QA Manager Contract Job Trends in the Midlands
Quality Assurance Manager
England > Midlands
The median Quality Assurance Manager daily rate in the Midlands is £590, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 197 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a QA Manager | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands | 0.080% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.090% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £590 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £580 | £725 | £344 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +110.91% | -36.05% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Midlands
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title | 4,462 | 2,486 | 2,488 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 89.31% | 89.55% | 92.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,413 | 1,635 | 1,543 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £224 | £226 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £360 | £360 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £463 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.41% | -7.50% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £663 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £512 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.54% | -2.48% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 465 | 177 | 100 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.11 | £13.63 | £12.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.65 | £17.69 | £15.08 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.50 | £25.00 | £23.05 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.00% | +8.46% | +15.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.75 | £31.00 | £34.20 |
| 90th Percentile | £55.00 | £50.00 | £51.96 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -41.51% | -6.89% |
QA Manager Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'QA Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
QA Manager Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for QA Manager job vacancies in the Midlands.
QA Manager Contract Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 October 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | - | 3 | £590 | - | 6 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| QA Manager England |
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QA Manager Skill Set Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands
For the 6 months to 16 October 2026, QA Manager 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 Midlands region featuring QA Manager in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QA | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2 | Analytics | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Continuous Improvement | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Decision-Making | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Mentoring | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Risk Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | SC Cleared | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | SDLC | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Security Cleared | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Software Testing | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Test Strategy | 25.0% | 1 |
QA Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quality Manager | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Portfolio Manager | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Service Manager | 25.0% | 1 |