QA Leader Contract Job Trends in Shropshire
Quality Assurance Lead
West Midlands > Shropshire
The median Quality Assurance Lead daily rate in Shropshire is £630, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 93 | 58 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | - | - |
| Contract QA Leader jobs | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire | 0.75% | 1.00% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.78% | 1.11% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £630 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £657 | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £603 | - | £400 |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Shropshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Shropshire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Shropshire matching a recognised job title | 895 | 271 | 98 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 95.82% | 90.03% | 85.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 774 | 188 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £382 | £370 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £429 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £477 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +4.82% | +0.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £551 | £538 | £517 |
| 90th Percentile | £633 | £559 | £545 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.04 | - | £13.32 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.66 | £12.21 | £15.04 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.85 | £18.68 | £17.89 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.32% | +4.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £49.50 | £28.87 | £20.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £59.75 | £35.56 | £22.46 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £22.00 | £25.15 | £23.82 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.52% | +5.58% | +7.32% |
QA Leader Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract QA Leader job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.
QA Leader Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for QA Leader job vacancies in Shropshire.
QA Leader Daily Rate Histogram in Shropshire
Daily rate distribution for QA Leader jobs in Shropshire over the 6 months to 14 November 2026.
QA Leader Contract Job Locations in Shropshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in QA Leader jobs within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 14 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford | -29 | 7 | £630 | - | 2 |
| QA Leader West Midlands |
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QA Leader Skill Set Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire
For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, QA Leader contract job ads cited 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 QA Leader job ads across the Shropshire region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QA | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2 | Test Planning | 85.7% | 6 |
| 3 | BPSS Clearance | 71.4% | 5 |
| 3 | Design for Test | 71.4% | 5 |
| 3 | Security Cleared | 71.4% | 5 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Management | 71.4% | 5 |
| 3 | Test Strategy | 71.4% | 5 |
| 8 | Business Case | 57.1% | 4 |
| 8 | SC Cleared | 57.1% | 4 |
| 10 | Collaborative Working | 42.9% | 3 |
| 10 | Quality Management | 42.9% | 3 |
| 12 | AWS | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | CI/CD | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Continuous Improvement | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Gatling | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | GitLab | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Java | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Kubernetes | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | OWASP | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Playwright | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Risk Management | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Spring | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Spring Boot | 28.6% | 2 |
| 24 | Mentoring | 14.3% | 1 |
| 24 | Project Delivery | 14.3% | 1 |
| 24 | Technical Leadership | 14.3% | 1 |
QA Leader Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Leader | 28.6% | 2 |