The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Software Quality Assurance skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Software Quality Assurance over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Software Quality Assurance is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
2,162
3,067
5,880
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
14.39%
12.21%
13.30%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,489
2,245
4,192
10th Percentile
£313
£325
£313
25th Percentile
£419
£420
£403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£515
£520
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-0.96%
+4.00%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£625
£625
£600
90th Percentile
£750
£725
£700
UK median daily rate
£513
£525
£513
% change year-on-year
-2.38%
+2.44%
+7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted
75
64
118
10th Percentile
£12.75
£18.56
£11.75
25th Percentile
£14.00
£23.02
£18.50
Median hourly rate
£21.00
£39.80
£42.73
Median % change year-on-year
-47.24%
-6.85%
+112.19%
75th Percentile
£48.75
£60.94
£49.25
90th Percentile
£65.00
£72.28
£66.45
UK median hourly rate
£20.55
£35.00
£27.50
% change year-on-year
-41.28%
+27.27%
+30.95%
Software Quality Assurance Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Software Quality Assurance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Quality Assurance Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Software Quality Assurance.
Software Quality Assurance Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Software Quality Assurance also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Software Quality Assurance.
Software Quality Assurance Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:
