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 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 354 294 499
Rank change year-on-year -60 +205 -95
Permanent jobs citing Quality Management 326 528 207
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.55% 0.95% 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.67% 1.06% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 59 141 98
10th Percentile £29,500 £30,000 £32,525
25th Percentile £44,196 £37,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,750
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -5.21% +0.48%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,425 £67,438
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £88,700
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £46,500 £51,750
% change year-on-year +7.53% -10.14% +8.95%

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 48,537 49,891 46,757
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.05% 89.96% 91.45%
Number of salaries quoted 28,419 24,819 35,711
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,532 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.34%

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 31 December 2025.

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 31 December 2025. 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
UK excluding London +6 251 £50,000 +7.53% 79
England -89 239 £57,750 +24.19% 93
South East +90 99 £62,500 +10.60% 19
Scotland +38 75 £40,000 -30.43% 2
London -72 65 £65,000 +0.12% 23
Work from Home +40 52 £67,500 +3.85% 33
North of England -50 37 £50,000 +25.00% 27
Yorkshire -6 21 - - 7
Midlands +11 16 £50,000 -4.76% 20
North West +7 14 £50,000 +25.00% 19
South West -13 12 £59,000 +26.88% 6
West Midlands +17 8 £57,500 -11.54% 6
East Midlands -10 8 £45,390 +13.48% 14
Northern Ireland - 8 - - 1
East of England -22 3 £28,500 -36.67% 8
North East -32 2 - - 1
Wales +2 1 £25,400 -66.69% 1

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 71 (21.78%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.61%) HCL Notes
2 2 (0.61%) IIS
2 2 (0.61%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 1 (0.31%) CMS
3 1 (0.31%) Confluence
Applications
1 97 (29.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 77 (23.62%) Microsoft Office
3 72 (22.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.23%) Fusion 360
5 3 (0.92%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.31%) Abaqus
7 1 (0.31%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.31%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.31%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.31%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 71 (21.78%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (3.07%) Dynamics NAV
2 10 (3.07%) SAP PP
3 4 (1.23%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (1.23%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.92%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.92%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.92%) SAP FI
4 3 (0.92%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.92%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.61%) C-CURE
5 2 (0.61%) Oracle BPM
5 2 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.61%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.31%) DELMIA
6 1 (0.31%) Primavera
6 1 (0.31%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.31%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 36 (11.04%) Azure
2 33 (10.12%) Power Platform
3 10 (3.07%) Dynamics 365
3 10 (3.07%) GitHub
3 10 (3.07%) SaaS
4 4 (1.23%) Entra ID
5 3 (0.92%) AWS
5 3 (0.92%) Collibra
6 2 (0.61%) Snowflake
7 1 (0.31%) Amazon ECS
7 1 (0.31%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.31%) OCI
7 1 (0.31%) Oracle CX
7 1 (0.31%) Oracle Service Cloud
7 1 (0.31%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.31%) Pulumi
7 1 (0.31%) Serverless
7 1 (0.31%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.92%) Modbus
2 2 (0.61%) MQTT
2 2 (0.61%) RS-485
3 1 (0.31%) 3GPP
3 1 (0.31%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.31%) Firewall
3 1 (0.31%) Intranet
3 1 (0.31%) RS-232
3 1 (0.31%) VLAN
3 1 (0.31%) VPN
3 1 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.31%) Wireless
3 1 (0.31%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (10.12%) Power BI
2 29 (8.90%) Data Lake
3 28 (8.59%) SAP BW
4 12 (3.68%) SQL Server
5 6 (1.84%) Metadata
6 4 (1.23%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.92%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.92%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.61%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.61%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.61%) Tableau
9 1 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.31%) MS Access
9 1 (0.31%) MySQL
9 1 (0.31%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 3 (0.92%) JIRA
General
1 187 (57.36%) Social Skills
2 108 (33.13%) Finance
3 107 (32.82%) Manufacturing
4 63 (19.33%) Analytical Skills
5 61 (18.71%) Marketing
6 19 (5.83%) Retail
7 17 (5.21%) Influencing Skills
8 14 (4.29%) Law
9 13 (3.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 12 (3.68%) Back Office
10 12 (3.68%) Banking
11 11 (3.37%) Electronics
11 11 (3.37%) Public Sector
12 10 (3.07%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (3.07%) Legal
13 9 (2.76%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (2.45%) Pharmaceutical
15 5 (1.53%) Automotive
15 5 (1.53%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (1.23%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 167 (51.23%) Senior
2 104 (31.90%) Analyst
2 104 (31.90%) Quality Manager
3 94 (28.83%) Senior Manager
4 86 (26.38%) Senior Quality Manager
5 76 (23.31%) QA Manager
6 64 (19.63%) SAP Analyst
6 64 (19.63%) Senior Analyst
6 64 (19.63%) Senior QA Manager
7 28 (8.59%) Report Analyst
7 28 (8.59%) Sustainability Analyst
8 23 (7.06%) Audit Manager
8 23 (7.06%) Senior Audit Manager
9 13 (3.99%) Developer
9 13 (3.99%) Lead
9 13 (3.99%) Project Manager
10 12 (3.68%) Data Analyst
11 10 (3.07%) Consultant
11 10 (3.07%) SAP Consultant
12 9 (2.76%) SaaS Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.07%) XML
2 3 (0.92%) SAP Fiori
3 2 (0.61%) .NET
3 2 (0.61%) ASP.NET
3 2 (0.61%) ASP.NET MVC
3 2 (0.61%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.61%) WCF
4 1 (0.31%) CSS
4 1 (0.31%) HTML
4 1 (0.31%) Middleware
4 1 (0.31%) NestJS
4 1 (0.31%) SAP CAF
4 1 (0.31%) SvelteKit
Miscellaneous
1 11 (3.37%) NHS
2 9 (2.76%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (2.15%) Data Structures
3 7 (2.15%) Mobile App
4 6 (1.84%) Life Science
5 5 (1.53%) Driving Licence
6 4 (1.23%) Management Information System
7 3 (0.92%) CCTV
7 3 (0.92%) IoT
7 3 (0.92%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 3 (0.92%) Virtual Team
8 2 (0.61%) IVR
8 2 (0.61%) LIMS
8 2 (0.61%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.61%) PDA
8 2 (0.61%) Product Ownership
8 2 (0.61%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.61%) SCADA
9 1 (0.31%) Augmented Reality
9 1 (0.31%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.23%) Unix
2 2 (0.61%) Windows
3 1 (0.31%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.31%) Debian
3 1 (0.31%) Linux
3 1 (0.31%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (38.65%) Problem-Solving
2 98 (30.06%) Continuous Improvement
3 94 (28.83%) Project Management
4 91 (27.91%) Coaching
5 73 (22.39%) Data Management
5 73 (22.39%) Six Sigma
6 67 (20.55%) Logistics
7 64 (19.63%) Customer Experience
7 64 (19.63%) Due Diligence
7 64 (19.63%) Lean Six Sigma
7 64 (19.63%) Performance Improvement
8 62 (19.02%) Analytics
8 62 (19.02%) Technical Leadership
9 60 (18.40%) User Acceptance Testing
10 59 (18.10%) Impact Analysis
10 59 (18.10%) Translating Business Requirements
11 58 (17.79%) Incident Management
11 58 (17.79%) QMS
11 58 (17.79%) SAP Implementation
12 57 (17.48%) Data Collection
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.29%) SQL
2 12 (3.68%) C#
3 10 (3.07%) C
3 10 (3.07%) Java
4 5 (1.53%) ABAP
5 2 (0.61%) C++
5 2 (0.61%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.31%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.31%) Perl
6 1 (0.31%) Python
6 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 79 (24.23%) Degree
2 64 (19.63%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 23 (7.06%) Security Cleared
4 19 (5.83%) ACCA
5 14 (4.29%) SC Cleared
6 13 (3.99%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (3.07%) HNC
7 10 (3.07%) HND
8 9 (2.76%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (2.76%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.84%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.84%) SAP Certification
10 5 (1.53%) Six Sigma Black Belt
10 5 (1.53%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 5 (1.53%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
11 4 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.61%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.61%) City & Guilds
12 2 (0.61%) DV Cleared
13 1 (0.31%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (32.52%) QA
2 51 (15.64%) Data Quality
3 30 (9.20%) ISO 9001
4 16 (4.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (3.99%) IFRS
6 9 (2.76%) ISO 13485
7 8 (2.45%) GDPR
8 7 (2.15%) GMP
9 6 (1.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (1.23%) GxP
11 3 (0.92%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.92%) PMO
12 2 (0.61%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.61%) GRC
12 2 (0.61%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.61%) NCSC
12 2 (0.61%) SLA
13 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.31%) Def Stans
System Software
1 4 (1.23%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.31%) Docker
2 1 (0.31%) Firmware
2 1 (0.31%) iptables
Systems Management
1 1 (0.31%) Ansible
1 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.31%) MOM
1 1 (0.31%) Terraform
Vendors
1 119 (36.50%) SAP
2 94 (28.83%) Microsoft
3 9 (2.76%) Oracle
4 5 (1.53%) Google
4 5 (1.53%) Informatica
4 5 (1.53%) Salesforce
5 4 (1.23%) Workday
6 3 (0.92%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.61%) IFS
7 2 (0.61%) Lotus
8 1 (0.31%) Adobe
8 1 (0.31%) ANSYS
8 1 (0.31%) Cisco
8 1 (0.31%) Databricks
8 1 (0.31%) EMC
8 1 (0.31%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.31%) MikroTik
8 1 (0.31%) OneTrust
8 1 (0.31%) PTC
8 1 (0.31%) Siemens