QA Leader Jobs in Central London

Quality Assurance Lead
London > Central London

The median Quality Assurance Lead salary in Central London is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 155 184 238
Rank change year-on-year +29 +54 +35
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Leader 2 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.079% 0.11% 0.058%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.087% 0.11% 0.060%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £77,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £71,250 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.77% -10.94% -3.03%
75th Percentile £67,500 £82,813 £82,500
90th Percentile - £83,375 -
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £92,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -24.32% +19.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,302 3,598 5,003
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.49% 95.16% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,620 2,803 4,158
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £54,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year - -2.03% +2.07%
75th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%

QA Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured QA Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for QA Leader in Central London

QA Leader
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Leader in Central London.

Salary trend for QA Leader in Central London

QA Leader
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Leader within the Central London region over the 6 months to 13 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +35 1 £65,000 -8.77% 1
Southwark - 1 - -
QA Leader
London

QA Leader Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, QA Leader job roles required 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 Central London region featuring QA Leader in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) ISEB
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Facilities Management
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (50.00%) Selenium
2 1 (50.00%) Manual Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Information Assurance
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Information Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity

QA Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Selenium
General
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Legal
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Facilities Management
1 1 (50.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (50.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ISEB
1 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA