Quality Assurance (QA)
Wales > North Wales
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in North Wales requiring QA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited QA over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 2 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | - | - |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing QA | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in North Wales | 2.44% | 27.78% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 25.00% | 83.33% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £338 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Wales median daily rate | £518 | £525 | £570 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.43% | -7.89% | +4.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £27.50 | - |
| Wales median hourly rate | £15.00 | £27.50 | £10.92 |
| % change year-on-year | -45.45% | +151.83% | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North Wales
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 North Wales.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in North Wales | 9.76% | 33.33% | 6.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £262 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £270 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £294 | £220 | £237 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.52% | -7.17% | +75.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £320 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £331 | - | - |
| Wales median daily rate | £393 | £490 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.90% | +8.89% | -11.15% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £27.50 | - |
| Wales median hourly rate | £13.08 | £27.50 | £10.92 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.44% | +151.83% | -12.61% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in North Wales
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in North Wales.
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Daily Rate Trend in North Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in North Wales citing QA.
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Hourly Rate Trend in North Wales
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in North Wales citing QA.
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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in North Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the North Wales region over the 6 months to 28 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Wrexham | - | 1 | £325 | - | 1 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in North Wales 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:
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