QMS Jobs in the UK excluding London

Quality Management System (QMS)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for QMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited QMS over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 441 606 540
Rank change year-on-year +165 -66 +85
Permanent jobs citing QMS 354 141 337
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.50% 0.24% 0.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.59% 0.25% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 104 41 32
10th Percentile £26,075 £31,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £30,667 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £50,750 £56,135 £62,500
90th Percentile £63,675 £60,000 £71,250
UK median annual salary £40,553 £45,000 £43,000
% change year-on-year -9.88% +4.65% -4.44%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

QMS is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,715 56,667 67,467
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 83.64% 95.62% 94.13%
Number of salaries quoted 41,241 29,107 41,040
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

QMS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing QMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for QMS in the UK excluding London

QMS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QMS in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for QMS in the UK excluding London

QMS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing QMS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Salary histogram for QMS in the UK excluding London

QMS
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QMS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 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
North of England +112 109 £28,500 -20.28% 37
South East +68 104 £47,500 -5.00% 52
Midlands +38 59 £42,500 -21.47% 39
Yorkshire +95 52 £26,000 - 10
North West +48 49 £28,500 -20.28% 18
South West -7 41 £37,500 -16.67% 22
East Midlands - 33 £42,500 - 20
West Midlands +20 26 £43,750 -19.16% 19
East of England +4 16 £40,000 - 31
Scotland -63 11 £152,200 - 19
Wales +14 9 £40,553 - 10
North East - 8 - - 12
Northern Ireland - 5 - - 1
QMS
UK

QMS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 26 (7.34%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.67%) Documentum
3 3 (0.85%) Confluence
4 2 (0.56%) MTS
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 34 (9.60%) Microsoft Office
2 32 (9.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (5.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (3.39%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 16 (4.52%) TrackWise
2 3 (0.85%) Q-Pulse
3 1 (0.28%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 19 (5.37%) Power Platform
2 16 (4.52%) PowerApps
3 14 (3.95%) OneDrive
4 12 (3.39%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (3.11%) Power Automate
5 11 (3.11%) ShareGate
6 3 (0.85%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.28%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.28%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.13%) Ethernet
1 4 (1.13%) Link 16
1 4 (1.13%) RS-232
1 4 (1.13%) TCP/IP
2 3 (0.85%) Intranet
3 1 (0.28%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.95%) Power BI
2 3 (0.85%) Relational Database
2 3 (0.85%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (1.98%) JIRA
2 4 (1.13%) Git
2 4 (1.13%) Subversion
3 3 (0.85%) Selenium
General
1 208 (58.76%) Manufacturing
2 200 (56.50%) Pharmaceutical
3 157 (44.35%) Social Skills
4 35 (9.89%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (9.04%) Legal
6 21 (5.93%) Finance
7 20 (5.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (3.95%) Retail
9 12 (3.39%) Marketing
10 9 (2.54%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (1.41%) Law
12 5 (1.41%) Public Sector
12 5 (1.41%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.13%) Automotive
13 4 (1.13%) Avionics
13 4 (1.13%) Police
14 3 (0.85%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.56%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 56 (15.82%) Senior
2 52 (14.69%) QA Specialist
3 51 (14.41%) QA Manager
3 51 (14.41%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
4 30 (8.47%) Quality Manager
5 25 (7.06%) Systems Manager
6 18 (5.08%) IT Manager
7 16 (4.52%) Associate Director
8 13 (3.67%) Data Integrity Manager
8 13 (3.67%) Systems Engineer
9 11 (3.11%) Quality Engineer
10 10 (2.82%) Lead
10 10 (2.82%) Technical Manager
11 8 (2.26%) Administrator
12 7 (1.98%) Coordinator
12 7 (1.98%) Project Manager
13 6 (1.69%) Network Engineer
14 5 (1.41%) Development Manager
14 5 (1.41%) Project Engineer
14 5 (1.41%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.13%) .NET
1 4 (1.13%) ASP.NET Web API
1 4 (1.13%) WCF
1 4 (1.13%) Web Services
1 4 (1.13%) WinForms
2 1 (0.28%) ATL
2 1 (0.28%) JSP
Miscellaneous
1 130 (36.72%) Management Information System
2 22 (6.21%) Life Science
3 15 (4.24%) LIMS
4 10 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (1.69%) Biopharmaceutical
5 6 (1.69%) Renewable Energy
6 5 (1.41%) Pharmacovigilance
7 2 (0.56%) IoT
8 1 (0.28%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.28%) Molecular Biology
8 1 (0.28%) NHS
8 1 (0.28%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.41%) Windows
2 4 (1.13%) Linux
3 3 (0.85%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (40.11%) Quality Management
2 80 (22.60%) CAPA
3 75 (21.19%) Coaching
4 72 (20.34%) Mentoring
5 70 (19.77%) Line Management
6 65 (18.36%) Continuous Improvement
7 62 (17.51%) Supplier Management
8 59 (16.67%) Validation
9 45 (12.71%) Change Control
10 38 (10.73%) Problem-Solving
11 28 (7.91%) Project Management
12 27 (7.63%) Internal Audit
13 24 (6.78%) Agile
13 24 (6.78%) Biotechnology
14 22 (6.21%) SDLC
15 21 (5.93%) Root Cause Analysis
16 16 (4.52%) Service Management
16 16 (4.52%) Stakeholder Management
17 15 (4.24%) Process Improvement
17 15 (4.24%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.41%) C#
2 4 (1.13%) C
3 3 (0.85%) Python
4 1 (0.28%) C++
4 1 (0.28%) Java
Qualifications
1 117 (33.05%) Degree
2 15 (4.24%) Master's Degree
3 11 (3.11%) ITIL Certification
4 4 (1.13%) Chartered Engineer
5 3 (0.85%) A+ Certification
6 2 (0.56%) MOS
6 2 (0.56%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 1 (0.28%) HNC
7 1 (0.28%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.28%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.28%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 230 (64.97%) QA
2 173 (48.87%) GMP
3 53 (14.97%) ISO 9001
4 25 (7.06%) ISO 14001
5 15 (4.24%) GxP
6 14 (3.95%) Good Clinical Practice
6 14 (3.95%) NEBOSH
7 12 (3.39%) ISO 13485
7 12 (3.39%) ISO 22301
7 12 (3.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (2.82%) IEC 62304
9 8 (2.26%) COSHH
10 5 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 4 (1.13%) GAMP
11 4 (1.13%) GLP
11 4 (1.13%) PMO
12 3 (0.85%) SLA
13 2 (0.56%) GDPR
14 1 (0.28%) AQAP
14 1 (0.28%) TickIT
System Software
1 11 (3.11%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.85%) Embedded Firmware
2 3 (0.85%) Firmware
Vendors
1 49 (13.84%) Microsoft
2 11 (3.11%) Nintex
3 7 (1.98%) Google
4 6 (1.69%) Minitab
5 3 (0.85%) Apple
5 3 (0.85%) Oracle
5 3 (0.85%) Sun
6 2 (0.56%) NCR
6 2 (0.56%) SAP
7 1 (0.28%) Sophos