Quality Assurance Engineer
UK
The median Quality Assurance Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 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 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 629 | 591 | 458 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -38 | -133 | -7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Engineer | 260 | 426 | 1,243 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.42% | 0.78% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.46% | 0.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 196 | 331 | 726 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,375 | £33,500 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.76% | +10.53% |
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 | 93,699 | 92,665 | 152,640 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.54% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,079 | 58,510 | 84,912 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,611 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,719 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +5.64% | +5.63% |
QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Engineer.
QA Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Engineer over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.
QA Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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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| England | -52 | 194 | £47,500 | -12.04% | 69 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 192 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 56 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 105 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 29 |
| South East | +6 | 62 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 10 |
| London | -33 | 54 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 17 |
| Scotland | -29 | 44 | £52,500 | -25.00% | 4 |
| South West | -8 | 33 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 10 |
| North of England | +36 | 18 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 15 |
| Midlands | -6 | 17 | £40,000 | -24.88% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 12 | £40,000 | -23.81% | 4 |
| Wales | +23 | 11 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 1 |
| North West | +4 | 11 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 9 |
| East of England | +2 | 7 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 5 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +69 | 4 | £47,500 | +53.23% | 4 |
| North East | -4 | 3 | £40,000 | -42.86% | 2 |
QA Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, QA Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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QA Engineer 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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