QA Contract Job Trends in Richmond upon Thames

Quality Assurance (QA)
West London > Richmond upon Thames

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Richmond upon Thames requiring QA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing QA 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Richmond upon Thames 2.27% - 3.03%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.17% - 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £680 - £425
West London median daily rate £456 £400 £375
% change year-on-year +14.06% +6.67% -26.83%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Richmond upon Thames

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 Richmond upon Thames.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 24 1 4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Richmond upon Thames 54.55% 12.50% 12.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 1 4
10th Percentile £534 - -
25th Percentile £591 £558 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £603 £565 £313
Median % change year-on-year +6.64% +80.80% -
75th Percentile £631 £573 £464
90th Percentile £638 - £534
West London median daily rate £603 £392 £358
% change year-on-year +53.70% +9.65% -36.44%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Richmond upon Thames

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Richmond upon Thames.

QA job vacancy trend in Richmond upon Thames

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Daily Rate Trend in Richmond upon Thames

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Richmond upon Thames citing QA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Richmond upon Thames citing QA

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Richmond upon Thames 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Agile Development Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Development Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Development Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Programme Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Engineering Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Software Development Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Software Development Programme Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Objectives and Key Results
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PMP