QA Engineer Job Trends in Barnsley

Quality Assurance Engineer
South Yorkshire > Barnsley

The median Quality Assurance Engineer salary in Barnsley is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Barnsley 1.78% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.92% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £49,000 -
% change year-on-year -18.37% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Barnsley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Barnsley. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Barnsley with a recognized job title 156 15 40
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 100.00% 85.11%
Number of salaries quoted 71 12 36
10th Percentile £31,250 - £37,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £24,000 £40,641
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -22.22% +9.09%
75th Percentile £55,000 £47,188 £50,000
90th Percentile £61,250 £57,500 £54,047
South Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% - +5.56%

QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Barnsley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'QA Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Barnsley.

QA Engineer job vacancy trend in Barnsley

QA Engineer
Salary Trend in Barnsley

Salary distribution trend for QA Engineer job vacancies in Barnsley.

Salary distribution trend for QA Engineer job vacancies in Barnsley

QA Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barnsley

For the 6 months to 17 July 2026, QA Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Barnsley region featuring QA Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) QA

QA Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barnsley 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) QA