Head of QA Job Trends in County Down

Head of Quality Assurance
Northern Ireland > County Down

As of 24 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Quality Assurance salary in County Down.

 6 months to
24 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of QA 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in County Down 2.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.86% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
County Down

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in County Down. 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 County Down with a recognized job title 70 23 3
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 79.55% 100.00% 75.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 1
10th Percentile £42,000 - -
25th Percentile - £51,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +23.53% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £53,750 £43,750
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% -4.55% +10.00%

Head of QA Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Down

For the 6 months to 24 February 2026, Head of QA 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 County Down region featuring Head of QA in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) IRCA
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Head of QA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Down 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) IRCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 2 (100.00%) QA