Quality Assurance Engineer UK> UK excluding London
The median Quality Assurance Engineer daily rate in the UK excluding London is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
331
380
404
Rank change year-on-year
+49
+24
+48
Contract jobs requiring a QA Engineer
26
25
39
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title
12,381
19,636
21,542
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
91.37%
92.47%
94.29%
Number of daily rates quoted
7,743
11,699
14,909
10th Percentile
£220
£213
£231
25th Percentile
£363
£363
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£493
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-3.65%
-1.40%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£575
£594
£600
90th Percentile
£650
£675
£688
UK median daily rate
£500
£525
£538
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-2.33%
+1.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted
969
2,517
1,118
10th Percentile
£13.49
£12.56
£13.41
25th Percentile
£16.84
£15.96
£17.72
Median hourly rate
£25.15
£40.00
£40.00
Median % change year-on-year
-37.13%
-
+100.00%
75th Percentile
£58.58
£63.75
£65.00
90th Percentile
£75.00
£74.44
£75.50
UK median hourly rate
£27.36
£37.50
£43.00
% change year-on-year
-27.03%
-12.79%
+72.00%
QA Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings that featured QA Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
QA Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA Engineer in the UK excluding London.
QA Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.
QA Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA Engineer in the UK excluding London.
QA Engineer Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 24 June 2025. 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
QA Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, QA Engineer contract job roles required 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 UK excluding London region featuring QA Engineer in the job title.
QA Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
