QA Job Trends in Bristol

Quality Assurance (QA)
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring QA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 43 66
Rank change year-on-year -23 +23 +15
Permanent jobs citing QA 51 41 71
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 1.82% 3.75% 2.74%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 22.47% 19.34% 18.39%
Number of salaries quoted 39 31 43
10th Percentile - £35,000 £36,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £62,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £92,500 £83,500
South West median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -10.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 227 212 386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 8.08% 19.41% 14.88%
Number of salaries quoted 152 163 233
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,850 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,750 £48,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,202
Median % change year-on-year - -8.64% -0.08%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £99,000 £93,778 £86,000
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £54,022
% change year-on-year +5.00% -7.44% -1.78%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing QA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

QA job vacancy trend in Bristol

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Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing QA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing QA

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Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing QA in Bristol over the 6 months to 7 August 2026.

Salary histogram for QA in Bristol

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.96%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (3.92%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.96%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 4 (7.84%) SaaS
2 3 (5.88%) AWS
2 3 (5.88%) Azure
3 2 (3.92%) ChatGPT
3 2 (3.92%) GCP
3 2 (3.92%) GitHub
3 2 (3.92%) Google Gemini
3 2 (3.92%) Google Sheets
3 2 (3.92%) Google Workspace
3 2 (3.92%) Microsoft Copilot
4 1 (1.96%) Anthropic Claude
4 1 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.96%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.96%) Telepresence
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.88%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.92%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 5 (9.80%) Git
2 2 (3.92%) Jenkins
2 2 (3.92%) JIRA
2 2 (3.92%) TeamCity
3 1 (1.96%) Cypress.io
3 1 (1.96%) Postman
General
1 14 (27.45%) Finance
1 14 (27.45%) Social Skills
2 11 (21.57%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (21.57%) Marketing
3 3 (5.88%) Pharmaceutical
3 3 (5.88%) Retail
4 2 (3.92%) Electronics
4 2 (3.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (15.69%) Coordinator
2 6 (11.76%) Head of QA
3 5 (9.80%) Developer
4 4 (7.84%) Lead
4 4 (7.84%) Senior
4 4 (7.84%) Technical Support
5 3 (5.88%) Analyst
5 3 (5.88%) Data Analyst
5 3 (5.88%) Senior Developer
5 3 (5.88%) Technologist
6 2 (3.92%) Business Manager
6 2 (3.92%) Junior
6 2 (3.92%) Lead Developer
6 2 (3.92%) Marketing Manager
6 2 (3.92%) QA Engineer
6 2 (3.92%) Salesforce Developer
6 2 (3.92%) Software Developer
6 2 (3.92%) Support Manager
6 2 (3.92%) Team Leader
6 2 (3.92%) Technical Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.84%) .NET
2 3 (5.88%) HTML
2 3 (5.88%) Java RMI
2 3 (5.88%) React
3 2 (3.92%) .NET Framework
3 2 (3.92%) Avalonia
3 2 (3.92%) CSS
3 2 (3.92%) Entity Framework
3 2 (3.92%) REST
3 2 (3.92%) WPF
4 1 (1.96%) .NET Core
4 1 (1.96%) ASP.NET
4 1 (1.96%) ASP.NET Core
4 1 (1.96%) GraphQL
4 1 (1.96%) HTML5
4 1 (1.96%) Playwright
4 1 (1.96%) React Native
4 1 (1.96%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 11 (21.57%) Data Centre
2 7 (13.73%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (7.84%) Onboarding
4 3 (5.88%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.96%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.96%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.96%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.92%) Android
1 2 (3.92%) Apple iOS
1 2 (3.92%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (27.45%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (23.53%) Project Management
3 11 (21.57%) Customer Requirements
4 9 (17.65%) Quality Management
5 7 (13.73%) Analytics
5 7 (13.73%) Customer Experience
5 7 (13.73%) Root Cause Analysis
6 6 (11.76%) Actionable Insight
6 6 (11.76%) Agile
6 6 (11.76%) Anti-Money Laundering
6 6 (11.76%) Change Management
6 6 (11.76%) PRINCE2
6 6 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (11.76%) Service Delivery
6 6 (11.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (9.80%) Data Analysis
7 5 (9.80%) DevOps
7 5 (9.80%) Software Engineering
7 5 (9.80%) Validation
8 4 (7.84%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 7 (13.73%) JavaScript
1 7 (13.73%) SQL
2 5 (9.80%) Python
3 4 (7.84%) C#
4 3 (5.88%) Java
5 2 (3.92%) C++
5 2 (3.92%) XAML
6 1 (1.96%) Assembly Language
6 1 (1.96%) C
6 1 (1.96%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 6 (11.76%) IRCA
2 4 (7.84%) Degree
3 2 (3.92%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.96%) CISM
4 1 (1.96%) CISSP
4 1 (1.96%) CRISC
4 1 (1.96%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.96%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.96%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (11.76%) GDPR
1 6 (11.76%) ISO 9001
2 3 (5.88%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.96%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.96%) JSP 440
3 1 (1.96%) NIST
3 1 (1.96%) WCAG
Vendors
1 5 (9.80%) Google
2 3 (5.88%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.92%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.96%) Adobe