Quality Assurance Specialist
East of England > Bedfordshire
The median Quality Assurance Specialist salary in Bedfordshire is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Specialist | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire | 0.35% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | - | - |
| East of England median annual salary | £35,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 246 | 356 | 162 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.01% | 86.62% | 96.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 163 | 177 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £32,500 | £25,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,000 | £40,000 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.76% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £53,750 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £73,000 | £93,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
QA Specialist
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 Specialist within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 23 December 2025. 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 |
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| Leighton Buzzard | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | 2 |
| QA Specialist East of England |
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QA Specialist Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire
For the 6 months to 23 December 2025, QA Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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QA Specialist 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:
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