QA Manager Job Trends in the East of England

Quality Assurance Manager
England > East of England

The median Quality Assurance Manager salary in the East of England is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 158 178 131
Rank change year-on-year +20 -47 +127
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Manager 3 6 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.085% 0.14% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.095% 0.15% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 3
10th Percentile - - £64,000
25th Percentile - £30,000 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £32,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% -53.57% -6.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £50,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £77,000 £77,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £84,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% -40.48% +29.23%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 3,168 3,898 2,013
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.67% 92.79% 95.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1,981 1,988 1,393
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,750 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - -
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.83% -4.17% -

QA Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'QA Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

QA Manager job vacancy trend in the East of England

QA Manager
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for QA Manager job vacancies in the East of England.

Salary distribution trend for QA Manager job vacancies in the East of England

QA Manager
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Manager in the East of England over the 6 months to 14 November 2025.

Salary histogram for QA Manager in the East of England

QA Manager
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Manager within the East of England region over the 6 months to 14 November 2025. 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
Bedfordshire - 2 £45,000 - 2
Suffolk - 1 £85,000 - 1
QA Manager
England

QA Manager Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, QA Manager 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 East of England region featuring QA Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement

QA Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 (66.67%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) QA