The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicester requiring QA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited QA over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Leicester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
8
6
10
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester
10.39%
5.31%
8.93%
Number of daily rates quoted
5
4
9
10th Percentile
-
£294
£243
25th Percentile
£225
£330
£290
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£250
£350
£325
Median % change year-on-year
-28.57%
+7.69%
-31.58%
75th Percentile
£305
£403
£438
90th Percentile
£415
£499
£480
Leicestershire median daily rate
£250
£350
£360
% change year-on-year
-28.57%
-2.78%
+2.86%
QA Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
QA Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in Leicester.
QA Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA in Leicester.
QA Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing QA also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leicester region with a requirement for QA.
QA Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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:
