The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Software Quality Assurance skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Quality Assurance over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
77
-
116
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Software Quality Assurance
2
0
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Software Quality Assurance 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 Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
137
244
285
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
14.79%
16.08%
15.06%
Number of daily rates quoted
105
151
191
10th Percentile
£360
£375
£320
25th Percentile
£400
£425
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£513
£488
Median % change year-on-year
-2.44%
+5.13%
-2.50%
75th Percentile
£600
£638
£594
90th Percentile
£708
£713
£650
North West median daily rate
£475
£513
£475
% change year-on-year
-7.32%
+7.89%
+2.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
12
5
10th Percentile
£14.41
£12.84
£11.85
25th Percentile
£16.11
£13.19
£13.50
Median hourly rate
£22.63
£37.13
£22.50
Median % change year-on-year
-39.07%
+65.03%
+80.00%
75th Percentile
£55.06
£68.78
£39.60
90th Percentile
£76.25
£72.14
£63.84
North West median hourly rate
£30.38
£12.84
£38.55
% change year-on-year
+136.60%
-66.69%
+114.17%
Software Quality Assurance Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Software Quality Assurance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Software Quality Assurance Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Quality Assurance in Manchester.
Software Quality Assurance Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Quality Assurance in Manchester over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Software Quality Assurance Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Software Quality Assurance 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 Manchester region with a requirement for Software Quality Assurance.
Software Quality Assurance Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
