Quality Assurance (QA)
Hertfordshire > Watford
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Watford requiring QA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
14 |
6 |
10 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-8 |
+4 |
+14 |
| Contract jobs citing QA |
1 |
5 |
11 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Watford |
1.47% |
11.63% |
8.15% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category |
25.00% |
55.56% |
44.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
5 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£300 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£306 |
£300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£440 |
£313 |
£375 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+40.80% |
-16.67% |
-22.28% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£423 |
£388 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£432 |
£389 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£440 |
£420 |
£375 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
+12.00% |
-30.23% |
QA falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Watford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills |
4 |
9 |
25 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford |
5.88% |
20.93% |
18.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
9 |
20 |
| 10th Percentile |
£377 |
£297 |
£300 |
| 25th Percentile |
£418 |
£306 |
£347 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£415 |
£388 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+20.48% |
+7.10% |
-32.61% |
| 75th Percentile |
£580 |
£575 |
£566 |
| 90th Percentile |
£616 |
£578 |
£686 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£510 |
£550 |
£413 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.27% |
+33.33% |
-17.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford.
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Daily Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing QA.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing QA.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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:
