Software QA Tester Contracts

Software Quality Assurance Tester
UK

As of 14 May 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Quality Assurance Tester daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - 705 828
Rank change year-on-year - +123 -123
Contract jobs requiring a Software QA Tester 0 1 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK - 0.002% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.002% 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £344
25th Percentile - - £365
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £300 £400
Median % change year-on-year - -25.00% +4.92%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily 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 39,586 54,569 84,106
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.77% 94.66% 95.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,744 38,105 59,089
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.01%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,669 1,523 2,070
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.45 £15.75
Median hourly rate £37.18 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -17.38% +88.21% +6.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £73.02 £76.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.88% +112.50% +5.26%

Software QA Tester
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Software QA Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Software QA Tester in the UK

Software QA Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software QA Tester.

Daily rate trend for Software QA Tester in the UK

Software QA Tester
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software QA Tester.

Hourly rate trend for Software QA Tester in the UK