QA Leader Contract Job Trends in Telford
Quality Assurance Lead
Shropshire > Telford
The median Quality Assurance Lead daily rate in Telford is £630, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 86 | 57 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -29 | - | - |
| Contract QA Leader jobs | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Telford | 0.82% | 1.14% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.84% | 1.26% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £630 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £657 | - | - |
| Shropshire median daily rate | £630 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Telford
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Telford matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Telford matching a recognised job title | 835 | 239 | 80 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 97.43% | 90.87% | 86.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 739 | 181 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £363 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £429 | £434 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £506 | £484 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.13% | +4.55% | +1.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £551 | £538 | £519 |
| 90th Percentile | £633 | £560 | £558 |
| Shropshire median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £477 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +4.82% | +0.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.47 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £20.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £38.25 | £25.15 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.09% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £59.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £65.23 | - | - |
| Shropshire median hourly rate | £22.85 | £18.68 | £17.89 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.32% | +4.42% | - |
QA Leader Job Vacancy Trend in Telford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract QA Leader job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Telford.
QA Leader Daily Rate Trend in Telford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for QA Leader job vacancies in Telford.
QA Leader Daily Rate Histogram in Telford
Daily rate distribution for QA Leader jobs in Telford over the 6 months to 14 November 2026.
QA Leader Skill Set Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford
For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, QA Leader contract job ads cited 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 QA Leader job ads across the Telford region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QA | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2 | Test Planning | 85.7% | 6 |
| 3 | BPSS Clearance | 71.4% | 5 |
| 3 | Design for Test | 71.4% | 5 |
| 3 | Security Cleared | 71.4% | 5 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Management | 71.4% | 5 |
| 3 | Test Strategy | 71.4% | 5 |
| 8 | Business Case | 57.1% | 4 |
| 8 | SC Cleared | 57.1% | 4 |
| 10 | Collaborative Working | 42.9% | 3 |
| 10 | Quality Management | 42.9% | 3 |
| 12 | AWS | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | CI/CD | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Continuous Improvement | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Gatling | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | GitLab | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Java | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Kubernetes | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | OWASP | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Playwright | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Risk Management | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Spring | 28.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Spring Boot | 28.6% | 2 |
| 24 | Mentoring | 14.3% | 1 |
| 24 | Project Delivery | 14.3% | 1 |
| 24 | Technical Leadership | 14.3% | 1 |
QA Leader Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Leader | 28.6% | 2 |