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 September 24, 2026 from persisted Radar inventory.
Find my QA Engineer matches →Current opportunities
262
New · 24h
91
New · 7d
167
Sources represented
8
Compensation evidence
Current stated hourly rates
Based on 48 current listings with structured USD hourly evidence. This is observed listing data, not a salary estimate or guarantee.
- 25th percentile
- $39/hr
- Median
- $53/hr
- 75th percentile
- $60/hr
What is in this market
Contract types
- W2 Contract217
- 109988
- C2c5
Top sources
- Dice131
- LinkedIn98
- FreelancerMap15
- Himalayas7
- Indeed4
- Freelancer3
Relevant specialties
- Artificial Intelligence8
- Generative Ai3
- Cloud3
- Agentic Ai2
- Large Language Models1
- Data Platform1
Seniority
- Senior59
- Lead42
- Mid13
- Junior7
- Manager6
- Staff5
Remote mix
- Unknown122
- Onsite Or Hybrid109
- Remote31
Work arrangements
- Contract Duration26
- Ongoing Contract9
- Fixed Project6
- Freelance Ad Hoc6
Current examples
A bounded preview of current persisted jobs. Open a result for normalized facts or use RadarJobs for the full live set.
Quality Engineering (QE) Architect/Lead
1099 · Location not listed
QE Architect - Insurance Sector - York
1099 · Location not listed
Quality Assurance Specialist
1099 · W2 Contract · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Quality Assurance Specialist (Onsite)
1099 · W2 Contract · Columbus, Ohio, USA
OIC-Quality Assurance Specialist 3(QAS3) (812430)
W2 Contract · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Sr. Salesforce QA Engineer
W2 Contract · Remote
Salesforce Test Engineer
1099 · W2 Contract · Menlo Park, California, USA
Software Test Engineer
C2c · Dallas, TX
Jr QA Engineer need 2-5 years only
1099 · W2 Contract · Fremont, California, USA
Senior Software Test Engineer (Process, Automation & GenAI) # 26-24173
W2 Contract · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Test Manager
W2 Contract · Houston, Texas, USA
Accessibility Tester(Hybrid Onsite)
C2c · 1099 · W2 Contract · Nashville, Tennessee, 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.