Live market evidence
QA Engineer Contract Job Market
Current QA Engineer contract demand, compensation evidence, technology mix, sources, and hiring velocity from Radar's normalized live inventory.
Updated October 29, 2026 from persisted Radar inventory.
Find my QA Engineer matches →Current opportunities
1,267
New · 24h
75
New · 7d
311
Sources represented
11
Compensation evidence
Current stated hourly rates
Based on 60 current listings with structured USD hourly evidence. This is observed listing data, not a salary estimate or guarantee.
- 25th percentile
- $46/hr
- Median
- $57/hr
- 75th percentile
- $64/hr
What is in this market
Contract types
- W2 Contract1,200
- 1099120
- C2c14
Top sources
- LinkedIn984
- Dice229
- FreelancerMap21
- Upwork9
- Indeed7
- Freelancer5
Relevant specialties
- Artificial Intelligence61
- Cloud11
- Data Platform5
- Machine Learning3
- Agentic Ai2
- Generative Ai2
Seniority
- Senior673
- Mid49
- Junior21
- Lead20
- Principal11
- Staff11
Remote mix
- Unknown1,018
- Onsite Or Hybrid173
- Remote76
Work arrangements
- Contract Duration48
- Ongoing Contract27
- Fixed Project8
- Freelance Ad Hoc1
Current examples
A bounded preview of current persisted jobs. Open a result for normalized facts or use RadarJobs for the full live set.
Sr QA Automation Engineer - Playwright | Washington, DC (Hybrid) | Contract W2
W2 Contract · Washington, DC 20003
QA Engineer
W2 Contract · Remote
Quality Assurance Lead
W2 Contract · McLean, VA
Senior QA Automation Engineer
W2 Contract · United States
Software & Systems Testing Engineering Intern
W2 Contract · Arden Hills, MN
QA Tester - Mid-Level
W2 Contract · Austin, TX
QA Engineer
W2 Contract · United States
Travel Quality Assurance Analyst (Quality Assurance, Senior Analyst)
W2 Contract · Arlington, VA
QA Analyst L1
W2 Contract · Torrance, CA
QA Automation Engineer Weehawken - NJ - New Jersey
W2 Contract · Weehawken Township, New Jersey, USA
Senior QA Engineer Automated
1099 · W2 Contract · Austin, Texas, USA
QA Tester - Mid-Level
W2 Contract · Austin, Texas, USA
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Methodology
Current live, classified QA Engineer opportunities with a 1099, C2C, or W-2 contract engagement in Radar's normalized inventory.
Global current inventory; location and remote status are reported as observed, including unknown values rather than inferring them.
Current counts use Radar liveness; new counts use the first-seen timestamp over rolling 24-hour and seven-day windows.
Compensation includes only structured USD hourly evidence. Ranges use the midpoint; single stated bounds use that bound. Statistics require at least 20 observations.
Listings and source classifications can change after the latest verification; observed postings are not a census of all contract work.