The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire 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.
6 months to 31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
28
35
36
Rank change year-on-year
+7
+1
-
Contract jobs citing QA
1
7
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
14
34
28
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire
7.22%
13.33%
11.48%
Number of daily rates quoted
2
12
22
10th Percentile
£172
£330
£162
25th Percentile
£189
£356
£416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£218
£443
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-50.85%
-15.71%
-4.55%
75th Percentile
£246
£600
£656
90th Percentile
£264
£723
£714
North West median daily rate
£450
£483
£475
% change year-on-year
-6.83%
+1.68%
+5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
7
2
10th Percentile
-
£30.24
£13.43
25th Percentile
£37.55
£53.02
£22.34
Median hourly rate
£40.33
£69.59
£38.13
Median % change year-on-year
-42.05%
+82.48%
+152.53%
75th Percentile
£43.10
£78.00
£54.22
90th Percentile
-
£78.47
£63.30
North West median hourly rate
£24.18
£26.65
£69.05
% change year-on-year
-9.27%
-61.40%
+263.42%
QA Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
QA Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing QA in Lancashire.
QA Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing QA in Lancashire.
QA Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
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 Lancashire region with a requirement for QA.
QA Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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: