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 12 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 425 361 348
Rank change year-on-year -64 -13 +172
Permanent jobs citing Quality Management 468 348 519
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.40% 0.71% 0.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 0.80% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 267 79 153
10th Percentile £30,354 £29,488 £30,500
25th Percentile £38,867 £42,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £54,399
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -8.09% -11.19%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £72,425
90th Percentile £70,000 £93,000 £86,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,038 £49,433 £45,834
% change year-on-year -10.91% +7.85% -12.70%

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 86,468 43,703 59,228
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.32% 88.90% 82.25%
Number of salaries quoted 59,116 24,458 31,674
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £78,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year +17.65% -10.95% -2.78%

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 12 October 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 12 October 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 -40 428 £45,249 -9.50% 198
UK excluding London -72 353 £44,038 -10.91% 123
Work from Home -13 101 £50,000 -23.08% 75
London -28 98 £55,000 +7.32% 90
Midlands +25 92 £42,500 -2.73% 20
North of England -59 84 £50,250 -2.43% 32
South East -75 81 £45,000 -32.08% 34
West Midlands +11 65 £45,000 +12.50% 13
North West +16 53 £52,500 -4.55% 17
East of England -8 33 £40,959 +11.45% 9
South West -51 33 £32,000 +14.29% 13
East Midlands -10 27 £42,500 -6.37% 6
Scotland -14 18 £60,000 +21.38% 10
Yorkshire -97 17 £56,500 - 7
North East -56 14 £41,919 -12.67% 8
Wales -62 8 £30,196 -36.39% 6
Northern Ireland -71 4 - - 3

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 15 (3.21%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.85%) Confluence
3 3 (0.64%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.64%) SharePoint Server
4 1 (0.21%) IIS
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 51 (10.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (7.05%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.56%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (1.92%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.64%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.21%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 18 (3.85%) SAP QM
2 16 (3.42%) SAP ERP
3 13 (2.78%) SAP S/4HANA
4 10 (2.14%) SAP PP
5 7 (1.50%) SAP R/3
6 6 (1.28%) Q-Pulse
7 5 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
7 5 (1.07%) Primavera
7 5 (1.07%) SAP EHS
8 4 (0.85%) SAP PM
9 3 (0.64%) Sage 200
9 3 (0.64%) SAP MM
10 2 (0.43%) SAP MDG
11 1 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
11 1 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
11 1 (0.21%) FastStats
11 1 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 57 (12.18%) Power Platform
2 53 (11.32%) Azure
3 31 (6.62%) AWS
4 20 (4.27%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (4.06%) Microsoft Purview
6 18 (3.85%) GCP
7 8 (1.71%) SaaS
8 6 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.07%) Smartsheet
10 4 (0.85%) Collibra
10 4 (0.85%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (0.85%) GitHub
11 3 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (0.64%) Copilot Studio
11 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (0.64%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.64%) Snowflake
12 2 (0.43%) AWS CloudFormation
12 2 (0.43%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (0.43%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.85%) Network Security
2 3 (0.64%) Internet
2 3 (0.64%) Wireless
3 2 (0.43%) Firewall
4 1 (0.21%) Broadband
4 1 (0.21%) DHCP
4 1 (0.21%) DNS
4 1 (0.21%) DSL
4 1 (0.21%) LAN
4 1 (0.21%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.21%) VPN
4 1 (0.21%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (12.18%) Power BI
2 29 (6.20%) Data Warehouse
3 27 (5.77%) Metadata
4 16 (3.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 12 (2.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 10 (2.14%) Power Query
7 8 (1.71%) GIS
8 7 (1.50%) SAP BW
9 5 (1.07%) Tableau
10 4 (0.85%) Crystal Reports
10 4 (0.85%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.64%) Geospatial Data
11 3 (0.64%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.64%) SQL Server
12 2 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.43%) EDMS
12 2 (0.43%) MySQL
12 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 1 (0.21%) NoSQL
13 1 (0.21%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 17 (3.63%) JIRA
2 10 (2.14%) Git
3 2 (0.43%) Claude Code
3 2 (0.43%) MLflow
4 1 (0.21%) Jenkins
General
1 171 (36.54%) Social Skills
2 131 (27.99%) Manufacturing
3 120 (25.64%) Finance
4 108 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
5 52 (11.11%) Legal
5 52 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
6 49 (10.47%) Aerospace
7 27 (5.77%) Pharmaceutical
7 27 (5.77%) Public Sector
8 25 (5.34%) Electronics
9 24 (5.13%) Retail
10 22 (4.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (4.49%) Banking
12 18 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
13 14 (2.99%) Law
14 12 (2.56%) Military
15 10 (2.14%) Aviation
15 10 (2.14%) Fire and Rescue
16 8 (1.71%) Telecoms
17 7 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 45 (9.62%) Lead
1 45 (9.62%) Senior
2 42 (8.97%) Quality Engineer
3 38 (8.12%) Quality Manager
4 23 (4.91%) QA Engineer
5 22 (4.70%) Data Manager
6 21 (4.49%) Systems Engineer
7 20 (4.27%) Analyst
8 19 (4.06%) QA Manager
9 17 (3.63%) Administrator
10 16 (3.42%) Compliance Manager
11 15 (3.21%) Machine Learning Engineer
11 15 (3.21%) Software Engineer
11 15 (3.21%) Technologist
12 14 (2.99%) Consultant
13 13 (2.78%) Senior Manager
14 12 (2.56%) Developer
14 12 (2.56%) IT Manager
15 11 (2.35%) QA Officer
15 11 (2.35%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.63%) PyTorch
1 17 (3.63%) scikit-learn
1 17 (3.63%) TensorFlow
2 15 (3.21%) LangChain
2 15 (3.21%) LangGraph
3 9 (1.92%) SAP Fiori
4 5 (1.07%) EDI
5 4 (0.85%) Terraform
6 3 (0.64%) Java RMI
7 2 (0.43%) A2A Protocol
7 2 (0.43%) FastAPI
7 2 (0.43%) gRPC
7 2 (0.43%) Hugging Face
7 2 (0.43%) Model Context Protocol
7 2 (0.43%) NumPy
7 2 (0.43%) ONNX
7 2 (0.43%) OpenCV
7 2 (0.43%) Pandas
7 2 (0.43%) REST
8 1 (0.21%) SvelteKit
Miscellaneous
1 73 (15.60%) Management Information System
2 25 (5.34%) Driving Licence
3 24 (5.13%) Product Ownership
4 22 (4.70%) Onboarding
5 15 (3.21%) Cloud Native
6 13 (2.78%) Data Protection Act
6 13 (2.78%) PMI
7 11 (2.35%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (2.14%) Operational Technology
9 9 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.71%) Data Centre
10 8 (1.71%) Reference Data
11 7 (1.50%) Private Cloud
12 6 (1.28%) Cyberattack
13 5 (1.07%) Blog
13 5 (1.07%) Industry 4.0
14 4 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
14 4 (0.85%) BYOD
14 4 (0.85%) Culture of Ownership
14 4 (0.85%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.07%) Windows
2 1 (0.21%) macOS
2 1 (0.21%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (42.74%) Continuous Improvement
2 146 (31.20%) QMS
3 111 (23.72%) Problem-Solving
4 89 (19.02%) Decision-Making
5 74 (15.81%) Roadmaps
6 71 (15.17%) AI
7 60 (12.82%) ERP
7 60 (12.82%) Stakeholder Management
8 56 (11.97%) Data Governance
9 55 (11.75%) Coaching
10 54 (11.54%) Service Delivery
11 53 (11.32%) Business Intelligence
12 52 (11.11%) Internal Audit
13 51 (10.90%) Risk Management
14 48 (10.26%) Analytics
15 43 (9.19%) Information Security
16 42 (8.97%) Project Management
16 42 (8.97%) Root Cause Analysis
17 41 (8.76%) Agile
17 41 (8.76%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 45 (9.62%) SQL
2 33 (7.05%) Python
3 10 (2.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (0.43%) JavaScript
4 2 (0.43%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.21%) Bicep
5 1 (0.21%) Perl
5 1 (0.21%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.21%) Scala
5 1 (0.21%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 130 (27.78%) Degree
2 49 (10.47%) Security Cleared
3 37 (7.91%) SC Cleared
4 25 (5.34%) BPSS Clearance
5 16 (3.42%) HNC
6 14 (2.99%) DBS Check
7 13 (2.78%) PMI Certification
8 12 (2.56%) Postgraduate
9 10 (2.14%) DV Cleared
10 9 (1.92%) TOGAF Certification
11 8 (1.71%) Chartered Engineer
11 8 (1.71%) HND
12 6 (1.28%) ACCA
12 6 (1.28%) CISSP
12 6 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (1.07%) Cisco Certification
14 4 (0.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 4 (0.85%) CCSP
14 4 (0.85%) IRCA
14 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 144 (30.77%) QA
2 95 (20.30%) ISO 9001
3 75 (16.03%) Data Quality
4 42 (8.97%) GDPR
5 34 (7.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 26 (5.56%) Accessibility
7 17 (3.63%) GMP
8 12 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials
9 10 (2.14%) ISO 14001
10 8 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (1.71%) ISO 22301
10 8 (1.71%) PCI DSS
11 7 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 6 (1.28%) ISO 19650
12 6 (1.28%) NIST
13 5 (1.07%) ECSS
14 4 (0.85%) AQAP
14 4 (0.85%) Good Clinical Practice
14 4 (0.85%) PMO
14 4 (0.85%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (0.43%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (0.64%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.21%) BMC PATROL
2 1 (0.21%) Grafana
Vendors
1 84 (17.95%) Microsoft
2 56 (11.97%) SAP
3 15 (3.21%) ServiceNow
4 14 (2.99%) Oracle
5 11 (2.35%) Google
6 9 (1.92%) Rockwell
6 9 (1.92%) Siemens
7 7 (1.50%) Sage
8 5 (1.07%) Salesforce
9 4 (0.85%) Cisco
9 4 (0.85%) Informatica
9 4 (0.85%) Xero
10 3 (0.64%) Databricks
10 3 (0.64%) Genesys
10 3 (0.64%) NCR
10 3 (0.64%) NEC
10 3 (0.64%) Veritas
11 2 (0.43%) Avaya
11 2 (0.43%) Minitab
11 2 (0.43%) Thales