QA Engineer Job Trends in Bedfordshire

Quality Assurance Engineer
East of England > Bedfordshire

The median Quality Assurance Engineer salary in Bedfordshire is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire 0.43% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +32.50% -15.79%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bedfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 Bedfordshire with a recognized job title 426 550 425
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.03% 92.75% 97.03%
Number of salaries quoted 281 120 324
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £39,000 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,760 £50,484 £48,770
Median % change year-on-year -3.41% +3.51% -15.18%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,438 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,625 £84,625
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £51,422 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.76% +8.26% -13.64%

QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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 Bedfordshire.

QA Engineer job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

QA Engineer
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution trend for QA Engineer job vacancies in Bedfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for QA Engineer job vacancies in Bedfordshire

QA Engineer
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Engineer within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 6 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
Bedford - 2 £45,000 - 2
QA Engineer
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 6 May 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 Bedfordshire region featuring QA Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) QA

QA Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA