Quality Manager Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Quality Manager
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Quality Manager daily rate in Southampton is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Quality Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 0.65% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.79% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £575 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 126 122 160
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.35% 98.39% 94.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 80 111
10th Percentile £163 £212 £205
25th Percentile £319 £322 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £401 £525
Median % change year-on-year +18.38% -23.57% +5.00%
75th Percentile £548 £538 £629
90th Percentile £650 £626 £688
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £540 £540
% change year-on-year -2.78% - +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 0 11
10th Percentile £22.50 - -
25th Percentile £25.00 - -
Median hourly rate £30.00 - £16.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.72%
75th Percentile £72.25 - £37.25
90th Percentile £74.87 - £60.00
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.00 £35.00 £59.44
% change year-on-year -28.57% -41.12% +36.64%

Quality Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Quality Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Quality Manager job vacancy trend in Southampton

Quality Manager Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Quality Manager 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 Southampton region featuring Quality Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Quality Management

Quality Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Quality Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA