Quality Assurance (QA)
Manchester > Stockport
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stockport requiring QA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 5 | - | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing QA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Stockport | 7.69% | - | 9.09% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 25.00% | - | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £713 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £725 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Manchester median daily rate | £475 | £455 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.45% | -13.38% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £13.31 |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £40.00 | £12.76 | £41.66 |
| % change year-on-year | +213.48% | -69.37% | +85.14% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Stockport
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 Stockport.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stockport | 30.77% | 13.04% | 9.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £499 | £420 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £534 | £450 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £613 | £500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.50% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £684 | £501 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £501 | - |
| Manchester median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £13.31 |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £60.50 | £62.50 | £37.13 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.20% | +68.32% | +23.78% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Stockport
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stockport.
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Daily Rate Trend in Stockport
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stockport citing QA.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockport 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:
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