QA Jobs in London

Quality Assurance (QA)
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for QA skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited QA over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 83 40 50
Rank change year-on-year -43 +10 +12
Permanent jobs citing QA 809 2,363 4,723
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 3.45% 6.60% 7.23%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 24.24% 39.36% 45.17%
Number of salaries quoted 641 1,390 2,093
10th Percentile £42,500 £44,500 £42,611
25th Percentile £53,750 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% +3.85%
75th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £106,250 £105,000
England median annual salary £53,150 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.42% - +9.09%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London

QA is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,337 6,003 10,457
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 14.22% 16.76% 16.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2,478 3,837 5,224
10th Percentile £36,000 £39,900 £40,000
25th Percentile £49,600 £50,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.85% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £87,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £102,500 £100,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for QA in London

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Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA in London.

Salary trend for QA in London

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Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing QA in London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for QA in London

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Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the London region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -20 161 £75,000 - 31
South London -49 37 £55,000 +62.96% 10
West London -63 24 £85,000 +70.00% 27
East London +40 20 £65,000 +25.00% 13
North London -3 3 £40,000 -13.98% 4
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 21 (2.60%) Confluence
2 20 (2.47%) Apache
3 17 (2.10%) Apache Spark
3 17 (2.10%) CMS
4 12 (1.48%) Drupal
5 9 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
6 8 (0.99%) Apache Pig
7 7 (0.87%) Apache Airflow
7 7 (0.87%) IIS
8 4 (0.49%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.49%) Moodle
8 4 (0.49%) SharePoint
9 3 (0.37%) nginx
9 3 (0.37%) Smallworld
9 3 (0.37%) Umbraco
9 3 (0.37%) WordPress
10 2 (0.25%) Joomla!
11 1 (0.12%) Apache Solr
11 1 (0.12%) MQSeries
11 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 42 (5.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (4.33%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.49%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.49%) Trello
6 3 (0.37%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.12%) Blender
7 1 (0.12%) InDesign
7 1 (0.12%) Notion
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.12%) Revit
7 1 (0.12%) Sketch
7 1 (0.12%) UXPin
7 1 (0.12%) Windchill
7 1 (0.12%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 11 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.62%) Distributed Ledger
4 4 (0.49%) Lawson
5 3 (0.37%) SAP CRM
5 3 (0.37%) SAP PM
5 3 (0.37%) Shopify
6 2 (0.25%) Primavera
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.12%) CA PPM
7 1 (0.12%) Endur
7 1 (0.12%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 194 (23.98%) Azure
2 135 (16.69%) AWS
3 75 (9.27%) GCP
4 70 (8.65%) SaaS
5 56 (6.92%) Azure DevOps
6 44 (5.44%) Power Platform
7 29 (3.58%) Serverless
8 22 (2.72%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.24%) Amazon S3
9 10 (1.24%) GitHub
10 8 (0.99%) AWS CodeCommit
10 8 (0.99%) AWS Lambda
10 8 (0.99%) Azure Data Factory
10 8 (0.99%) Google Analytics
10 8 (0.99%) Microsoft 365
11 7 (0.87%) Azure Service Bus
11 7 (0.87%) Cloud Computing
11 7 (0.87%) PowerApps
12 6 (0.74%) IaaS
12 6 (0.74%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.98%) Internet
2 5 (0.62%) Cisco ISE
2 5 (0.62%) LAN
2 5 (0.62%) SD-WAN
2 5 (0.62%) WAN
2 5 (0.62%) Wireless
3 4 (0.49%) SSH
4 3 (0.37%) HTTP
4 3 (0.37%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.25%) DNS
5 2 (0.25%) SMTP
6 1 (0.12%) 3G
6 1 (0.12%) Firewall
6 1 (0.12%) FIX Connectivity
6 1 (0.12%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.70%) SQL Server
2 25 (3.09%) Power BI
3 21 (2.60%) NoSQL
4 18 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
5 17 (2.10%) Data Warehouse
6 15 (1.85%) Apache Hive
7 14 (1.73%) Hadoop
7 14 (1.73%) Relational Database
7 14 (1.73%) Tableau
8 13 (1.61%) MySQL
9 11 (1.36%) Big Data
9 11 (1.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (1.11%) Data Lake
11 8 (0.99%) Redis
12 7 (0.87%) GIS
12 7 (0.87%) Looker
12 7 (0.87%) Presto
13 6 (0.74%) PowerPivot
13 6 (0.74%) SAP BW
13 6 (0.74%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 94 (11.62%) Cucumber
2 77 (9.52%) JIRA
3 74 (9.15%) Jenkins
4 65 (8.03%) Postman
5 63 (7.79%) Selenium
6 58 (7.17%) Git
7 42 (5.19%) Cypress.io
8 23 (2.84%) JUnit
9 18 (2.22%) SpecFlow
10 15 (1.85%) Appium
11 10 (1.24%) TeamCity
12 9 (1.11%) SonarQube
13 8 (0.99%) Checkstyle
13 8 (0.99%) CircleCI
13 8 (0.99%) Visual Studio
14 7 (0.87%) Mockito
15 6 (0.74%) REST Assured
15 6 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
15 6 (0.74%) TestRail
16 5 (0.62%) fastlane
General
1 234 (28.92%) Social Skills
2 196 (24.23%) Finance
3 102 (12.61%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (6.55%) Front Office
5 45 (5.56%) Legal
6 41 (5.07%) Retail
7 40 (4.94%) Marketing
8 39 (4.82%) Law
9 34 (4.20%) Banking
10 33 (4.08%) Pharmaceutical
11 26 (3.21%) Organisational Skills
12 23 (2.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 21 (2.60%) Police
14 19 (2.35%) Public Sector
15 18 (2.22%) Manufacturing
16 16 (1.98%) Electronics
17 15 (1.85%) Telecoms
18 9 (1.11%) Documentation Skills
18 9 (1.11%) Investment Banking
19 8 (0.99%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 161 (19.90%) Senior
2 146 (18.05%) Developer
3 126 (15.57%) Lead
4 76 (9.39%) Software Engineer
5 71 (8.78%) Analyst
6 66 (8.16%) .NET Developer
7 64 (7.91%) Project Manager
8 58 (7.17%) QA Engineer
9 49 (6.06%) .NET Software Developer
10 47 (5.81%) .NET Software Engineer
11 45 (5.56%) Developer/Software Engineer
12 37 (4.57%) QA Manager
13 36 (4.45%) Architect
13 36 (4.45%) Software Manager
14 34 (4.20%) Finance Manager
14 34 (4.20%) Software Asset Manager
15 32 (3.96%) QA Leader
15 32 (3.96%) Senior Developer
16 25 (3.09%) Lead Developer
17 24 (2.97%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 126 (15.57%) .NET
2 90 (11.12%) React
3 84 (10.38%) REST
4 63 (7.79%) AngularJS
5 51 (6.30%) .NET Core
5 51 (6.30%) Redux
6 48 (5.93%) Vue
7 41 (5.07%) ASP.NET
8 37 (4.57%) .NET Framework
8 37 (4.57%) HTML
9 35 (4.33%) JSON
10 33 (4.08%) CSS
10 33 (4.08%) RESTful
11 27 (3.34%) Spring
11 27 (3.34%) Web Services
12 22 (2.72%) Spring Boot
13 20 (2.47%) ASP.NET Core
14 17 (2.10%) Entity Framework
15 16 (1.98%) GraphQL
15 16 (1.98%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 68 (8.41%) Product Ownership
2 53 (6.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 51 (6.30%) Hedge funds
4 49 (6.06%) Derivative
4 49 (6.06%) Fixed Income
5 45 (5.56%) Equities
6 41 (5.07%) Management Information System
7 35 (4.33%) Self-Motivation
8 25 (3.09%) Client/Server
9 20 (2.47%) Data Structures
10 19 (2.35%) Greenfield Project
11 18 (2.22%) Virtual Team
12 17 (2.10%) Mobile App
12 17 (2.10%) Onboarding
13 15 (1.85%) Algorithms
14 14 (1.73%) PropTech
15 13 (1.61%) Renewable Energy
16 11 (1.36%) Data Protection Act
16 11 (1.36%) Driving Licence
17 10 (1.24%) Blockchain
Operating Systems
1 35 (4.33%) Android
2 30 (3.71%) Apple iOS
3 23 (2.84%) Linux
4 15 (1.85%) Windows
5 7 (0.87%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.62%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.37%) Debian
7 3 (0.37%) Unix
8 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 303 (37.45%) Agile
2 170 (21.01%) DevOps
3 169 (20.89%) Problem-Solving
4 144 (17.80%) CI/CD
5 138 (17.06%) Software Engineering
6 132 (16.32%) Project Management
6 132 (16.32%) Test Automation
7 111 (13.72%) Test Strategy
8 108 (13.35%) Mentoring
9 94 (11.62%) Fintech
10 90 (11.12%) Continuous Improvement
11 89 (11.00%) Full Stack Development
12 86 (10.63%) Scrum
12 86 (10.63%) TDD
13 85 (10.51%) API Testing
14 83 (10.26%) Computer Science
15 75 (9.27%) Project Delivery
16 71 (8.78%) BDD
17 62 (7.66%) SDET
18 61 (7.54%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 140 (17.31%) C#
2 131 (16.19%) SQL
3 129 (15.95%) JavaScript
4 127 (15.70%) Python
5 125 (15.45%) Java
6 80 (9.89%) TypeScript
7 24 (2.97%) Kotlin
8 17 (2.10%) Scala
9 14 (1.73%) PL/1
9 14 (1.73%) T-SQL
10 13 (1.61%) PHP
11 11 (1.36%) Swift
12 10 (1.24%) Ruby
13 7 (0.87%) Go
13 7 (0.87%) PowerShell
14 6 (0.74%) Dart
14 6 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 6 (0.74%) Perl
15 5 (0.62%) R
16 4 (0.49%) Bash
Qualifications
1 197 (24.35%) Degree
2 56 (6.92%) Computer Science Degree
3 34 (4.20%) Security Cleared
4 24 (2.97%) SC Cleared
5 23 (2.84%) Master's Degree
6 17 (2.10%) PMI Certification
7 16 (1.98%) ISTQB
8 15 (1.85%) DBS Check
9 13 (1.61%) PMP
10 10 (1.24%) Numerate Degree
11 9 (1.11%) CREST Certified
11 9 (1.11%) DV Cleared
12 7 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
12 7 (0.87%) NVQ Level 3
13 6 (0.74%) Azure Certification
13 6 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
13 6 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 5 (0.62%) CCNA
14 5 (0.62%) CCNP
15 4 (0.49%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (3.71%) Accessibility
2 21 (2.60%) Good Clinical Practice
3 20 (2.47%) Data Quality
4 13 (1.61%) PMO
5 9 (1.11%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 9 (1.11%) CDISC
5 9 (1.11%) GMP
6 8 (0.99%) GDPR
6 8 (0.99%) SLA
7 6 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (0.74%) NIST
8 3 (0.37%) COBIT
8 3 (0.37%) GRC
8 3 (0.37%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.37%) NEBOSH
8 3 (0.37%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.37%) Software Quality Assurance
8 3 (0.37%) WCAG
9 2 (0.25%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.25%) PMBOK
System Software
1 52 (6.43%) Docker
2 11 (1.36%) Firmware
3 9 (1.11%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (1.11%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.99%) Active Directory
4 8 (0.99%) HDFS
5 2 (0.25%) Varnish
5 2 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 31 (3.83%) Kubernetes
2 20 (2.47%) Terraform
3 10 (1.24%) Ansible
4 7 (0.87%) Puppet
5 4 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.37%) Kibana
6 3 (0.37%) Packer
7 1 (0.12%) Consul
7 1 (0.12%) HAProxy
7 1 (0.12%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.12%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 132 (16.32%) Microsoft
2 49 (6.06%) Google
3 21 (2.60%) SAP
4 15 (1.85%) Databricks
5 12 (1.48%) Atlassian
6 10 (1.24%) Aderant
6 10 (1.24%) Adobe
6 10 (1.24%) Dell
6 10 (1.24%) Oracle
7 9 (1.11%) Salesforce
8 8 (0.99%) IBM
8 8 (0.99%) Marketo
9 7 (0.87%) CheckPoint
10 6 (0.74%) Cognos
10 6 (0.74%) IFS
10 6 (0.74%) QAD
11 5 (0.62%) Cisco
11 5 (0.62%) Meraki
11 5 (0.62%) UiPath
12 4 (0.49%) Adyen