Junior QA Analyst Job Trends in Birmingham

Junior Quality Assurance Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Junior Quality Assurance Analyst salary in Birmingham is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2026.

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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior QA Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.034% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 - -
75th Percentile £35,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £34,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,691 1,178 2,598
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.28% 94.47% 94.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2,069 790 2,116
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,497 £42,500 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £84,964
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Junior QA Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Junior QA Analyst job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Junior QA Analyst
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Junior QA Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Junior QA Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham

Junior QA Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 9 May 2026, Junior QA Analyst 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 Birmingham region featuring Junior QA Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ADO
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) API Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation

Junior QA Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) ADO
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) API Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA