QA Job Trends in Bedford

Quality Assurance (QA)
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bedford requiring QA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 11 -
Rank change year-on-year -11 - -
Permanent jobs citing QA 2 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford 1.02% 6.15% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 15.38% 40.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £45,000 - £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -14.29%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Bedford

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 Bedford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 13 10 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedford 6.63% 15.38% 8.78%
Number of salaries quoted 9 2 13
10th Percentile £33,250 £59,750 £17,850
25th Percentile £45,000 £63,125 £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £70,000 £22,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +211.11% -63.27%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,625 £28,750
90th Percentile £72,750 £78,250 £55,500
Bedfordshire median annual salary £45,000 £70,000 £42,250
% change year-on-year -35.71% +65.68% -26.52%

QA
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

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

QA job vacancy trend in Bedford

QA
Salary Trend in Bedford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing QA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing QA