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A release tested, an app audited, a migration verified. We scope it, quote it, run it with daily reports and hand over a final report. Start in about 7 days; terms from 2 weeks.
Reply within one working day. NDA before we see your backlog. Rates are in US dollars; contracts can be issued in USD, GBP or EUR.
You have a release, a migration or an audit with a hard date. Fixed scope, fixed price: a release tested, an app audited.
Not sure? Compare all five models or ask for a recommendation.
Four steps, with dates you can plan around.
A 45-minute call and a review of the application, releases and risk. We agree what is in and out of scope.
A written test plan with coverage targets, environments, entry and exit criteria, and a fixed quote.
Testing starts. You get a daily report of tests run, defects raised and blockers, and defects land directly in your tracker.
A final report: coverage achieved, defect summary by severity, open risks, regression suite and a go or no-go view.
These terms go into the client agreement. They are not marketing copy.
| Term | Commitment |
|---|---|
| Quote | Written test plan and fixed price within three working days of the scoping call |
| Start | About 7 days from the signed plan |
| Reporting | Daily report; severity-1 defects raised the same hour |
| Change control | Scope changes quoted in writing before work begins |
| Minimum term | 2 weeks |
| Handover | Test cases, scripts and data delivered in your repositories |
Mid-level rates start at $42 an hour. Region, role and level move the price, and the table shows exactly how. 2 weeks minimum term, no set-up fee.
| Region | Junior | Mid | Senior | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesNew York, Austin, San Francisco | $92 | $119 | $149 | $178 |
| United KingdomLondon, Manchester, Edinburgh | $53 | $68 | $88 | $105 |
| Western EuropeBerlin, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Barcelona | $36–60 | $43–77 | $55–98 | $66–115 |
| Central & Eastern EuropeWarsaw, Krakow, Prague, Bucharest | $36–37 | $42–47 | $55–62 | $66–74 |
| Latin AmericaSao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Bogota | $41–48 | $53–60 | $67–78 | $81–96 |
| AsiaBengaluru, Pune, Manila, Kuala Lumpur | $36 | $42 | $55 | $66 |
Swipe the table sideways to see every level.
Project work is quoted as a fixed price; the table is the hourly rate we use to size the plan.
An honest comparison on the factors that decide most QA staffing choices.
| What you compare | In-house hire | Freelancer | Project-based QA testing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to start | 8-12 weeks: search, notice period, onboarding | 1-4 weeks, depends on your network | About 7 days from signed brief |
| Cost shape | Salary plus about 15-32% on-costs, plus recruiting fees | Day rate, no benefits, no backfill | One hourly rate that includes payroll, equipment, QA-lead review and backfill |
| Who manages the work | Your QA lead or engineering manager | You, full-time | You (augmentation, dedicated) or us (project, managed) |
| If the person leaves | Restart the search, lose the knowledge | Restart the search | Replacement in 10 working days, handover written |
| Scaling up or down | Hiring and redundancy processes | Add one person at a time, if you can find them | Monthly notice after the minimum term |
| Knowledge retention | Highest, if the person stays | Lowest, ends with the contract | Documented in your repo and test-management tool, not in heads |
| Security and compliance | Your policies, your onboarding | Your policies, weaker enforcement | NDA, managed devices, your VPN, access removed on exit |
Nearshore for overlap, offshore for follow-the-sun, onshore for residency rules. Rates for each region are in the table above.
Full-day overlap with US East and Central. Strong in manual, mobile and API testing. English is good to professional; confirm for client-facing roles.
The deepest automation and SDET bench in Europe. Same working day as the UK and EU, a morning overlap with US East.
Right for regulated work that needs EU residency, works-council rules or on-site days. Spain and Portugal cost less than the north and sit one to two hours closer to the US.
Follow-the-sun regression: results are ready when your team starts the day. Plan a shifted start for stand-ups and a written handover.
Signed NDA, your VPN and identity provider, managed devices. Details for regulated work are on the industries pages.
A mutual NDA is signed before we see your backlog, builds or credentials. Every engineer on your account signs an individual confidentiality undertaking.
Engineers connect through your VPN or zero-trust gateway, with your SSO and MFA. We do not ask for shared accounts or credentials sent by email.
Work happens on a PassRidge-managed laptop with full-disk encryption, screen lock, EDR and no local copy of client data, or on your own virtual desktop. USB storage is disabled.
Access is requested per person, per environment, and removed on the day an engagement ends. Test data is synthetic or masked: no live customer records in test.
Identity, right-to-work and employment-history checks before the first day. Criminal-record checks where the client and local law require them.
Our policies, subprocessor list and incident process are in a security pack we share under NDA. We run controls aligned with ISO/IEC 27001 and do not claim a certificate we do not hold.
Yes, for the scope in the signed test plan. If the scope changes, we quote the change in writing before doing the work. If our estimate was wrong, the overrun is ours.
Release regression, user acceptance testing, mobile device coverage, performance and load tests, accessibility audits, security testing and data-migration verification.
A stable test environment, access for named testers, requirements or user stories, and a contact who can answer product questions within a working day.
You keep them. Test cases and any automation scripts are delivered into your repositories with documentation, and the contract assigns the rights to you.
Yes. Many clients extend a successful project into a dedicated team. The team already knows your product and the regression suite.
An engagement manager replies within one working day with questions, a team outline and a price range for Project-based QA testing.
Prefer to talk first? Write to [email protected] or use the hiring request form for permanent and contract roles.
Tell us the role you want or the role you need. A QA-only recruiter replies within one working day.