Head of QA Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Head of Quality Assurance
England > North of England

As of 20 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Quality Assurance daily rate in the North of England.

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 190
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of QA 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England - - 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category - - 0.022%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £525
75th Percentile - - £538
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate - - £600

All Contract IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 of England with a recognized job title 4,868 3,058 4,606
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.01% 92.22% 93.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,140 1,876 2,964
10th Percentile £225 £230 £260
25th Percentile £375 £360 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £463 £476
Median % change year-on-year +1.43% -2.73% -4.90%
75th Percentile £551 £567 £581
90th Percentile £650 £650 £668
England median daily rate £501 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.67% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 306 138 361
10th Percentile £15.75 £15.22 £11.77
25th Percentile £21.51 £18.26 £13.50
Median hourly rate £42.69 £27.50 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +55.22% +30.95% -27.59%
75th Percentile £60.61 £44.00 £46.18
90th Percentile £74.26 £76.50 £57.50
England median hourly rate £33.09 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -5.47% - -12.50%

Head of QA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of QA' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Head of QA job vacancy trend in the North of England