Software Quality Assurance
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Software Quality Assurance skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 91 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Software Quality Assurance | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 0.091% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.58% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £550 | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Reading
Software Quality Assurance 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 Reading.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 172 | 124 | 123 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 15.69% | 20.60% | 11.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 105 | 78 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £400 | £364 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £456 | £470 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £544 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.75% | +6.62% | -2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £808 | £675 | £827 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £554 | £528 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.93% | +5.50% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £47.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £71.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £84.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £104.00 | - | - |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £67.50 | £20.00 | £62.47 |
| % change year-on-year | +237.50% | -67.99% | +17.14% |
Software Quality Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Quality Assurance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
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Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Software Quality Assurance.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: