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ETHOS-CHAIN LTD

Quality Assurance for digital growth

Our Quality Assurance and Performance Testing service provides structured test planning, execution and management across functional, non‑functional and performance domains. We deliver test automation, load, stress and scalability testing, defect analysis and assurance to validate quality and reliability under real‑world demand. Other services include procurement, negotiation, and project management.

Features

  • Risk‑based test strategy and planning
  • Non‑functional requirements definition and scoping
  • Workload modelling and real‑user simulation
  • Load, stress, spike, and endurance testing
  • Cloud‑native performance monitoring and observability setup
  • Automated performance tests integrated into CI/CD
  • Scalability and tuning recommendations
  • Full‑stack quality assurance across applications and infrastructure
  • Benchmarking against SLAs and industry standards
  • Performance reports with actionable improvements

Benefits

  • Reduce failures and focus effort where risks matter most
  • Improve clarity and prevent performance gaps before testing begins
  • Reveal bottlenecks early and improve user‑experience reliability
  • Ensure stability under pressure and protect service availability
  • Improve visibility and accelerate fault detection across environments
  • Reduce regressions and speed up safe release cycles
  • Optimise cloud resources and reduce hosting costs
  • Improves consistency and reduce end‑to‑end operational issues
  • Confirm compliance and strengthen service‑level accountability
  • Support better decisions and accelerate service optimisation

Pricing

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

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Contact

ETHOS-CHAIN LTD Nick Powell
Telephone: 07980858717
Email: nick@ethoschain.co.uk

About your service

Service categories

Cloud Support Services

Quality Assurance and Performance Testing

  • Assurance/testing design
  • Infrastructure performance testing
  • Other

Test automation

  • Development
  • Implementation

Performance testing

  • Load Testing
  • Stress Testing
  • Volume Testing
  • Soak Testing
  • Scalability Testing
  • Capacity Planning

Operational readiness testing

  • Accessibility testing

Service scope

Service constraints
AWS and Azure cloud services

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Yes
Support response times
2 hour to 12 hour dependent upon the agreed SLA
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
WCAG 2.2 AA
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support
Yes, at an extra cost
Web chat support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support accessibility standard
WCAG 2.2 AA
Web chat accessibility testing
None to date
Support levels
Priority 1 Support - for production system outages, 24/7coverage and up to 2-hour response.
Priority 2 Support - for non-urgent production system incidents, 24/7coverage and up to 5-hour response.
Priority 3 Support - for non-production support incidents, 24/7coverage and up to 12 hour response.

Dedicated account and technical staff can be provided at additional cost
AI chatbot
No

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Other security clearance
Government security clearance
Security Clearance (SC)

Pricing

Discount for educational organisations
No

Architecture roles

Business architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee business architect £605.00 £605.00
Associate business architect £770.00 £770.00
Business architect £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Lead business architect £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Data architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data architect £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior data architect £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Chief data architect £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Enterprise architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Enterprise architect £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior enterprise architect £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead enterprise architect £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Principal enterprise architect £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Network architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate network architect £770.00 £770.00
Network architect £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Lead network architect £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Solution architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate solution architect £770.00 £770.00
Solution architect £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior solution architect £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead solution architect £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Principal solution architect £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Technical architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate technical architect £770.00 £770.00
Technical architect £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior technical architect £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead technical architect £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Principal technical architect £1,540.00 £1,540.00

Chief digital and data roles

Chief data officer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Chief data officer £1,760.00 £1,760.00
Chief information security officer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Chief information security officer £1,760.00 £1,760.00
Chief technology officer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Chief technology officer £1,760.00 £1,760.00

Data roles

Analytics engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee analytics engineer £605.00 £605.00
Analytics engineer £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior analytics engineer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead analytics engineer £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Head of analytics engineering £1,760.00 £1,760.00
Data analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate analyst £770.00 £770.00
Data analyst £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior data analyst £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Principal data analyst £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Data engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data engineer £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior data engineer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead data engineer £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Head of data engineering £1,760.00 £1,760.00
Data ethicist
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data ethics lead £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Head of data ethics £1,760.00 £1,760.00
Data governance manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data governance manager £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Lead data governance manager £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Head of data governance £1,760.00 £1,760.00
Data scientist
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee data scientist £605.00 £605.00
Associate data scientist £770.00 £770.00
Data scientist £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Principal data scientist £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead data scientist £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Head of data science £1,760.00 £1,760.00
Machine learning engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Senior machine learning engineer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead machine learning engineer £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Performance analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate performance analyst £770.00 £770.00
Performance analyst £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior performance analyst £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead performance analyst £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Head of performance analysis £1,760.00 £1,760.00

IT operations roles

Application operations engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate application operations engineer £770.00 £770.00
Application operations engineer £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior application operations engineer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead application operations engineer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Principal application operations engineer £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Business relationship manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Business relationship manager £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior business relationship manager £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead business relationship manager £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Change and release manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Configuration analyst £770.00 £770.00
Change and release analyst £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Change and release manager £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Command and control centre manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Operations analyst £770.00 £770.00
Senior operations analyst £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Operational control manager £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Head of command and control £1,760.00 £1,760.00
End user computing engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate end user computing engineer £770.00 £770.00
End user computing engineer £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior end user computing engineer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead end user computing engineer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Principal end user computing engineer £1,540.00 £1,540.00
IT service manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
IT service analyst £770.00 £770.00
IT service manager £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior IT service manager £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Head of IT service management £1,760.00 £1,760.00
Incident manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Incident manager £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Major incident manager £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Infrastructure engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate infrastructure engineer £770.00 £770.00
Infrastructure engineer £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior infrastructure engineer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead infrastructure engineer £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Principal infrastructure engineer £1,760.00 £1,760.00
Infrastructure operations engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate infrastructure operations engineer £770.00 £770.00
Infrastructure operations engineer £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior infrastructure operations engineer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead infrastructure operations engineer £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Principal infrastructure operations engineer £1,760.00 £1,760.00
Problem manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Problem analyst £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Problem manager £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Service desk manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Service desk analyst £770.00 £770.00
Senior service desk analyst £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Service desk manager £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Head of service desk £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Service transition manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Service acceptance analyst £770.00 £770.00
Service readiness analyst £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Service transition manager £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead service transition manager £1,540.00 £1,540.00

Product and delivery roles

Business analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee business analyst £605.00 £605.00
Junior business analyst £770.00 £770.00
Business analyst £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior business analyst £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead business analyst £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Head of business analysis £1,760.00 £1,760.00
Delivery manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate delivery manager £770.00 £770.00
Delivery manager £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior delivery manager £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Head of (Agile) delivery management £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Digital portfolio manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Digital portfolio analyst £770.00 £770.00
Digital portfolio manager £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior digital portfolio manager £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Head of portfolio £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Product manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate product manager £605.00 £605.00
Product manager £770.00 £770.00
Senior product manager £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Lead product manager £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Head of product £1,760.00 £1,760.00
Programme delivery manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Programme delivery manager £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Service owner
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Service owner £1,540.00 £1,540.00

Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles

Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Tester (QAT) £1,045.00 £1,045.00
QAT analyst £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior QAT analyst £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead QAT analyst £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Test engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Tester (test engineer) £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Test engineer £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior test engineer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead test engineer £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Test manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Test manager £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Head of test £1,760.00 £1,760.00

Software development roles

Development operations (DevOps) engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Apprentice DevOps engineer £605.00 £605.00
Junior DevOps engineer £770.00 £770.00
DevOps engineer £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior DevOps engineer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Senior DevOps engineer - management £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead DevOps engineer £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Lead DevOps engineer - management £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Principal DevOps engineer £1,760.00 £1,760.00
Principal DevOps engineer - management £1,760.00 £1,760.00
Frontend developer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Apprentice frontend developer £605.00 £605.00
Junior frontend developer £770.00 £770.00
Frontend developer £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior frontend developer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead frontend developer £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Head of frontend development £1,760.00 £1,760.00
Software developer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Apprentice developer £605.00 £605.00
Junior developer £770.00 £770.00
Developer £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior developer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Senior developer - management £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead developer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead developer - management £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Principal developer £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Principal developer - management £1,540.00 £1,540.00

User-centred design roles

Accessibility specialist
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Junior accessibility specialist £770.00 £770.00
Accessibility specialist £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior accessibility specialist £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Head of accessibility £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Content designer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate content designer £605.00 £605.00
Junior content designer £770.00 £770.00
Content designer £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Senior content designer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead content designer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Head of content design £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Content strategist
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Content strategist £990.00 £990.00
Graphic designer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate graphic designer £330.00 £330.00
Junior graphic designer £550.00 £550.00
Graphic designer £825.00 £825.00
Senior graphic designer £1,100.00 £1,100.00
Lead graphic designer £1,100.00 £1,100.00
Head of graphic design £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Interaction designer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate interaction designer £440.00 £440.00
Junior interaction designer £660.00 £660.00
Interaction designer £880.00 £880.00
Senior interaction designer £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Lead interaction designer £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Head of interaction design £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Service designer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate service designer £440.00 £440.00
Junior service designer £660.00 £660.00
Service designer £880.00 £880.00
Senior service designer £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Lead service designer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Head of service design £1,540.00 £1,540.00
Technical writer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Technical writer £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Lead technical writer £1,540.00 £1,540.00
User researcher
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate user researcher £440.00 £440.00
Junior user researcher £660.00 £660.00
User researcher £880.00 £880.00
Senior user researcher £1,045.00 £1,045.00
Lead user researcher £1,320.00 £1,320.00
Head of user research £1,540.00 £1,540.00

Non-mandatory Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
No
ISO 28000:2022 certification
No
ISO 9001 certification
No
Quality management systems (QMS)
Yes
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
Yes
Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
Da5df016-a471-4d1b-820a-ee85bbaf2e78
Cyber essentials plus
Yes
Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number
A3dd5d70-7030-4951-a6e8-754d82df2c6f
Other security certifications
No

Social value

Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority

    • Ensuring new workers are informed of their right to join a trade union
    • Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
    • Understanding of the modern slavery risks and issues affecting the market, industry, sector or country (of origin or of source) relevant to the contract, and the workforce in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key subcontractors

Service documents

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