Quality Assurance (QA)
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Milton Keynes requiring QA skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | 42 | 57 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | +15 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing QA | 15 | 3 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Milton Keynes | 6.25% | 1.02% | 1.53% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 28.30% | 7.89% | 13.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 3 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £218 | - | £348 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | - | £436 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £385 | £234 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +64.53% | -50.74% | -6.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £423 | £386 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £427 | £477 | £591 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £395 | £234 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.80% | -57.45% | +7.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £15.12 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £34.44 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £46.02 | - | - |
| Buckinghamshire median hourly rate | £15.12 | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Milton Keynes
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 Milton Keynes.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 53 | 38 | 75 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes | 22.08% | 12.93% | 11.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 26 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £247 | £183 | £246 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £238 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £478 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.99% | -3.54% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £511 | £547 | £743 |
| 90th Percentile | £527 | £600 | £1,063 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £425 | £488 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.82% | -11.36% | +15.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £17.26 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £20.31 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £15.12 | £26.18 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.24% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £34.44 | £31.85 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £46.02 | £34.79 | - |
| Buckinghamshire median hourly rate | £15.25 | £26.18 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -41.74% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
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Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing QA.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing QA.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing QA in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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: