Quality Assurance Engineer
Cheshire > Chester
The median Quality Assurance Engineer salary in Chester is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
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| Rank | 20 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Engineer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Chester | 1.59% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.85% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | - | - |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £61,250 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Chester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title | 108 | 67 | 105 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 85.71% | 100.00% | 95.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 57 | 36 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,600 | £31,875 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £37,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -9.09% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £67,070 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £66,250 | £75,000 |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £45,000 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +5.56% |
QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'QA Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Chester.
QA Engineer
Salary Trend in Chester
Salary distribution trend for QA Engineer job vacancies in Chester.
QA Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, QA Engineer 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 Chester region featuring QA Engineer in the job title.
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QA Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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:
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