Quality Assurance Analyst
UK
The median Quality Assurance Analyst daily rate in the UK is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 541 | 609 | 763 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +68 | +154 | -128 |
| Contract jobs requiring a QA Analyst | 41 | 103 | 92 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.094% | 0.17% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.18% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 81 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £374 | £400 | £273 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £429 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £600 | £428 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.83% | +40.19% | +18.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £505 | £738 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £519 | £798 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £421 | £405 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.81% | +3.95% | +15.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £28.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £29.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £30.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 40,476 | 56,906 | 85,219 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.58% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,420 | 39,710 | 59,771 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,641 | 1,614 | 2,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.36 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.11% | +95.65% | +1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.92 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
QA Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA Analyst.
QA Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA Analyst over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
QA Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA Analyst.
QA Analyst
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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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| England | +66 | 41 | £475 | -24.30% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +58 | 27 | £492 | +16.81% | 12 |
| North of England | +46 | 12 | £500 | +12.68% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 11 | £496 | +17.59% | 7 |
| London | +45 | 11 | £456 | -32.41% | 5 |
| South East | +21 | 10 | £505 | - | 3 |
| North West | +22 | 9 | £488 | +9.86% | 4 |
| Midlands | +24 | 4 | £400 | -4.76% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 3 | £400 | -4.76% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £517 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 1 | £380 | +31.03% | |
| East of England | - | 1 | £425 | - |
QA Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, QA Analyst 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 featuring QA Analyst in the job title.
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QA Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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