Quality Assurance Test Engineer
East of England > Suffolk
The median Quality Assurance Test Engineer daily rate in Suffolk is £353, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 33 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a QA Test Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Suffolk | 0.48% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.52% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £353 | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £414 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Suffolk
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Suffolk. 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 Suffolk with a recognized job title | 191 | 48 | 101 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.27% | 96.00% | 94.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 109 | 32 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £207 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £356 | £220 | £220 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £358 | £369 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.87% | -3.05% | -18.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £519 | £500 | £506 |
| 90th Percentile | £645 | £550 | £550 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -8.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.45 | £13.76 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.59 | £15.50 | £14.05 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.90 | £17.79 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.25% | -62.55% | +239.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.13 | - | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £18.75 | £18.47 | £51.91 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £48.84 | £30.00 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +62.80% | -30.23% | +16.29% |
QA Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'QA Test Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.
QA Test Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Suffolk
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA Test Engineer within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 11 October 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Ipswich | - | 1 | £353 | - | |
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QA Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk
For the 6 months to 11 October 2026, QA Test Engineer 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 Suffolk region featuring QA Test Engineer in the job title.
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QA Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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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