QA Consultant Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Quality Assurance Consultant
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Quality Assurance Consultant daily rate in Sheffield is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
2 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a QA Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.091% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £675 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Sheffield with a recognized job title 996 390 382
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.13% 90.28% 88.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 645 261 220
10th Percentile £363 £285 £375
25th Percentile £425 £388 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £510
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -6.82% -13.23%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £580
90th Percentile £686 £638 £619
South Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.37% -5.10% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 4 6
10th Percentile - - £10.90
25th Percentile - £18.10 £13.30
Median hourly rate £25.77 £18.35 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +40.42% -14.64% +14.00%
75th Percentile £36.61 £18.50 £22.00
90th Percentile - £18.51 £22.88
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £18.35 £13.96
% change year-on-year +40.42% +31.46% -25.98%

QA Consultant Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 2 July 2026, QA Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Sheffield region featuring QA Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Objectives and Key Results
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Remediation Plan
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

QA Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 1 (100.00%) Objectives and Key Results
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Remediation Plan
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) QA