QA Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in Manchester
Quality Assurance Test Engineer North West> Manchester
The median Quality Assurance Test Engineer daily rate in Manchester is £390, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title
1,002
1,108
1,507
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
91.51%
93.82%
92.97%
Number of daily rates quoted
650
640
1,103
10th Percentile
£301
£313
£285
25th Percentile
£382
£400
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£475
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.26%
-5.00%
-
75th Percentile
£580
£575
£575
90th Percentile
£675
£675
£669
North West median daily rate
£450
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.26%
-5.00%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
78
39
66
10th Percentile
£16.46
£15.85
£15.21
25th Percentile
£19.07
£21.63
£17.20
Median hourly rate
£22.32
£32.50
£19.50
Median % change year-on-year
-31.34%
+66.67%
-2.50%
75th Percentile
£31.40
£53.38
£46.88
90th Percentile
£55.15
£65.95
£65.63
North West median hourly rate
£29.60
£32.00
£33.54
% change year-on-year
-7.50%
-4.59%
+67.70%
QA Test Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'QA Test Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
QA Test Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for QA Test Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.
QA Test Engineer Skill Set Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 18 November 2025, QA Test Engineer 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 Manchester region featuring QA Test Engineer in the job title.
QA Test Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:
