Quality Management System (QMS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 572 715 849
Rank change year-on-year +143 +134 -36
Permanent jobs citing QMS 346 283 372
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.35% 0.27% 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.41% 0.28% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 116 53 45
10th Percentile £26,625 £31,400 £34,900
25th Percentile £33,125 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,776 £45,000 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.39% +4.65% -4.44%
75th Percentile £53,000 £56,135 £60,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,276 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.50% -5.26% +5.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,460 100,219 147,325
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.03% 95.64% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 59,759 58,822 83,132
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

QMS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing QMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for QMS in the UK

QMS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QMS.

Salary trend for QMS in the UK

QMS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing QMS over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for QMS in the UK

QMS
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QMS within the UK over the 6 months to 26 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
England +160 326 £40,000 -11.11% 215
UK excluding London +124 316 £40,276 -10.50% 207
South East +90 96 £47,500 +5.56% 67
North of England +85 93 £28,500 -20.28% 41
Midlands +38 57 £42,500 -21.47% 27
Work from Home +25 56 £45,000 - 59
North West +50 45 £28,500 -20.28% 24
Yorkshire +89 43 £26,000 - 10
South West -7 35 £40,000 -11.11% 27
East Midlands - 33 £42,500 - 16
London +59 29 £65,000 +40.54% 29
West Midlands +25 24 £43,750 -19.16% 12
East of England +20 16 £40,000 -5.88% 22
Wales +15 9 £40,553 - 8
Scotland -59 8 £152,200 - 22
North East - 5 - - 11
Northern Ireland - 2 - -

QMS
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:

Application Platforms
1 25 (7.23%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.89%) Documentum
3 3 (0.87%) Confluence
4 2 (0.58%) MTS
5 1 (0.29%) Apache
5 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 33 (9.54%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (8.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (5.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (3.47%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.58%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (0.58%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.58%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 13 (3.76%) TrackWise
2 3 (0.87%) Q-Pulse
3 1 (0.29%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 20 (5.78%) Power Platform
2 15 (4.34%) PowerApps
3 12 (3.47%) OneDrive
4 11 (3.18%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (2.60%) Power Automate
5 9 (2.60%) ShareGate
6 3 (0.87%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.58%) AWS
8 1 (0.29%) Azure
8 1 (0.29%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.45%) Intranet
2 4 (1.16%) Ethernet
2 4 (1.16%) Link 16
2 4 (1.16%) RS-232
2 4 (1.16%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.05%) Power BI
2 4 (1.16%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.87%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.29%) MS Access
5 1 (0.29%) Power Query
5 1 (0.29%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (2.31%) JIRA
2 4 (1.16%) Git
2 4 (1.16%) Subversion
3 3 (0.87%) Selenium
General
1 176 (50.87%) Manufacturing
2 175 (50.58%) Pharmaceutical
3 157 (45.38%) Social Skills
4 39 (11.27%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (9.83%) Legal
6 24 (6.94%) Finance
7 18 (5.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (4.05%) Retail
9 10 (2.89%) Marketing
10 7 (2.02%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (1.73%) Police
11 6 (1.73%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.73%) Public Sector
12 5 (1.45%) Law
12 5 (1.45%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.16%) Automotive
13 4 (1.16%) Avionics
14 3 (0.87%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.87%) Electronics
14 3 (0.87%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 61 (17.63%) QA Manager
2 34 (9.83%) Quality Manager
3 32 (9.25%) Senior
4 26 (7.51%) QA Specialist
5 25 (7.23%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
6 22 (6.36%) Systems Manager
7 16 (4.62%) IT Manager
8 14 (4.05%) Systems Engineer
9 11 (3.18%) Associate Director
9 11 (3.18%) Quality Engineer
10 10 (2.89%) Data Integrity Manager
10 10 (2.89%) Lead
10 10 (2.89%) Project Manager
10 10 (2.89%) Technical Manager
11 9 (2.60%) Compliance Manager
12 8 (2.31%) Administrator
13 7 (2.02%) Coordinator
14 6 (1.73%) Development Manager
14 6 (1.73%) Network Engineer
14 6 (1.73%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.73%) .NET
2 4 (1.16%) ASP.NET Web API
2 4 (1.16%) WCF
2 4 (1.16%) Web Services
2 4 (1.16%) WinForms
3 2 (0.58%) React
3 2 (0.58%) React Native
4 1 (0.29%) ATL
4 1 (0.29%) JSP
Miscellaneous
1 134 (38.73%) Management Information System
2 16 (4.62%) Life Science
3 13 (3.76%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (3.47%) LIMS
5 6 (1.73%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (1.16%) IoT
7 3 (0.87%) Biopharmaceutical
8 2 (0.58%) CCTV
8 2 (0.58%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.58%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.58%) NHS
8 2 (0.58%) Pharmacovigilance
8 2 (0.58%) Video Editing
9 1 (0.29%) Data Structures
9 1 (0.29%) Molecular Biology
9 1 (0.29%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.16%) Linux
1 4 (1.16%) Windows
2 3 (0.87%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (47.11%) Quality Management
2 79 (22.83%) Continuous Improvement
3 56 (16.18%) Validation
4 51 (14.74%) CAPA
5 49 (14.16%) Coaching
6 48 (13.87%) Mentoring
7 43 (12.43%) Line Management
8 40 (11.56%) Change Control
9 39 (11.27%) Problem-Solving
10 36 (10.40%) Supplier Management
11 31 (8.96%) Biotechnology
11 31 (8.96%) Project Management
12 30 (8.67%) Internal Audit
13 29 (8.38%) Process Improvement
14 25 (7.23%) Agile
15 21 (6.07%) Root Cause Analysis
15 21 (6.07%) SDLC
16 16 (4.62%) Customer Requirements
16 16 (4.62%) Service Management
17 14 (4.05%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.02%) C#
2 6 (1.73%) Python
3 4 (1.16%) C
4 3 (0.87%) C++
4 3 (0.87%) Java
4 3 (0.87%) SQL
5 2 (0.58%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.29%) Scala
Qualifications
1 104 (30.06%) Degree
2 13 (3.76%) Master's Degree
3 9 (2.60%) ITIL Certification
4 4 (1.16%) Chartered Engineer
5 3 (0.87%) A+ Certification
6 2 (0.58%) MOS
6 2 (0.58%) Postgraduate
6 2 (0.58%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 1 (0.29%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.29%) HNC
7 1 (0.29%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.29%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 209 (60.40%) QA
2 141 (40.75%) GMP
3 54 (15.61%) ISO 9001
4 25 (7.23%) ISO 14001
5 23 (6.65%) Good Clinical Practice
6 14 (4.05%) ISO 13485
6 14 (4.05%) NEBOSH
7 13 (3.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 12 (3.47%) GxP
8 12 (3.47%) IEC 62304
8 12 (3.47%) ISO 22301
9 8 (2.31%) COSHH
10 5 (1.45%) GDPR
10 5 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 4 (1.16%) GAMP
11 4 (1.16%) GLP
11 4 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 4 (1.16%) PMO
12 3 (0.87%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.87%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (2.60%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.45%) Embedded Firmware
2 5 (1.45%) Firmware
Vendors
1 49 (14.16%) Microsoft
2 9 (2.60%) Nintex
3 8 (2.31%) Google
4 6 (1.73%) Minitab
5 3 (0.87%) Apple
5 3 (0.87%) Oracle
5 3 (0.87%) Sun
6 2 (0.58%) Adobe
6 2 (0.58%) NCR
6 2 (0.58%) SAP
7 1 (0.29%) Databricks
7 1 (0.29%) Informatica
7 1 (0.29%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.29%) UiPath