The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Swindon 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 10 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Swindon.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
24
19
17
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Swindon
21.05%
15.20%
8.90%
Number of daily rates quoted
16
12
13
10th Percentile
£224
£371
£409
25th Percentile
£291
£450
£525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£503
£500
£588
Median % change year-on-year
+0.50%
-14.89%
+8.80%
75th Percentile
£555
£600
£625
90th Percentile
£775
-
£666
Wiltshire median daily rate
£600
£513
£575
% change year-on-year
+17.07%
-10.87%
+1.23%
QA Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Swindon.
QA Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Swindon
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in Swindon.
QA Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Swindon
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA in Swindon.
QA Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swindon
For the 6 months to 10 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 Swindon region with a requirement for QA.
QA Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swindon 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: