Quality Management Job Trends

Quality Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Quality Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 411 359 435
Rank change year-on-year -52 +76 +19
Permanent jobs citing Quality Management 330 322 536
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.37% 0.77% 0.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.49% 0.83% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 98 128 287
10th Percentile £29,500 £27,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,750 £36,250 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,250 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.16% +21.35% -12.73%
75th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £68,500
90th Percentile £94,825 £101,125 £88,100
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,700 £55,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -22.36% +29.41% -15.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Quality Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 66,694 39,010 81,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 74.98% 92.82% 85.70%
Number of salaries quoted 41,292 22,669 59,633
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

Quality Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Quality Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Quality Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Quality Management
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Quality Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Quality Management

Quality Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Quality Management over the 6 months to 26 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Quality Management in the UK

Quality Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Quality Management within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 2026. 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 -59 280 £50,000 -9.09% 99
UK excluding London -37 235 £42,700 -22.36% 103
London -50 75 £76,000 +4.83% 19
North of England -80 72 £50,000 +33.33% 26
Midlands +12 66 £47,500 +18.75% 18
Work from Home +14 61 £50,000 -21.57% 41
North West -5 36 £50,000 -8.75% 16
West Midlands -5 33 £50,000 -31.03% 14
East Midlands -28 33 £29,000 -27.50% 4
South West -26 30 £85,000 +82.80% 9
South East -59 24 £36,500 -39.17% 28
Yorkshire -81 24 £27,800 -25.87% 4
Northern Ireland - 17 - - 3
Scotland -22 12 £37,500 -37.50% 12
North East -59 12 - - 6
Wales -28 8 £25,400 -66.69% 2
East of England -34 6 £40,000 -60.00% 8

Quality Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (0.91%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 32 (9.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (5.45%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.21%) Fusion 360
3 4 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.91%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.30%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.30%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.30%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.30%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 22 (6.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (4.55%) SAP QM
3 14 (4.24%) SAP ERP
4 5 (1.52%) Q-Pulse
4 5 (1.52%) SAP PP
5 4 (1.21%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (1.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 3 (0.91%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.61%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.61%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.61%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.30%) DELMIA
8 1 (0.30%) SAP IBP
8 1 (0.30%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.30%) SAP MDG-F
8 1 (0.30%) SAP MDG-M
8 1 (0.30%) SAP MDG-S
8 1 (0.30%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 1 (0.30%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 18 (5.45%) Azure
2 6 (1.82%) AWS
2 6 (1.82%) Power Platform
3 4 (1.21%) Azure DevOps
3 4 (1.21%) Entra ID
3 4 (1.21%) GCP
3 4 (1.21%) Microsoft Purview
4 3 (0.91%) Snowflake
5 2 (0.61%) Power Automate
5 2 (0.61%) SaaS
5 2 (0.61%) Zapier
6 1 (0.30%) Amazon Kinesis
6 1 (0.30%) Amazon S3
6 1 (0.30%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (0.30%) Azure Storage
6 1 (0.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (0.30%) Collibra
6 1 (0.30%) Dagster
6 1 (0.30%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.30%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.91%) Modbus
2 2 (0.61%) MQTT
3 1 (0.30%) Firewall
3 1 (0.30%) Internet
3 1 (0.30%) IP Telephony
3 1 (0.30%) RS-485
3 1 (0.30%) VLAN
3 1 (0.30%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.33%) Metadata
2 6 (1.82%) Power BI
3 4 (1.21%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.91%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.61%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.61%) DynamoDB
5 2 (0.61%) MySQL
6 1 (0.30%) Amazon Athena
6 1 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.30%) Big Data
6 1 (0.30%) MS Access
6 1 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.30%) Power Query
6 1 (0.30%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.30%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.30%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.30%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.30%) JIRA
1 1 (0.30%) Selenium
General
1 163 (49.39%) Social Skills
2 128 (38.79%) Finance
3 109 (33.03%) Analytical Skills
4 85 (25.76%) Manufacturing
5 49 (14.85%) Influencing Skills
6 28 (8.48%) Organisational Skills
7 22 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 18 (5.45%) Banking
9 15 (4.55%) Retail
10 13 (3.94%) Pharmaceutical
11 12 (3.64%) Law
12 11 (3.33%) Public Sector
13 10 (3.03%) Aerospace
13 10 (3.03%) Electronics
14 8 (2.42%) Legal
15 6 (1.82%) Financial Institution
16 4 (1.21%) Environmental Health
16 4 (1.21%) Marketing
16 4 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
17 3 (0.91%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 72 (21.82%) Head of QA
2 51 (15.45%) Quality Manager
3 43 (13.03%) Senior
4 26 (7.88%) Audit Manager
5 25 (7.58%) Senior Manager
6 24 (7.27%) Technologist
7 23 (6.97%) QA Manager
8 22 (6.67%) Quality Engineer
9 17 (5.15%) Systems Engineer
9 17 (5.15%) Systems Manager
10 16 (4.85%) Senior Audit Manager
11 15 (4.55%) Administrator
11 15 (4.55%) Project Manager
12 14 (4.24%) Analyst
13 13 (3.94%) Senior Quality Manager
14 12 (3.64%) Data Analyst
15 11 (3.33%) Architect
16 10 (3.03%) Senior Quality Engineer
17 9 (2.73%) Technical Manager
18 8 (2.42%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.94%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (0.61%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.30%) .NET
3 1 (0.30%) ADO
3 1 (0.30%) Kafka
3 1 (0.30%) Middleware
3 1 (0.30%) Playwright
3 1 (0.30%) pytest
3 1 (0.30%) REST
3 1 (0.30%) SAP CAF
3 1 (0.30%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 77 (23.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 8 (2.42%) Management Information System
3 7 (2.12%) Life Science
4 6 (1.82%) Driving Licence
4 6 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (1.52%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.21%) Data Structures
7 3 (0.91%) IoT
7 3 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (0.91%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 3 (0.91%) Onboarding
7 3 (0.91%) Virtual Team
8 2 (0.61%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.61%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.61%) IVR
8 2 (0.61%) LIMS
8 2 (0.61%) PMI
8 2 (0.61%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.61%) Robotics
8 2 (0.61%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.21%) Unix
2 1 (0.30%) Debian
2 1 (0.30%) Linux
2 1 (0.30%) OpenWrt
2 1 (0.30%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (41.52%) Continuous Improvement
2 121 (36.67%) QMS
3 98 (29.70%) Analytics
4 95 (28.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 86 (26.06%) Service Delivery
6 81 (24.55%) PRINCE2
7 80 (24.24%) Actionable Insight
7 80 (24.24%) Root Cause Analysis
8 76 (23.03%) Change Management
9 72 (21.82%) Anti-Money Laundering
9 72 (21.82%) Customer Experience
10 44 (13.33%) Coaching
11 43 (13.03%) Internal Audit
11 43 (13.03%) Project Management
12 36 (10.91%) Benchmarking
13 35 (10.61%) Problem-Solving
14 32 (9.70%) Project Delivery
15 25 (7.58%) Risk Management
16 24 (7.27%) Decision-Making
16 24 (7.27%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 15 (4.55%) SQL
2 9 (2.73%) ABAP
3 4 (1.21%) Python
4 1 (0.30%) C#
4 1 (0.30%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 72 (21.82%) IRCA
2 27 (8.18%) Degree
3 20 (6.06%) ACCA
4 14 (4.24%) BPSS Clearance
4 14 (4.24%) DBS Check
5 9 (2.73%) Security Cleared
6 7 (2.12%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.52%) HNC
7 5 (1.52%) HND
7 5 (1.52%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.52%) SC Cleared
8 4 (1.21%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.21%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 3 (0.91%) Chartered Engineer
9 3 (0.91%) PMP
9 3 (0.91%) Postgraduate
10 2 (0.61%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.61%) CISM
10 2 (0.61%) CISSP
10 2 (0.61%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 153 (46.36%) QA
2 103 (31.21%) ISO 9001
3 87 (26.36%) GDPR
4 34 (10.30%) Data Quality
5 14 (4.24%) GMP
6 10 (3.03%) IFRS
6 10 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (1.82%) ISO 13485
8 5 (1.52%) Automotive SPICE
8 5 (1.52%) COSHH
8 5 (1.52%) ISO 26262
9 4 (1.21%) Accessibility
9 4 (1.21%) GxP
9 4 (1.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.91%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 3 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.91%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.61%) GAMP
11 2 (0.61%) Solvency II
System Software
1 4 (1.21%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.30%) iptables
Systems Management
1 3 (0.91%) Terraform
2 1 (0.30%) Ansible
2 1 (0.30%) MOM
Vendors
1 54 (16.36%) Microsoft
2 39 (11.82%) SAP
3 6 (1.82%) Oracle
4 4 (1.21%) Salesforce
4 4 (1.21%) ServiceNow
4 4 (1.21%) Workday
5 3 (0.91%) Google
5 3 (0.91%) Informatica
6 2 (0.61%) Databricks
6 2 (0.61%) IFS
7 1 (0.30%) ANSYS
7 1 (0.30%) Cisco
7 1 (0.30%) Fortinet
7 1 (0.30%) Genesys
7 1 (0.30%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.30%) MikroTik
7 1 (0.30%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.30%) PTC
7 1 (0.30%) Siemens
7 1 (0.30%) TOWER Software