Head of QA Job Trends in Belfast

Head of Quality Assurance
County Antrim > Belfast

As of 24 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Quality Assurance salary in Belfast.

 6 months to
24 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of QA 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 0.44% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
County Antrim median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 419 218 291
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.68% 97.76% 94.17%
Number of salaries quoted 237 65 215
10th Percentile £26,250 £45,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £50,000 £35,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £59,430 £57,276
Median % change year-on-year -24.28% +3.76% +14.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £92,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £87,500
County Antrim median annual salary £45,000 £59,430 £55,000
% change year-on-year -24.28% +8.05% +10.00%

Head of QA Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 24 February 2026, Head of QA 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 Belfast region featuring Head of QA in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) IRCA
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Head of QA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) IRCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 2 (100.00%) QA