Quality Assurance Engineer
UK > England
The median Quality Assurance Engineer salary in England is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 596 | 650 | 575 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +54 | -75 | -106 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Engineer | 95 | 194 | 369 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.19% | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 87 | 152 | 289 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,000 | £36,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £38,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.05% | -9.52% | -8.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,250 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -9.09% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title | 44,665 | 81,175 | 81,176 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.78% | 94.55% | 91.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,293 | 60,496 | 51,517 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.54% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,519 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured QA Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
QA Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Engineer in England.
QA Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Engineer in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
QA Engineer
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 16 May 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 |
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| London | +97 | 43 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 113 |
| Midlands | +62 | 15 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 18 |
| East of England | +49 | 14 | £53,000 | +32.50% | 21 |
| East Midlands | +39 | 12 | £56,250 | +7.14% | 8 |
| South East | +49 | 11 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 41 |
| South West | +79 | 4 | £43,750 | -19.72% | 12 |
| North of England | +37 | 4 | £74,900 | +57.68% | 29 |
| West Midlands | +48 | 3 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +66 | 2 | £51,150 | +7.68% | 9 |
| North West | -3 | 2 | £90,000 | +89.47% | 16 |
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QA Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, QA Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring QA Engineer in the job title.
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QA Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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