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 11 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 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 578 | 637 | 577 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +59 | -60 | -105 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Engineer | 95 | 195 | 381 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.20% | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.24% | 0.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 86 | 154 | 301 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £36,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £38,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £47,500 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.05% | -12.04% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,500 | £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 | 43,811 | 81,137 | 82,278 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.57% | 94.49% | 91.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,794 | 60,555 | 52,271 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,280 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,688 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,443 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -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 11 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 11 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 | +101 | 46 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 119 |
| Midlands | +63 | 15 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 19 |
| South East | +52 | 12 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 43 |
| East Midlands | +51 | 12 | £56,250 | +7.14% | 6 |
| East of England | +44 | 11 | £53,000 | +32.50% | 22 |
| North of England | +49 | 4 | £74,900 | +57.68% | 31 |
| South West | +77 | 3 | £35,000 | -36.36% | 12 |
| West Midlands | +51 | 3 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +65 | 2 | £51,150 | +7.68% | 8 |
| North West | -7 | 2 | £90,000 | +89.47% | 18 |
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QA Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 11 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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