QA Analyst Jobs in Manchester

Quality Assurance Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Quality Assurance Analyst salary in Manchester is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

 6 months to
30 Apr 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 207 212 244
Rank change year-on-year +5 +32 -57
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Analyst 7 29 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.14% 0.58% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.64% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 7 8 7
10th Percentile £32,500 - £28,500
25th Percentile £34,375 £31,250 £30,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% -7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £47,500 £37,188 £42,500
90th Percentile - £49,000 £49,250
North West median annual salary £42,500 £32,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +30.77% -13.33% +7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 4,842 4,557 5,497
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 91.65% 97.10%
Number of salaries quoted 3,750 2,667 3,712
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,275
25th Percentile £41,143 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £54,882 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.90% +4.54% +10.53%

QA Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings that featured QA Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for QA Analyst in Manchester

QA Analyst
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for QA Analyst in Manchester

QA Analyst Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 30 April 2024, QA Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring QA Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) QA
2 6 (85.71%) Product Ownership
3 5 (71.43%) Agile
4 4 (57.14%) Acceptance Criteria
4 4 (57.14%) Customer-Centricity
4 4 (57.14%) Postman
4 4 (57.14%) Android
4 4 (57.14%) RESTful
4 4 (57.14%) Apple iOS
4 4 (57.14%) Mobile App
4 4 (57.14%) Collaborative Culture
4 4 (57.14%) Customer Experience
5 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
5 2 (28.57%) Legal
5 2 (28.57%) Playwright
5 2 (28.57%) People Management
6 1 (14.29%) Time Management
6 1 (14.29%) Kanban
6 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
6 1 (14.29%) Scrum
6 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills

QA Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Development Applications
1 4 (57.14%) Postman
General
1 2 (28.57%) Legal
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (57.14%) RESTful
2 2 (28.57%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 6 (85.71%) Product Ownership
2 4 (57.14%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (57.14%) Android
1 4 (57.14%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Agile
2 4 (57.14%) Acceptance Criteria
2 4 (57.14%) Collaborative Culture
2 4 (57.14%) Customer Experience
2 4 (57.14%) Customer-Centricity
3 2 (28.57%) People Management
3 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
4 1 (14.29%) Kanban
4 1 (14.29%) Scrum
4 1 (14.29%) Time Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (100.00%) QA
2 QA Analyst jobs in the North West