Quality Assurance (QA)
Northamptonshire > Northampton
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northampton 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 21 | 19 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -8 | +12 |
| Contract jobs citing QA | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northampton | 3.25% | 1.57% | 8.89% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 16.67% | 8.00% | 54.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £414 | £355 | £231 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £432 | £368 | £238 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.55% | +54.74% | -37.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £393 | £280 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £400 | - |
| Northamptonshire median daily rate | £432 | £425 | £238 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.65% | +78.95% | -37.25% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Northampton
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 Northampton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 24 | 25 | 22 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northampton | 19.51% | 19.69% | 16.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 18 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £322 | £355 | £220 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £401 | £231 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £414 | £575 | £270 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.00% | +112.96% | -32.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £459 | £620 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £475 | £623 | - |
| Northamptonshire median daily rate | £414 | £543 | £280 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.69% | +93.75% | -25.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northampton.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in Northampton.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northampton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA in Northampton.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northampton 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: