QA Job Trends in Argyll and Bute

Quality Assurance (QA)
Scotland > Argyll and Bute

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Argyll and Bute requiring QA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing QA 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Argyll and Bute 20.00% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 100.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £20,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £36,000 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -31.43% +16.67% -18.18%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Argyll and Bute

QA falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Argyll and Bute.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Argyll and Bute 20.00% 40.00% 4.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £20,000 £66,250 -
Median % change year-on-year -69.81% - -
Scotland median annual salary £53,750 £57,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year -6.52% +19.79% -12.54%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Argyll and Bute

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing QA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Argyll and Bute.

QA job vacancy trend in Argyll and Bute

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Salary Trend in Argyll and Bute

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Argyll and Bute citing QA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Argyll and Bute citing QA

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Job Locations in Argyll and Bute

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the Argyll and Bute region over the 6 months to 8 May 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
Helensburgh - 1 £20,000 - 1
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Scotland

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Argyll and Bute 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Military
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management