Quality Assurance (QA)
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Nottingham 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 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 18 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -6 | +22 |
| Contract jobs citing QA | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Nottingham | 8.96% | 2.59% | 10.05% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 66.67% | 12.50% | 68.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 3 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £74 | £314 | £269 |
| 25th Percentile | £311 | £316 | £353 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £424 | £338 | £420 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.56% | -19.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £468 | £616 | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | £502 | £771 | £624 |
| Nottinghamshire median daily rate | £424 | £338 | £420 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.56% | -19.64% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.12 | - | £70.00 |
| Nottinghamshire median hourly rate | £15.12 | - | £70.00 |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Nottingham
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 Nottingham.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 18 | 24 | 32 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottingham | 13.43% | 20.69% | 14.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 12 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £116 | £268 | £294 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £317 | £353 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £500 | £460 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +8.70% | -3.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £529 | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | £518 | £804 | £622 |
| Nottinghamshire median daily rate | £438 | £488 | £444 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.26% | +9.86% | -1.39% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £10.76 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.75 | £10.77 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.12 | £13.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.00% | -32.50% | -15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.98 | £14.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £19.69 | - | - |
| Nottinghamshire median hourly rate | £15.12 | £13.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.00% | -32.50% | -15.79% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Nottingham.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Nottingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in Nottingham.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Nottingham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA in Nottingham over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Nottingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA in Nottingham.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Nottingham 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: