Quality Assurance (QA)
England > North West
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | 13 | 74 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -56 | +61 | -13 |
| Permanent jobs citing QA | 313 | 1,228 | 390 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 3.17% | 15.68% | 4.17% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 24.78% | 67.92% | 24.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 207 | 130 | 201 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £22,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,875 | £37,500 | £37,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,000 | £49,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +1.01% | +4.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £69,563 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,500 | £78,875 | £76,520 |
| England median annual salary | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North West
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 the North West with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 1,263 | 1,808 | 1,589 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 12.81% | 23.09% | 17.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 889 | 504 | 867 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,200 | £29,000 | £26,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,000 | £38,500 | £36,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £49,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.67% | -1.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £63,750 | £62,827 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £75,000 | £76,520 |
| 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 the North West
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
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Salary Trend in the North West
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA in the North West.
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Salary Histogram in the North West
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA in the North West over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
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Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the North West region over the 6 months to 11 May 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 |
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| Manchester | -61 | 178 | £49,000 | -10.91% | 64 |
| Merseyside | -27 | 48 | £42,560 | +40.69% | 11 |
| Cheshire | -48 | 44 | £43,750 | +45.83% | 28 |
| Lancashire | -41 | 40 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 13 |
| Cumbria | - | 3 | £35,000 | - | 10 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:
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