Quality Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Quality Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Quality Management over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 432 414 679
Rank change year-on-year -18 +265 -85
Permanent jobs citing Quality Management 548 796 639
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.56% 0.77% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.65% 0.80% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 287 235 267
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,250 £30,100
25th Percentile £36,500 £42,500 £41,992
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,323 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.96% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,500 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £88,100 £85,000 £92,700
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Quality Management 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 84,571 99,456 148,990
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.62% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 59,798 58,396 83,204
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +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%

Quality Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Quality Management in the UK

Quality Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Quality Management.

Salary trend for Quality Management in the UK

Quality Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Quality Management over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

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 29 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 -17 452 £47,500 -13.64% 348
UK excluding London -45 382 £42,500 -15.00% 308
London +76 147 £66,250 -1.85% 64
Work from Home -37 136 £63,750 -1.92% 106
South East -29 93 £53,000 +28.48% 92
North of England -21 90 £40,000 -20.00% 68
Scotland -28 54 £60,000 - 26
Midlands -36 48 £53,500 -6.96% 52
North West +3 47 £44,000 -12.00% 41
South West -4 47 £38,750 -13.89% 40
West Midlands -9 28 £53,500 -6.96% 36
Yorkshire +21 26 £41,821 -11.96% 18
East of England +11 23 £40,500 -29.57% 30
East Midlands -26 20 £48,750 - 16
North East +12 17 £39,000 - 11
Wales +10 17 £40,000 -20.00% 10
Northern Ireland +31 10 £27,000 - 2

Quality Management
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 35 (6.39%) Apache Spark
2 33 (6.02%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.09%) Confluence
4 3 (0.55%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.36%) CMS
5 2 (0.36%) Drupal
5 2 (0.36%) WordPress
6 1 (0.18%) Apache
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.18%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 73 (13.32%) Microsoft Office
2 59 (10.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 30 (5.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (2.92%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.91%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.36%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (0.36%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.36%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.18%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 11 (2.01%) SAP PP
2 10 (1.82%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.09%) SAP SCM
4 4 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.73%) SAP QM
5 3 (0.55%) Q-Pulse
5 3 (0.55%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.18%) Academy Housing
7 1 (0.18%) HFM
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.18%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.18%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 44 (8.03%) AWS
2 36 (6.57%) Azure
3 27 (4.93%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (4.74%) Power Platform
5 22 (4.01%) SaaS
6 14 (2.55%) OneDrive
7 12 (2.19%) PowerApps
8 11 (2.01%) Power Automate
8 11 (2.01%) ShareGate
9 10 (1.82%) Collibra
10 8 (1.46%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (1.28%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (0.91%) Microsoft Purview
12 5 (0.91%) Smartsheet
13 3 (0.55%) Google Workspace
14 2 (0.36%) Azure DevOps
14 2 (0.36%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 1 (0.18%) Amazon EKS
15 1 (0.18%) AWS Lambda
15 1 (0.18%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.28%) Firewall
2 6 (1.09%) Bluetooth
2 6 (1.09%) LAN
2 6 (1.09%) TCP/IP
2 6 (1.09%) VLAN
2 6 (1.09%) VoIP
2 6 (1.09%) VPN
2 6 (1.09%) WAN
2 6 (1.09%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (0.91%) Internet
4 4 (0.73%) Ethernet
4 4 (0.73%) Intranet
4 4 (0.73%) RS-232
5 3 (0.55%) Broadband
6 2 (0.36%) DHCP
6 2 (0.36%) DNS
6 2 (0.36%) OSPF
6 2 (0.36%) Wireless
7 1 (0.18%) RFID
7 1 (0.18%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.74%) Power BI
2 13 (2.37%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.64%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (1.64%) Metadata
4 7 (1.28%) Data Lake
5 6 (1.09%) Tableau
6 5 (0.91%) GIS
6 5 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.73%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.55%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.55%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 3 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.18%) Big Data
10 1 (0.18%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.18%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.18%) Power Query
10 1 (0.18%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 9 (1.64%) Git
2 7 (1.28%) JIRA
3 4 (0.73%) Subversion
4 3 (0.55%) Selenium
5 1 (0.18%) GitLab
5 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
General
1 176 (32.12%) Social Skills
2 172 (31.39%) Finance
3 80 (14.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 79 (14.42%) Law
5 75 (13.69%) Analytical Skills
6 67 (12.23%) Pharmaceutical
7 65 (11.86%) Marketing
8 61 (11.13%) Manufacturing
9 52 (9.49%) Legal
10 37 (6.75%) Organisational Skills
10 37 (6.75%) Retail
11 27 (4.93%) Banking
12 20 (3.65%) Telecoms
13 16 (2.92%) Environmental Health
14 14 (2.55%) Presentation Skills
15 12 (2.19%) Influencing Skills
16 11 (2.01%) Electronics
17 10 (1.82%) Aerospace
17 10 (1.82%) Police
18 9 (1.64%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 92 (16.79%) Quality Manager
2 83 (15.15%) Senior
3 68 (12.41%) Software Engineer
4 66 (12.04%) Lead
5 53 (9.67%) Audit Manager
6 42 (7.66%) QA Manager
7 40 (7.30%) Senior Software Engineer
8 34 (6.20%) Lead Software Engineer
9 31 (5.66%) Project Manager
10 30 (5.47%) Analyst
11 29 (5.29%) Consultant
12 21 (3.83%) C++ Software Engineer
13 19 (3.47%) Senior Manager
14 17 (3.10%) Senior Quality Manager
15 16 (2.92%) Senior Audit Manager
16 15 (2.74%) Architect
17 14 (2.55%) SAP Consultant
18 13 (2.37%) Associate Director
18 13 (2.37%) Network Engineer
19 12 (2.19%) Audit Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (6.20%) PySpark
2 8 (1.46%) .NET
3 4 (0.73%) ASP.NET Web API
3 4 (0.73%) Middleware
3 4 (0.73%) WCF
3 4 (0.73%) Web Services
3 4 (0.73%) WinForms
4 3 (0.55%) React
5 2 (0.36%) CSS
5 2 (0.36%) Great Expectations
5 2 (0.36%) HTML
5 2 (0.36%) Node.js
5 2 (0.36%) React Native
5 2 (0.36%) SAPUI5
6 1 (0.18%) ATL
6 1 (0.18%) JSP
Miscellaneous
1 74 (13.50%) Management Information System
2 30 (5.47%) NHS
3 23 (4.20%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (3.83%) Satnav
5 12 (2.19%) Data Centre
5 12 (2.19%) Driving Licence
5 12 (2.19%) Life Science
6 10 (1.82%) Renewable Energy
7 9 (1.64%) IoT
8 8 (1.46%) PMI
9 6 (1.09%) Clustering
9 6 (1.09%) Product Ownership
10 5 (0.91%) Biopharmaceutical
10 5 (0.91%) Greenfield Project
11 4 (0.73%) Algorithms
11 4 (0.73%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (0.73%) Reference Data
12 3 (0.55%) FMCG
12 3 (0.55%) Replication
13 2 (0.36%) LIMS
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.55%) Windows
2 8 (1.46%) Windows 10
3 7 (1.28%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.09%) Mac OS
5 5 (0.91%) Android
5 5 (0.91%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (0.91%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.55%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.36%) Linux
8 1 (0.18%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (30.11%) QMS
2 139 (25.36%) Project Management
3 138 (25.18%) Problem-Solving
4 130 (23.72%) Continuous Improvement
5 80 (14.60%) Agile
6 74 (13.50%) Risk Management
7 66 (12.04%) Coaching
7 66 (12.04%) Decision-Making
7 66 (12.04%) Software Engineering
8 57 (10.40%) Analytics
9 56 (10.22%) SDLC
10 50 (9.12%) Validation
11 47 (8.58%) Change Management
12 45 (8.21%) ETL
13 44 (8.03%) Internal Audit
13 44 (8.03%) Machine Learning
14 43 (7.85%) Project Delivery
15 41 (7.48%) Artificial Intelligence
15 41 (7.48%) Data Engineering
15 41 (7.48%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 50 (9.12%) Python
2 38 (6.93%) Java
3 24 (4.38%) C++
4 22 (4.01%) C
5 15 (2.74%) SQL
6 9 (1.64%) C#
7 6 (1.09%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.73%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.55%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.36%) PHP
10 2 (0.36%) VBA
11 1 (0.18%) Scala
11 1 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 149 (27.19%) Degree
2 53 (9.67%) ACCA
3 39 (7.12%) Security Cleared
4 35 (6.39%) SC Cleared
5 18 (3.28%) Master's Degree
6 11 (2.01%) ITIL Certification
6 11 (2.01%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.09%) PMP
8 4 (0.73%) Chartered Engineer
8 4 (0.73%) Numerate Degree
9 3 (0.55%) A+ Certification
9 3 (0.55%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.55%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.55%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.36%) HNC
10 2 (0.36%) MOS
10 2 (0.36%) NVQ Level 4
10 2 (0.36%) Postgraduate
10 2 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.18%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 130 (23.72%) QA
2 94 (17.15%) Data Quality
3 84 (15.33%) ISO 9001
4 45 (8.21%) IFRS
5 40 (7.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 33 (6.02%) ISO 14001
7 26 (4.74%) GDPR
8 25 (4.56%) NEBOSH
9 21 (3.83%) Software Quality Assurance
10 16 (2.92%) GMP
10 16 (2.92%) IFRS 9
10 16 (2.92%) ISO 22301
11 14 (2.55%) IFRS 17
11 14 (2.55%) ISO 13485
11 14 (2.55%) Solvency II
12 13 (2.37%) Good Clinical Practice
12 13 (2.37%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 12 (2.19%) IEC 62304
14 7 (1.28%) COSHH
15 6 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 20 (3.65%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.09%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.55%) Embedded Firmware
4 3 (0.55%) Firmware
4 3 (0.55%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.18%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (1.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.09%) Autotask
2 6 (1.09%) Failover Clustering
2 6 (1.09%) Jamf Pro
2 6 (1.09%) SCCM
3 1 (0.18%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.18%) Terraform
Vendors
1 88 (16.06%) Microsoft
2 45 (8.21%) CA
3 37 (6.75%) SAP
4 16 (2.92%) Google
5 11 (2.01%) Nintex
6 9 (1.64%) Databricks
6 9 (1.64%) Informatica
6 9 (1.64%) VMware
7 8 (1.46%) Apple
8 7 (1.28%) IBM
8 7 (1.28%) Oracle
8 7 (1.28%) QAD
8 7 (1.28%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.09%) Datto
9 6 (1.09%) Minitab
10 3 (0.55%) Ariba
10 3 (0.55%) Citrix
10 3 (0.55%) JD Edwards
10 3 (0.55%) Sage
10 3 (0.55%) Salesforce