QA Jobs with Work from Home Options

Quality Assurance (QA)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for QA skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited QA over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 76 54 49
Rank change year-on-year -22 -5 +31
Permanent jobs citing QA 1,309 2,257 4,556
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 3.87% 5.43% 6.63%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 30.57% 37.02% 41.73%
Number of salaries quoted 917 1,482 2,260
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £92,625
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% +4.55%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

QA is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 4,282 6,097 10,919
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.65% 14.66% 15.89%
Number of salaries quoted 3,240 4,124 6,033
10th Percentile £34,725 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +3.77%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

QA trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing QA.

QA salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing QA over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

QA salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 41 (3.13%) IIS
2 29 (2.22%) Confluence
3 22 (1.68%) SharePoint
4 13 (0.99%) Documentum
5 12 (0.92%) CMS
6 7 (0.53%) Microsoft Exchange
7 6 (0.46%) Drupal
8 5 (0.38%) Apache
8 5 (0.38%) WordPress
9 4 (0.31%) Apache Spark
9 4 (0.31%) Umbraco
10 3 (0.23%) Apache Solr
10 3 (0.23%) nginx
11 2 (0.15%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.15%) BizTalk Server
11 2 (0.15%) Joomla!
11 2 (0.15%) Moodle
12 1 (0.076%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 1 (0.076%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 1 (0.076%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 59 (4.51%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (2.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.84%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (0.76%) InfoPath
6 7 (0.53%) Trello
7 5 (0.38%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.31%) AutoCAD
8 4 (0.31%) Revit
9 2 (0.15%) Adobe Captivate
10 1 (0.076%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.076%) Blender
10 1 (0.076%) Notion
10 1 (0.076%) Sketch
10 1 (0.076%) UXPin
10 1 (0.076%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 62 (4.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 27 (2.06%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (0.99%) TrackWise
4 11 (0.84%) SAP CO
5 9 (0.69%) SAP FI
6 7 (0.53%) SAP FI-AP
7 6 (0.46%) SAP FI/CO
7 6 (0.46%) SAP Payroll
8 5 (0.38%) SAP MM
9 4 (0.31%) NEC Housing
9 4 (0.31%) SAP SD
10 3 (0.23%) SAP EWM
10 3 (0.23%) SAP WM
10 3 (0.23%) Shopify
11 2 (0.15%) Payment Gateway
11 2 (0.15%) SAP MII
12 1 (0.076%) CA PPM
12 1 (0.076%) SAP PM
12 1 (0.076%) SAP SCM
12 1 (0.076%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 271 (20.70%) Azure
2 156 (11.92%) SaaS
3 145 (11.08%) AWS
4 130 (9.93%) Azure DevOps
5 52 (3.97%) Power Platform
6 51 (3.90%) Serverless
7 45 (3.44%) GCP
8 38 (2.90%) Dynamics 365
9 30 (2.29%) Microsoft 365
10 27 (2.06%) GitHub
10 27 (2.06%) Power Automate
11 17 (1.30%) PaaS
11 17 (1.30%) PowerApps
12 16 (1.22%) SuccessFactors
13 8 (0.61%) Azure Stack
13 8 (0.61%) BrowserStack
13 8 (0.61%) ClickUp
13 8 (0.61%) Snowflake
14 7 (0.53%) GitHub Actions
15 6 (0.46%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 20 (1.53%) Firewall
2 15 (1.15%) Internet
3 5 (0.38%) Remote Desktop
4 4 (0.31%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.31%) VPN
5 3 (0.23%) DNS
5 3 (0.23%) HTTP
6 2 (0.15%) BGP
6 2 (0.15%) MQTT
6 2 (0.15%) SSL
6 2 (0.15%) VLAN
7 1 (0.076%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (0.076%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (0.076%) FlexRay
7 1 (0.076%) MPLS
7 1 (0.076%) NX-OS
7 1 (0.076%) RS-422
7 1 (0.076%) RS-485
7 1 (0.076%) VPLS
7 1 (0.076%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (8.56%) SQL Server
2 65 (4.97%) Relational Database
3 36 (2.75%) Oracle Database
3 36 (2.75%) RDBMS
4 31 (2.37%) Power BI
5 29 (2.22%) MySQL
6 20 (1.53%) NoSQL
6 20 (1.53%) PostgreSQL
7 18 (1.38%) Data Warehouse
8 15 (1.15%) MongoDB
9 14 (1.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 14 (1.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 12 (0.92%) Redis
11 7 (0.53%) Tableau
12 6 (0.46%) Looker
12 6 (0.46%) Power Query
12 6 (0.46%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 5 (0.38%) GIS
14 3 (0.23%) Big Data
14 3 (0.23%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 127 (9.70%) Selenium
2 119 (9.09%) JIRA
3 118 (9.01%) Git
4 103 (7.87%) Postman
5 91 (6.95%) Cucumber
6 70 (5.35%) Jenkins
7 56 (4.28%) Cypress.io
8 49 (3.74%) Visual Studio
9 36 (2.75%) JDeveloper
10 32 (2.44%) Jasmine
11 28 (2.14%) Karma Test Runner
11 28 (2.14%) SpecFlow
12 25 (1.91%) JUnit
13 22 (1.68%) TeamCity
14 21 (1.60%) JMeter
15 20 (1.53%) Appium
16 15 (1.15%) SoapUI
17 14 (1.07%) Bitbucket
18 12 (0.92%) Team Foundation Server
19 11 (0.84%) GitLab
General
1 402 (30.71%) Social Skills
2 231 (17.65%) Finance
3 149 (11.38%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (6.65%) Legal
4 87 (6.65%) Retail
5 74 (5.65%) Marketing
6 73 (5.58%) Public Sector
7 57 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 42 (3.21%) Pharmaceutical
9 41 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
9 41 (3.13%) Manufacturing
10 33 (2.52%) Telecoms
11 31 (2.37%) Law
12 29 (2.22%) Aerospace
12 29 (2.22%) Games
13 28 (2.14%) Organisational Skills
14 27 (2.06%) Electronics
15 24 (1.83%) Banking
16 23 (1.76%) Police
17 18 (1.38%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 247 (18.87%) Developer
2 187 (14.29%) Lead
3 156 (11.92%) Senior
4 112 (8.56%) Analyst
5 106 (8.10%) QA Engineer
6 103 (7.87%) Software Engineer
7 73 (5.58%) Architect
8 72 (5.50%) Tester
9 58 (4.43%) QA Manager
10 53 (4.05%) Solutions Architect
11 52 (3.97%) C# Developer
11 52 (3.97%) Project Manager
11 52 (3.97%) SAP Architect
12 48 (3.67%) QA Leader
13 46 (3.51%) SAP Solutions Architect
14 44 (3.36%) Software Developer
15 41 (3.13%) Senior Developer
16 39 (2.98%) .NET Developer
17 36 (2.75%) Ruby Engineer
18 32 (2.44%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 160 (12.22%) .NET
2 123 (9.40%) React
3 110 (8.40%) REST
4 91 (6.95%) AngularJS
5 83 (6.34%) CSS
6 82 (6.26%) HTML
7 67 (5.12%) Web Services
8 64 (4.89%) XML
9 63 (4.81%) ASP.NET
10 60 (4.58%) JSON
11 59 (4.51%) .NET Framework
11 59 (4.51%) Node.js
12 45 (3.44%) RESTful
13 41 (3.13%) SOAP
14 40 (3.06%) .NET Core
15 39 (2.98%) Spring
16 34 (2.60%) XML Schema
17 31 (2.37%) Sass
18 28 (2.14%) RxJS
19 27 (2.06%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 115 (8.79%) Product Ownership
2 49 (3.74%) Self-Motivation
3 47 (3.59%) Management Information System
4 34 (2.60%) Mobile App
5 33 (2.52%) Data Structures
6 27 (2.06%) Greenfield Project
7 26 (1.99%) Client/Server
8 24 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
9 21 (1.60%) Satnav
10 20 (1.53%) Onboarding
11 19 (1.45%) Cloud Native
12 18 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
12 18 (1.38%) Life Science
13 15 (1.15%) Algorithms
13 15 (1.15%) Low-Code
13 15 (1.15%) PropTech
14 14 (1.07%) LIMS
15 13 (0.99%) Data Centre
16 10 (0.76%) IoT
17 9 (0.69%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 73 (5.58%) Windows
2 52 (3.97%) Android
3 47 (3.59%) Apple iOS
4 42 (3.21%) Linux
5 7 (0.53%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.38%) Debian
6 5 (0.38%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.31%) AIX
7 4 (0.31%) VMS
8 3 (0.23%) Unix
9 2 (0.15%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.15%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.076%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 487 (37.20%) Agile
2 354 (27.04%) Problem-Solving
3 312 (23.83%) DevOps
4 299 (22.84%) Test Automation
5 191 (14.59%) Mentoring
6 184 (14.06%) Continuous Improvement
7 179 (13.67%) CI/CD
7 179 (13.67%) Software Engineering
8 166 (12.68%) Software Testing
9 165 (12.61%) Scrum
10 163 (12.45%) Project Management
11 146 (11.15%) Code Quality
12 126 (9.63%) Coaching
13 125 (9.55%) Unit Testing
14 108 (8.25%) Actionable Insight
15 106 (8.10%) Roadmaps
16 104 (7.94%) Clean Code
17 102 (7.79%) Stakeholder Management
18 98 (7.49%) User Acceptance Testing
19 94 (7.18%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 275 (21.01%) JavaScript
2 210 (16.04%) C#
3 162 (12.38%) Python
4 159 (12.15%) Java
5 152 (11.61%) SQL
6 87 (6.65%) TypeScript
7 51 (3.90%) Go
8 43 (3.28%) Ruby
9 40 (3.06%) Bash
10 36 (2.75%) Perl
11 35 (2.67%) T-SQL
12 33 (2.52%) PHP
13 31 (2.37%) C
14 30 (2.29%) C++
14 30 (2.29%) VB
15 28 (2.14%) VB.NET
15 28 (2.14%) VB6
16 23 (1.76%) Kotlin
17 19 (1.45%) Swift
18 8 (0.61%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 205 (15.66%) Degree
2 115 (8.79%) Security Cleared
3 62 (4.74%) Computer Science Degree
4 58 (4.43%) SC Cleared
5 37 (2.83%) DBS Check
6 29 (2.22%) DV Cleared
7 27 (2.06%) ISTQB
8 15 (1.15%) Master's Degree
9 14 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
10 13 (0.99%) Azure Certification
10 13 (0.99%) ISEB
10 13 (0.99%) PMI Certification
11 9 (0.69%) CREST Certified
11 9 (0.69%) PMP
12 7 (0.53%) CSPO
12 7 (0.53%) HNC
13 6 (0.46%) IIBA
13 6 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.38%) Numerate Degree
14 5 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (2.52%) Accessibility
2 26 (1.99%) PMO
3 25 (1.91%) Good Clinical Practice
3 25 (1.91%) Software Quality Assurance
4 24 (1.83%) ISO 9001
5 14 (1.07%) GxP
6 13 (0.99%) Data Quality
6 13 (0.99%) GMP
6 13 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 12 (0.92%) GDPR
8 8 (0.61%) NEBOSH
9 7 (0.53%) ISO 14001
9 7 (0.53%) ISO 22301
10 5 (0.38%) SLA
11 3 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.15%) ISO 13485
12 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.076%) GRC
13 1 (0.076%) ISO 26262
13 1 (0.076%) MISRA
System Software
1 73 (5.58%) Docker
2 14 (1.07%) Firmware
3 12 (0.92%) Virtual Desktop
4 10 (0.76%) Embedded Firmware
5 7 (0.53%) Active Directory
6 5 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 40 (3.06%) Kubernetes
2 18 (1.38%) Ansible
3 17 (1.30%) Terraform
4 12 (0.92%) Docker Swarm
5 6 (0.46%) HP Quality Center
6 5 (0.38%) Grafana
6 5 (0.38%) Kibana
6 5 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (0.31%) Puppet
8 2 (0.15%) Podman
9 1 (0.076%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.076%) HAProxy
9 1 (0.076%) Kubeflow
9 1 (0.076%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 206 (15.74%) Microsoft
2 85 (6.49%) SAP
3 46 (3.51%) Oracle
4 39 (2.98%) Google
5 36 (2.75%) ServiceNow
6 12 (0.92%) Salesforce
7 10 (0.76%) Aderant
8 8 (0.61%) Ariba
8 8 (0.61%) Databricks
9 7 (0.53%) CheckPoint
10 6 (0.46%) HP
10 6 (0.46%) Intel
10 6 (0.46%) MuleSoft
10 6 (0.46%) OutSystems
11 5 (0.38%) Adobe
12 4 (0.31%) NEC
12 4 (0.31%) Splunk
12 4 (0.31%) Thales
13 3 (0.23%) Twitter
13 3 (0.23%) VMware