QA Jobs in Cambridge

Quality Assurance (QA)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for QA skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited QA over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 54 11 36
Rank change year-on-year -43 +25 +2
Permanent jobs citing QA 30 157 123
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 3.04% 15.62% 7.56%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 32.26% 78.89% 39.68%
Number of salaries quoted 20 4 34
10th Percentile - £50,000 £33,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £55,625 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £63,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -37.25% +21.43% +10.53%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile - £80,250 £83,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £43,750 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +2.94% -10.53% +5.56%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Cambridge

QA is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 93 199 310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 9.43% 19.80% 19.04%
Number of salaries quoted 73 24 85
10th Percentile £24,353 £27,150 £28,700
25th Percentile £31,000 £28,125 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £48,750 £45,612
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +6.88% -3.98%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £56,250
90th Percentile £79,750 £78,200 £73,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £38,000 £46,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year -17.84% -7.50% +11.11%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for QA in Cambridge

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Salary Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA in Cambridge.

Salary trend for QA in Cambridge

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Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing QA in Cambridge over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for QA in Cambridge

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Applications
1 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.33%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.33%) HTTP
Development Applications
1 8 (26.67%) Appium
1 8 (26.67%) UI Automator
2 3 (10.00%) JIRA
3 1 (3.33%) Bugzilla
3 1 (3.33%) Cypress.io
3 1 (3.33%) Git
3 1 (3.33%) Zephyr
General
1 8 (26.67%) Automotive
2 4 (13.33%) Pharmaceutical
3 3 (10.00%) Aerospace
3 3 (10.00%) Electronics
3 3 (10.00%) Telecoms
3 3 (10.00%) Welsh Language
4 2 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.33%) Finance
5 1 (3.33%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (3.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (26.67%) Head of Test
1 8 (26.67%) Head of Testing
1 8 (26.67%) Test Engineer
2 7 (23.33%) Test Manager
2 7 (23.33%) Testing Manager
3 5 (16.67%) Senior
4 3 (10.00%) Embedded Engineer
4 3 (10.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 3 (10.00%) QA Engineer
4 3 (10.00%) QA Manager
4 3 (10.00%) Quality Manager
4 3 (10.00%) Software Engineer
5 2 (6.67%) Mobile Engineer
5 2 (6.67%) QA Automation Engineer
5 2 (6.67%) QA Test Engineer
5 2 (6.67%) Test Automation Engineer
6 1 (3.33%) Head of QA
6 1 (3.33%) Lead
6 1 (3.33%) Project Coordinator
6 1 (3.33%) QA Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.33%) Gherkin
1 1 (3.33%) WebdriverIO
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.00%) Mobile App
1 6 (20.00%) Smartphone
2 5 (16.67%) Embedded Systems
3 3 (10.00%) Robotics
4 2 (6.67%) Client/Server
5 1 (3.33%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 9 (30.00%) Windows
2 8 (26.67%) Linux
2 8 (26.67%) Mac OS
3 6 (20.00%) Unix
4 2 (6.67%) Android
4 2 (6.67%) Apple iOS
4 2 (6.67%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (40.00%) Line Management
2 10 (33.33%) Test Automation
3 9 (30.00%) Manual Testing
3 9 (30.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 8 (26.67%) Regression Testing
5 6 (20.00%) Computer Science
5 6 (20.00%) User Experience
6 4 (13.33%) Agile
6 4 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (13.33%) PLM
6 4 (13.33%) Quality Management
6 4 (13.33%) Regulatory Compliance
7 3 (10.00%) Ergonomics
7 3 (10.00%) Human Factors
7 3 (10.00%) QMS
7 3 (10.00%) Software Engineering
8 2 (6.67%) Project Management
8 2 (6.67%) Risk Management
8 2 (6.67%) Software Testing
8 2 (6.67%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (10.00%) C
2 2 (6.67%) Java
2 2 (6.67%) Python
3 1 (3.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 14 (46.67%) Degree
2 6 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (10.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.33%) DBS Check
4 1 (3.33%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (13.33%) GxP
2 1 (3.33%) ISO 9001
2 1 (3.33%) NIST
Systems Management
1 1 (3.33%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 1 (3.33%) HP
1 1 (3.33%) Microsoft