The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Kent requiring QA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited QA over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Kent.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
25
15
57
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent
13.66%
6.73%
16.43%
Number of daily rates quoted
8
14
38
10th Percentile
£265
£388
£210
25th Percentile
£472
£423
£345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£572
£545
£365
Median % change year-on-year
+4.95%
+49.32%
+2.82%
75th Percentile
£623
£600
£479
90th Percentile
£638
£642
£621
South East median daily rate
£500
£525
£475
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
+10.53%
+2.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
1
1
10th Percentile
£31.06
-
-
25th Percentile
£46.12
-
-
Median hourly rate
£53.00
£54.37
£54.95
Median % change year-on-year
-2.52%
-1.06%
+23.48%
75th Percentile
£54.27
-
-
90th Percentile
£55.95
-
-
South East median hourly rate
£54.36
£50.53
£22.00
% change year-on-year
+7.58%
+129.67%
-22.23%
QA Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
QA Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in Kent.
QA Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA in Kent.
QA Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, contractor job vacancies citing QA also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Kent region with a requirement for QA.
QA Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:
