QA Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire
Quality Assurance (QA)
England > Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring QA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 57 | 73 | 49 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | -24 | -12 |
| Contract jobs citing QA | 115 | 53 | 52 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire | 3.97% | 3.16% | 3.54% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 25.50% | 19.49% | 32.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 56 | 40 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £280 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £349 | £443 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £460 | £544 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.17% | -15.40% | +12.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £525 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £656 | £538 | £631 |
| England median daily rate | £475 | £479 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.91% | -1.67% | -7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £30.02 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £36.07 | £12.21 | £11.88 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +195.41% | +2.78% | -44.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.61 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £27.96 | £15.96 | £15.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +75.19% | +4.66% | -69.50% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 451 | 272 | 161 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 15.56% | 16.21% | 10.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 275 | 182 | 102 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £241 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £350 | £359 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £473 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.53% | -5.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £561 | £538 | £577 |
| 90th Percentile | £641 | £607 | £645 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -2.44% | -5.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 45 | 11 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.39 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £19.69 | £17.48 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £32.40 | £22.14 | £11.88 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +46.32% | +86.36% | -42.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.61 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £34.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £31.46 | £32.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.20% | -7.14% | -6.67% |
QA Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
QA Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing QA.
QA Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QA in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
QA Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing QA.
QA Hourly Rate Histogram in Yorkshire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing QA in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
QA Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 16 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Yorkshire | +5 | 56 | £494 | +23.44% | 23 |
| West Yorkshire | +1 | 48 | £450 | -7.69% | 72 |
| North Yorkshire | - | 8 | £550 | - | 7 |
| East Yorkshire | - | 1 | £500 | - | 2 |
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QA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accessibility | 7.0% | 8 |
| 2 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 4.3% | 5 |
| 3 | GDPR | 3.5% | 4 |
| 4 | GRC | 2.6% | 3 |
| 4 | ISO 14001 | 2.6% | 3 |
| 4 | ISO 9001 | 2.6% | 3 |
| 7 | Data Quality | 1.7% | 2 |
| 7 | ISO/IEC 20000 | 1.7% | 2 |
| 7 | PMO | 1.7% | 2 |
| 7 | SLA | 1.7% | 2 |
| 7 | WCAG | 1.7% | 2 |
| 12 | COSHH | 0.9% | 1 |
| 12 | HL7 | 0.9% | 1 |
| 12 | ISO 19650 | 0.9% | 1 |