Quality Assurance Engineer
England > North East
The median Quality Assurance Engineer daily rate in the North East is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 48 | 44 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a QA Engineer | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North East | 0.79% | 0.64% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.84% | 0.72% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £334 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £346 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £368 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.25% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £389 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £515 | £402 | - |
| England median daily rate | £450 | £413 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -5.71% | -12.50% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North East
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 the North East with a recognized job title | 358 | 279 | 235 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.46% | 89.42% | 92.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 250 | 143 | 161 |
| 10th Percentile | £170 | £275 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £342 | £356 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £444 | £454 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.31% | +0.89% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £539 | £588 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £710 |
| England median daily rate | £504 | £525 | £534 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.03% | -1.69% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 16 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £17.25 | £15.47 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.88 | £28.95 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £46.18 | £32.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.04% | +43.19% | +43.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.75 | - | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £55.00 | £58.09 | £55.85 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.44 | £37.25 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.70% | -17.22% | +36.36% |
QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'QA Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East.
QA Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the North East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for QA Engineer job vacancies in the North East.
QA Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in the North East
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA Engineer in the North East over the 6 months to 5 December 2025.
QA Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the North East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA Engineer within the North East region over the 6 months to 5 December 2025. 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 |
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| Tyne and Wear | -10 | 3 | £475 | +29.25% | 4 |
| QA Engineer England |
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QA Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East
For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, QA 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 North East region featuring QA Engineer in the job title.
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QA Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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: