The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
17
24
22
Rank change year-on-year
+7
-2
+13
Contract jobs citing QA
3
1
4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
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 Southampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
19
11
17
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
17.59%
6.51%
11.04%
Number of daily rates quoted
10
9
16
10th Percentile
£175
£205
£225
25th Percentile
£202
£205
£240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£366
£488
£375
Median % change year-on-year
-24.87%
+30.00%
-17.81%
75th Percentile
£538
£588
£538
90th Percentile
£594
£590
£694
Hampshire median daily rate
£518
£515
£463
% change year-on-year
+0.49%
+11.35%
-4.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£75.00
-
Hampshire median hourly rate
£24.66
£37.50
£47.50
% change year-on-year
-34.24%
-21.05%
+77.57%
QA Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
QA Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in Southampton.
QA Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA in Southampton.
QA Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Southampton region with a requirement for QA.
QA Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
