The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Plymouth 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.
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 Plymouth.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
13
9
15
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Plymouth
34.21%
14.06%
25.86%
Number of daily rates quoted
3
4
14
10th Percentile
£425
-
£104
25th Percentile
£444
£57
£113
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£61
£138
Median % change year-on-year
+714.73%
-55.37%
-78.85%
75th Percentile
£531
£199
£144
90th Percentile
£535
£440
-
Devon median daily rate
£500
£175
£138
% change year-on-year
+185.71%
+27.27%
-33.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
3
0
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£74.25
£37.50
-
Median hourly rate
£78.50
£40.00
-
Median % change year-on-year
+96.25%
-
-
75th Percentile
£82.75
£42.50
-
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Devon median hourly rate
£29.00
£40.00
£18.00
% change year-on-year
-27.50%
+122.22%
-
QA Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Plymouth.
QA Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Plymouth
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in Plymouth.
QA Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing QA also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Plymouth region with a requirement for QA.
QA Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth 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:
