The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Blackburn requiring QA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited QA over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 14 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
50
7
-
Rank change year-on-year
-43
-
-
Permanent jobs citing QA
4
13
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn
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 Blackburn.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
18
21
5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn
6.57%
22.83%
18.52%
Number of salaries quoted
17
9
5
10th Percentile
£46,250
£23,200
-
25th Percentile
£47,500
£28,250
-
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£47,683
£28,500
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
+67.31%
-43.00%
+73.91%
75th Percentile
£48,750
£28,750
-
90th Percentile
£54,793
-
£72,500
Lancashire median annual salary
£47,683
£40,000
£50,000
% change year-on-year
+19.21%
-20.00%
+42.86%
QA Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.
QA Salary Trend in Blackburn
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA in Blackburn.
QA Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn
For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, job vacancies citing QA also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Blackburn region with a requirement for QA.
QA Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
