Quality Assurance (QA)
Northamptonshire > Northampton
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northampton with a requirement for QA skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited QA over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | 13 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | +13 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing QA | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northampton | 1.43% | 7.25% | 3.11% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 7.14% | 55.56% | 21.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £362 |
| 25th Percentile | £355 | £231 | £364 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £368 | £254 | £379 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +44.83% | -32.96% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £393 | £280 | £416 |
| 90th Percentile | £400 | £322 | £459 |
| Northamptonshire median daily rate | £425 | £254 | £379 |
| % change year-on-year | +67.49% | -32.96% | +31.65% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Northampton
QA is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Northampton with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 28 | 18 | 33 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northampton | 20.00% | 13.04% | 14.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 16 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £202 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £443 | £231 | £360 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £275 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +109.09% | -31.25% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £500 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £623 | - | £502 |
| Northamptonshire median daily rate | £560 | £280 | £370 |
| % change year-on-year | +100.00% | -24.32% | +2.78% |
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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: