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Quality Assurance Engineer - Denver, CO, Phoenix, AZ, St. Louis, MO, Nashville,...
Posted 1 day ago by TechniPros, LLC
Job SummaryWe are looking for a QA Automation Engineer with expertise in cloud applications, ETL validation, API automat...
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- Location Remote or Denver, Colorado
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QA Engineer - Boston, MA, Hartford, CT, Princeton, NJ, Newark, NJ, New York City...
Posted 1 day ago by TechniPros, LLC
Job SummaryWe are seeking an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer with 8+ years of experience in designing, develop...
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- Location Remote or Boston, Massachusetts
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Sign UpQuality Assurance Engineer - Austin, TX, Houston, TX, San Antonio, TX, Dallas, T...
Posted 3 days ago by TechniPros, LLC
Job SummaryWe are hiring a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with strong experience in Java, Selenium, Playwr...
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- Location Remote or Manor, Texas
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Quality Assurance Engineer - Silver Spring, MD, Philadelphia, PA, Wilmington, DE...
Posted 3 days ago by TechniPros, LLC
Job SummaryWe are seeking an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer with 8+ years of experience in designing, develop...
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- Location Remote or Silver Spring, Maryland
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Sign UpQA Engineer with Salesforce
Posted 4 days ago by Altitude Technology Solutions Inc
Urgent Role: Title : QA Engineer with SalesforceLocation: Lansing, Michigan or Lake Mary, Florida.Contract Type: Long te...
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- Location Remote or Hybrid in Lansing, Michigan
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Sign UpQuality Assurance Engineer - Chicago, IL, Minneapolis, MN, Detroit, MI, Madison,...
Posted 5 days ago by TechniPros, LLC
Job SummaryWe are looking for an experienced SDET / QA Automation Engineer with 6–10 years of experience in developing s...
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- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote or Chicago, Illinois
Quality Assurance Engineer - Denver, CO, Phoenix, AZ, St. Louis, MO, Nashville,...
Posted 5 days ago by TechniPros, LLC
Job SummaryWe are seeking a Performance & API Test Engineer to validate the scalability, reliability, and performanc...
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- Location Remote or Denver, Colorado
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Qa Engineer Salesforce | Columbus, Oh (remote)
Posted 6 days ago by Columbus Technology Solutions
Complete DescriptionWe are looking for an experienced QA Engineer with strong Salesforce testing expertise to support en...
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- Location Remote or Columbus, Ohio
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About Our Remote Working QA Engineer Contract Roles
What does a qa engineer contractor do?
As a contract QA Engineer, you are hired to design, implement, and execute the testing strategies and processes that ensure software products meet their functional and non-functional requirements before release. The work spans manual and automated testing: exploratory testing of features and user journeys, functional regression testing, performance and load testing, API testing, security testing, accessibility testing, and the development and maintenance of automated test suites that enable continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines. QA Engineer contractors are brought in to provide additional testing capacity during intensive release periods, to build test automation capabilities from scratch on new products, or to improve the quality and coverage of existing testing processes.
What sets strong QA Engineer contractors apart is have evolved significantly towards automation and engineering. Test automation experience, particularly using Selenium WebDriver or Playwright for web UI testing, and RestAssured, Postman, or similar for API testing, is expected across most professional QA contract roles. Experience writing test automation code in Python, Java, or JavaScript is standard across the market at senior level, as QA automation requires genuine programming ability rather than just tool knowledge. Familiarity with performance testing tools including JMeter, Gatling, or k6 is valued for roles with a performance testing dimension. Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI, and maintaining test environments including containerised environments using Docker, is expected at senior QA Engineer level. ISTQB Foundation certification is widely held, though practical automation experience is typically weighted more heavily than certification in the contractor selection process.
What is the market like for qa engineer contractors?
QA Engineer contracting is a consistently active market across technology product, financial services, healthcare, and e-commerce sectors, driven by the ongoing investment in digital products and the critical role of quality assurance in protecting the user experience and commercial reputation of those products. The market has shifted significantly towards automated testing, and contractors who can build and maintain robust automated test suites are in considerably stronger demand than those offering only manual testing capability. Contractors with test automation skills in Python or JavaScript alongside experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines are in the strongest commercial position. Compensation reflects the technical depth of automation expertise required, with senior SDET-level contractors commanding rates comparable to mid-level software engineers.
What does 'remote working' mean for qa engineer contractors?
Remote contract roles are delivered primarily from the contractor's own location rather than the client's premises. In the UK contractor market, "remote" covers a range of arrangements, from fully remote with no on-site requirement through to predominantly remote roles that involve periodic travel for workshops or stakeholder meetings, typically a few days per month.
Remote contracts can show different rate patterns compared to on-site or hybrid positions. In some cases, remote working reduces location-driven rate premiums; in others, rates remain aligned to the employer's location or market benchmarks. As with all contract roles, rates are primarily driven by scope, expertise, and delivery expectations rather than working arrangement alone.
The availability of remote contracting varies by role and sector. Technology, data, and digital roles offer the broadest remote opportunities, while financial services and government clients more commonly require hybrid arrangements. Contractors evaluating remote opportunities should clarify on-site expectations before accepting, as definitions of "remote" vary between clients.
How much do qa engineer contractors usually earn when working remotely?
Contract rates for qa engineer roles typically range from £350 to £650 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement. Remote roles may sit at different points within this range depending on the employer's location and whether any on-site attendance is required.
How many remote working qa engineer vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 200 qa engineer contract roles across the site. Around 50% of the jobs currently listed on Quality Contracts offer some sort of remote or hybrid working arranegment. Data reviewed up to July 2026.