QA Job Trends in Chester
Quality Assurance (QA)
Cheshire > Chester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Chester citing QA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 21 | 14 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing QA | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Chester | 3.19% | 7.80% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 33.33% | 52.38% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £19,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £44,125 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £26,000 | £55,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -52.73% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £71,250 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £55,600 | £72,675 | - |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £36,250 | £67,500 | £48,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.30% | +39.90% | +1.58% |
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 citing quality assurance or compliance skills in Chester.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills | 24 | 21 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester | 9.56% | 14.89% | 3.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 10 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £19,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26,000 | £31,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £55,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.91% | +37.50% | -27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £68,125 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,000 | £71,725 | - |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +25.00% | -15.79% |
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 Salary Trend in Chester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing QA.
QA Salary Histogram in Chester
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA in Chester over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
QA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.