QA Job Trends in Chester

Quality Assurance (QA)
Cheshire > Chester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Chester requiring QA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 13 -
Rank change year-on-year -11 - -
Permanent jobs citing QA 1 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Chester 0.41% 6.90% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.26% 75.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £55,000 -
Cheshire median annual salary £30,000 £56,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year -46.67% +25.00% +12.50%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Chester

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 Chester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 19 8 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester 7.82% 9.20% 5.50%
Number of salaries quoted 14 5 7
10th Percentile £46,625 £34,250 £25,950
25th Percentile £48,125 £46,250 £29,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +37.50% -15.79%
75th Percentile £57,750 £58,750 £71,915
90th Percentile £68,250 £66,250 -
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £45,250
% change year-on-year -4.76% +16.02% -4.74%

QA
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

QA job vacancy trend in Chester

QA
Salary Trend in Chester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing QA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing QA