QA Technician Jobs in the South East

Quality Assurance Technician
England > South East

The median Quality Assurance Technician salary in the South East is £39,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 375 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Technician 18 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 - -
75th Percentile £39,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £39,000 £40,000 -
% change year-on-year -2.50% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 15,681 13,534 19,157
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.90% 90.52% 96.45%
Number of salaries quoted 11,335 8,483 12,615
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

QA Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured QA Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for QA Technician in the South East

QA Technician
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Technician in the South East.

Salary trend for QA Technician in the South East

QA Technician
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Technician within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 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
Hampshire - 9 £39,000 -
Thames Valley - 9 - -
Berkshire - 7 - -
Buckinghamshire - 2 - -
QA Technician
England

QA Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, QA Technician 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 South East region featuring QA Technician in the job title.

1 18 (100.00%) QA
2 16 (88.89%) Manufacturing
3 9 (50.00%) Coaching
3 9 (50.00%) Internal Audit
3 9 (50.00%) Product Requirements
3 9 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
3 9 (50.00%) FMEA
4 8 (44.44%) Electronics
5 7 (38.89%) Data Analysis
5 7 (38.89%) Chemistry
5 7 (38.89%) Social Skills
5 7 (38.89%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (11.11%) 5G
6 2 (11.11%) Acoustics
6 2 (11.11%) Test Scripting
6 2 (11.11%) LTE
6 2 (11.11%) Test Automation
6 2 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (11.11%) Satnav
6 2 (11.11%) Critical Thinking
6 2 (11.11%) Degree
6 2 (11.11%) Telecoms
6 2 (11.11%) LabVIEW
6 2 (11.11%) Agile
6 2 (11.11%) Data Management
6 2 (11.11%) Python
6 2 (11.11%) Bluetooth
6 2 (11.11%) GSM
6 2 (11.11%) ISDN
6 2 (11.11%) PSTN

QA Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.11%) 5G
1 2 (11.11%) Bluetooth
1 2 (11.11%) GSM
1 2 (11.11%) ISDN
1 2 (11.11%) LTE
1 2 (11.11%) PSTN
1 2 (11.11%) UMTS
1 2 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
1 2 (11.11%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (11.11%) LabVIEW
General
1 16 (88.89%) Manufacturing
2 8 (44.44%) Electronics
3 7 (38.89%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (38.89%) Social Skills
4 2 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (11.11%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.11%) Acoustics
1 2 (11.11%) Satnav
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (50.00%) Coaching
1 9 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 9 (50.00%) FMEA
1 9 (50.00%) Internal Audit
1 9 (50.00%) Product Requirements
2 7 (38.89%) Chemistry
2 7 (38.89%) Data Analysis
3 2 (11.11%) Agile
3 2 (11.11%) Critical Thinking
3 2 (11.11%) Data Management
3 2 (11.11%) Test Automation
3 2 (11.11%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (100.00%) QA