Software Quality Engineer
South West > Devon
The median Software Quality Engineer salary in Devon is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 75 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Quality Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Devon | 0.11% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £43,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | - | £54,000 |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Devon
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title | 904 | 323 | 784 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.10% | 82.82% | 94.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 582 | 144 | 612 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,750 | £26,025 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £31,250 | £33,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,125 | £72,500 | £65,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | -2.91% |
Software Quality Engineer
Job Locations in Devon
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Quality Engineer within the Devon region over the 6 months to 19 April 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 |
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| Exeter | - | 1 | £42,500 | - | |
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Software Quality Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon
For the 6 months to 19 April 2026, Software 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 Devon region featuring Software Quality Engineer in the job title.
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Software Quality Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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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