Quality Assurance Tester
UK
The median Quality Assurance Tester salary in the UK is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 854 | 866 | 1066 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +200 | -264 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Tester | 42 | 104 | 166 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.043% | 0.099% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.045% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 33 | 96 | 109 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £23,875 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £37,875 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | - | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £47,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £56,500 | £70,000 | £105,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £49,000 | £37,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.37% | +30.67% | -2.60% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
QA Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Tester
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Tester.
QA Tester
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Tester over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
QA Tester
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 |
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| England | +50 | 35 | £42,500 | -15.00% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +55 | 30 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | -28 | 27 | £40,000 | -18.37% | 6 |
| London | +114 | 11 | £45,000 | -28.00% | 4 |
| Midlands | -11 | 10 | £40,000 | -8.05% | 1 |
| North of England | +46 | 8 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 2 |
| North West | +10 | 6 | £37,500 | -25.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 5 | £40,000 | -23.81% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 5 | - | - | |
| South East | +16 | 3 | £43,750 | -12.50% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £42,500 | - | |
| South West | -5 | 2 | £40,000 | -11.11% | 2 |
| North East | - | 2 | £55,000 | - | |
| Scotland | -63 | 1 | £30,000 | -25.00% |
QA Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, QA Tester 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 featuring QA Tester in the job title.
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QA Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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