdon.
QA Daily Rate Trend in Hillingdon
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hillingdon citing QA.
QA Hourly Rate Trend in Hillingdon
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hillingdon citing QA.
QA Contract Job Locations in Hillingdon
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the Hillingdon region over the 6 months to 5 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uxbridge | - | 5 | £615 | - | 1 |
| West Drayton | - | 4 | - | - | |
| QA West London |
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QA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hillingdon by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PMO | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Data Quality | 16.7% | 2 |