Senior QA Tester Contract Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Senior Quality Assurance Tester
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

As of 16 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Quality Assurance Tester daily rate in West Yorkshire.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior QA Tester 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire 0.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Yorkshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 West Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,298 722 790
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.58% 96.14% 92.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 757 467 500
10th Percentile £325 £284 £336
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £573 £575
90th Percentile £650 £650 £648
Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 21 37
10th Percentile £16.13 - £17.18
25th Percentile £16.62 £22.14 £19.50
Median hourly rate £25.77 £50.00 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year -48.46% +106.78% +27.26%
75th Percentile £28.25 £81.25 £38.75
90th Percentile £43.75 - £48.75
Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £22.14 £22.00
% change year-on-year +16.40% +0.64% +7.32%

Senior QA Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior QA Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.

Senior QA Tester job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Senior QA Tester
Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior QA Tester job vacancies in West Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior QA Tester job vacancies in West Yorkshire

Senior QA Tester
Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior QA Tester within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
Leeds - 2 - -
Senior QA Tester
Yorkshire

Senior QA Tester Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 16 September 2026, Senior QA Tester contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Yorkshire region featuring Senior QA Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) API Testing
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Manual Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Playwright
2 1 (50.00%) Postman
2 1 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) System Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) WCAG

Senior QA Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Postman
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) API Testing
1 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (50.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (50.00%) System Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (50.00%) User Stories
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (50.00%) WCAG