Senior QA Tester Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Senior Quality Assurance Tester
West Yorkshire > Leeds

As of 16 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Quality Assurance Tester daily rate in Leeds.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior QA Tester 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.18% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Leeds with a recognized job title 1,024 579 667
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 97.47% 92.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 587 386 430
10th Percentile £363 £303 £350
25th Percentile £420 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £588 £561 £575
90th Percentile £650 £643 £650
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 2 31
10th Percentile £18.39 £25.05 £18.13
25th Percentile £25.88 £25.13 £19.50
Median hourly rate £26.25 £25.50 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% +5.46% +27.26%
75th Percentile £35.00 £26.13 £43.75
90th Percentile - £26.35 £48.75
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £50.00 £24.18
% change year-on-year -48.46% +106.78% +27.26%

Senior QA Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior QA Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Senior QA Tester job vacancy trend in Leeds

Senior QA Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior QA Tester job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior QA Tester job vacancies in Leeds

Senior QA Tester Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 16 September 2026, Senior QA Tester contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leeds region featuring Senior QA Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) API Testing
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Manual Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Playwright
2 1 (50.00%) Postman
2 1 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) System Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) WCAG

Senior QA Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Postman
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) API Testing
1 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (50.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (50.00%) System Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (50.00%) User Stories
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (50.00%) WCAG