Software Quality Assurance
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Software Quality Assurance skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 304 | 328 | 412 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | +84 | +182 |
| Contract jobs citing Software Quality Assurance | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 0.041% | 0.031% | 0.025% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.23% | 0.24% | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £307 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £314 | - | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | - | £500 |
| 75th Percentile | £413 | - | £626 |
| 90th Percentile | £435 | - | £632 |
| UK median daily rate | £450 | £501 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.11% | -2.32% | +2.50% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home
Software Quality Assurance 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 1,756 | 1,683 | 2,766 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 17.88% | 13.23% | 13.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,191 | 1,107 | 2,003 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £300 | £335 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £400 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.38% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £750 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.38% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 38 | 38 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.93 | £12.75 | £16.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.51 | £15.50 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.00 | £26.25 | £33.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.52% | -20.45% | +9.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.69 | £51.88 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.55 | £64.00 | £65.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £30.00 | £27.50 | £35.63 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -22.82% | +54.91% |
Software Quality Assurance
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing Software Quality Assurance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Quality Assurance
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Software Quality Assurance.
Software Quality Assurance
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Software Quality Assurance over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.
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: