The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales 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 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
29
16
43
Rank change year-on-year
-13
+27
+11
DemandTrendContract jobs citing QA
6
27
11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales
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 South Wales.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
41
68
72
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales
16.47%
20.73%
17.39%
Number of daily rates quoted
23
36
38
10th Percentile
£193
£161
£259
25th Percentile
£303
£220
£273
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£490
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-18.37%
+8.89%
-14.29%
75th Percentile
£504
£544
£564
90th Percentile
£526
£594
£591
Wales median daily rate
£400
£490
£450
% change year-on-year
-18.37%
+8.89%
-11.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
8
11
10th Percentile
-
£15.14
-
25th Percentile
-
£15.66
-
Median hourly rate
£13.08
£21.24
£10.92
Median % change year-on-year
-38.40%
+94.46%
-10.03%
75th Percentile
-
£31.39
£34.13
90th Percentile
£14.23
£48.75
£48.75
Wales median hourly rate
£13.08
£27.50
£10.92
% change year-on-year
-52.44%
+151.83%
-12.61%
QA Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
QA Daily Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing QA.
QA Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing QA.
QA DemandTrendContract Job Locations in South Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 26 August 2025. 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
Matching DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
QA Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales
For the 6 months to 26 August 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 South Wales region with a requirement for QA.
QA Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:
