Quality Engineer Job Trends in Cumbria

Quality Engineer
North West > Cumbria

The median Quality Engineer salary in Cumbria is £54,490 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Quality Engineer 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria 1.46% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.60% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,490 - -
North West median annual salary £45,000 - £45,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cumbria

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cumbria. 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 Cumbria with a recognized job title 374 259 503
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.00% 89.00% 96.73%
Number of salaries quoted 267 133 337
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £29,800
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% +2.74%
75th Percentile £51,625 £55,625 £56,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £63,900 £65,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Quality Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Quality Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.

Quality Engineer job vacancy trend in Cumbria

Quality Engineer
Salary Trend in Cumbria

Salary distribution trend for Quality Engineer job vacancies in Cumbria.

Salary distribution trend for Quality Engineer job vacancies in Cumbria

Quality Engineer
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Quality Engineer within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 21 September 2026. 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
Barrow-in-Furness - 2 - - 3
Broughton-in-Furness - 1 - -
Dalton-in-Furness - 1 - -
Grange-over-Sands - 1 £54,490 -
Kirkby-in-Furness - 1 - -
Quality Engineer
North West

Quality Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria

For the 6 months to 21 September 2026, Quality 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 Cumbria region featuring Quality Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) QA
2 5 (83.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 5 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (83.33%) Degree
2 5 (83.33%) ERP
2 5 (83.33%) HNC
2 5 (83.33%) HND
2 5 (83.33%) ISO 9001
2 5 (83.33%) Lean Six Sigma
2 5 (83.33%) Mentoring
2 5 (83.33%) Programme Delivery
2 5 (83.33%) Risk Assessment
2 5 (83.33%) SAP
2 5 (83.33%) Six Sigma

Quality Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria 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 5 (83.33%) Aerospace
1 5 (83.33%) Finance
1 5 (83.33%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (83.33%) ERP
1 5 (83.33%) Lean Six Sigma
1 5 (83.33%) Mentoring
1 5 (83.33%) Programme Delivery
1 5 (83.33%) Risk Assessment
1 5 (83.33%) Six Sigma
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 5 (83.33%) Degree
1 5 (83.33%) HNC
1 5 (83.33%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) QA
2 5 (83.33%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) SAP