Quality Management Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Quality Management
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Quality Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 343 268 270
Rank change year-on-year -75 +2 +96
Contract jobs citing Quality Management 48 78 134
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.27% 0.57% 0.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.64% 0.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 25 64
10th Percentile £405 £324 £329
25th Percentile £472 £400 £454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -10.00% -4.19%
75th Percentile £733 £575 £589
90th Percentile £778 £609 £650
UK median daily rate £501 £500 £538
% change year-on-year +0.10% -7.06% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 6 10
10th Percentile - £37.25 £16.25
25th Percentile - £49.38 £16.79
Median hourly rate £12.60 £60.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -79.00% +100.00% +0.77%
75th Percentile - £65.00 £36.38
90th Percentile - £66.25 £58.24
UK median hourly rate £12.60 £60.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -79.00% +100.00% +0.77%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Quality Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,291 12,110 17,016
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 85.17% 87.95% 87.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,354 7,075 10,854
10th Percentile £222 £239 £250
25th Percentile £375 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £685 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,670 680 1,286
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.50 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.26 £20.00 £17.02
Median hourly rate £23.83 £30.11 £43.90
Median % change year-on-year -20.86% -31.42% +59.64%
75th Percentile £55.00 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.16 £73.75 £76.77
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.25 £40.50
% change year-on-year -22.00% -20.38% +16.41%

Quality Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Quality Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Quality Management job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Quality Management
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Quality Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Quality Management

Quality Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Quality Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Quality Management in the UK excluding London

Quality Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Quality Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Quality Management

Quality Management
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 Quality Management within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 January 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
South East -18 14 £518 +21.76% 28
North of England -61 13 £500 -4.76% 27
South West -29 9 £750 +39.53% 12
Midlands -44 7 £500 - 12
North West -49 6 £575 +9.52% 15
West Midlands -36 5 £500 - 3
North East - 5 £500 - 2
Yorkshire -37 3 £550 - 10
East of England -21 2 £475 +18.75% 14
East Midlands - 2 £400 - 9
Wales - 2 £321 - 3
Scotland +2 1 £307 -12.43% 3
Quality Management
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Quality Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (14.58%) Confluence
2 3 (6.25%) SharePoint
3 2 (4.17%) ArcGIS
3 2 (4.17%) GeoServer
3 2 (4.17%) Smallworld
4 1 (2.08%) Apache
4 1 (2.08%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (16.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (8.33%) SAP PP
2 4 (8.33%) SAP QM
3 3 (6.25%) SAP EWM
3 3 (6.25%) SAP WM
4 2 (4.17%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.25%) Azure
2 2 (4.17%) Alation
2 2 (4.17%) AWS
2 2 (4.17%) Collibra
3 1 (2.08%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.08%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.08%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.42%) Metadata
2 2 (4.17%) Geospatial Data
2 2 (4.17%) GIS
2 2 (4.17%) QGIS
2 2 (4.17%) Spatial Data
3 1 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (2.08%) Power BI
3 1 (2.08%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 7 (14.58%) JIRA
General
1 28 (58.33%) Social Skills
2 11 (22.92%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (16.67%) Manufacturing
3 8 (16.67%) Public Sector
4 6 (12.50%) Finance
5 3 (6.25%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (4.17%) Aerospace
6 2 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (4.17%) Retail
7 1 (2.08%) Automotive
7 1 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.08%) Legal
7 1 (2.08%) Military
7 1 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (18.75%) Architect
2 6 (12.50%) Programme Manager
3 5 (10.42%) Product Manager
3 5 (10.42%) Project Manager
3 5 (10.42%) Senior
3 5 (10.42%) Technical Manager
3 5 (10.42%) Technical Programme Manager
4 4 (8.33%) Consultant
4 4 (8.33%) Senior Manager
4 4 (8.33%) Solutions Architect
5 3 (6.25%) Lead
5 3 (6.25%) SAP Architect
5 3 (6.25%) SAP Consultant
6 2 (4.17%) Data Architect
6 2 (4.17%) Engineering Manager
6 2 (4.17%) GIS Architect
6 2 (4.17%) SAP QM Consultant
6 2 (4.17%) SAP Solutions Architect
6 2 (4.17%) Test Manager
7 1 (2.08%) Quality Management Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (6.25%) JSON
1 3 (6.25%) REST
1 3 (6.25%) SOAP
1 3 (6.25%) XML
2 1 (2.08%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.33%) Product Ownership
2 3 (6.25%) IVR
2 3 (6.25%) Operational Technology
3 2 (4.17%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.08%) AI Agents
4 1 (2.08%) Cloud Native
4 1 (2.08%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.08%) FMCG
4 1 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (2.08%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.08%) PMI
4 1 (2.08%) Reference Data
4 1 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.08%) Windows
1 1 (2.08%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (35.42%) Stakeholder Management
2 15 (31.25%) Agile
3 11 (22.92%) Project Management
4 9 (18.75%) Decision-Making
4 9 (18.75%) PRINCE2
4 9 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (18.75%) Project Delivery
4 9 (18.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 8 (16.67%) Analytics
5 8 (16.67%) Data Governance
5 8 (16.67%) Requirements Management
5 8 (16.67%) Resource Management
6 7 (14.58%) Waterfall
7 6 (12.50%) Analytical Thinking
7 6 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (12.50%) Critical Thinking
7 6 (12.50%) Epics
8 5 (10.42%) Customer Requirements
8 5 (10.42%) QMS
8 5 (10.42%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.17%) SQL
2 1 (2.08%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (20.83%) Degree
1 10 (20.83%) Security Cleared
2 8 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 6 (12.50%) APMP
4 3 (6.25%) CCNP
4 3 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (6.25%) DV Cleared
5 2 (4.17%) Master's Degree
5 2 (4.17%) PMI Certification
5 2 (4.17%) PMP
6 1 (2.08%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (22.92%) QA
2 9 (18.75%) Data Quality
3 2 (4.17%) GDPR
3 2 (4.17%) ISO 9001
3 2 (4.17%) SLA
4 1 (2.08%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 1 (2.08%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (2.08%) GAMP
4 1 (2.08%) NEBOSH
4 1 (2.08%) P3O
4 1 (2.08%) PMO
Vendors
1 8 (16.67%) SAP
2 7 (14.58%) Microsoft
3 6 (12.50%) Atlassian
4 2 (4.17%) ESRI
4 2 (4.17%) IBM
4 2 (4.17%) Informatica
4 2 (4.17%) Intergraph
4 2 (4.17%) Salesforce
5 1 (2.08%) Databricks
5 1 (2.08%) Micro Focus
5 1 (2.08%) OpenText