QA Analyst Jobs in the South West

Quality Assurance Analyst
England > South West

The median Quality Assurance Analyst salary in the South West is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 283 277 287
Rank change year-on-year -6 +10 -15
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Analyst 2 2 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.022% 0.028% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.031% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 19
10th Percentile - - £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £47,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -35.00% +17.65% +30.77%
75th Percentile £33,750 £52,500 £46,250
90th Percentile - - £49,750
England median annual salary £39,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -17.89% - -1.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 8,673 6,404 7,626
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.11% 89.37% 96.43%
Number of salaries quoted 6,398 3,970 5,138
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.74% +0.83% +9.09%

QA Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for QA Analyst in the South West

QA Analyst
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Analyst in the South West.

Salary trend for QA Analyst in the South West

QA Analyst
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Analyst within the South West region over the 6 months to 19 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
Wiltshire - 2 £32,500 -
QA Analyst
England

QA Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 19 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 South West region featuring QA Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) ISEB
1 2 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 2 (100.00%) JMeter
1 2 (100.00%) Scrum
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 2 (100.00%) TestComplete
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) SoapUI
1 2 (100.00%) REST
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 2 (100.00%) Cross-Browser Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Postman
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing

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

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) JMeter
1 2 (100.00%) Postman
1 2 (100.00%) SoapUI
1 2 (100.00%) TestComplete
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 2 (100.00%) Cross-Browser Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Scrum
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ISEB
1 2 (100.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA