Quality Assurance (QA)
South East > West Sussex
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Sussex requiring QA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | 22 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +2 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing QA | 13 | 5 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex | 5.16% | 3.60% | 6.17% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 37.14% | 20.83% | 48.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £162 | £466 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £256 | £491 | £423 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £496 | £538 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.72% | +13.16% | -4.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £511 | £591 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £544 | £619 | £538 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £425 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -10.53% | -5.00% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
West Sussex
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 West Sussex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 35 | 24 | 29 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex | 13.89% | 17.27% | 12.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 16 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £265 | £170 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £444 | £181 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.53% | +5.56% | -7.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £743 | - | £538 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.85% | +11.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £13.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £14.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £14.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £36.00 | £50.00 | £51.06 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.00% | -2.07% | +143.12% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.
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Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing QA.
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Daily Rate Histogram in West Sussex
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA in West Sussex over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing QA.
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Contract Job Locations in West Sussex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 19 December 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 |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthing | -5 | 6 | £507 | +12.67% | |
| Crawley | -5 | 4 | £250 | -60.00% | 13 |
| Burgess Hill | -1 | 1 | £275 | - | 3 |
| QA South East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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: