QA Specialist Jobs in England

Quality Assurance Specialist
UK > England

The median Quality Assurance Specialist salary in England is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 798 918 1144
Rank change year-on-year +120 +226 -278
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Specialist 38 8 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.045% 0.009% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% 0.010% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £62,500 £73,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £65,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% -27.78% +28.57%
75th Percentile £55,000 £67,500 -
90th Percentile £56,000 - -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £65,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year -30.77% -27.78% +28.57%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 80,478 82,732 127,934
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.46% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,133 52,417 75,087
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,725 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

QA Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured QA Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for QA Specialist in England

QA Specialist
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Specialist in England.

Salary trend for QA Specialist in England

QA Specialist
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 Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 7 May 2024. 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
North of England +58 16 £45,000 - 1
South East +27 9 - - 2
South West - 8 £55,000 - 2
North West - 8 £45,000 -
Yorkshire +83 4 - - 1
North East - 4 £55,000 -
Midlands - 3 - - 1
London +122 2 - - 4
West Midlands - 2 - - 1
East Midlands - 1 - -
QA Specialist
UK

QA Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, QA Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 38 (100.00%) QA
2 29 (76.32%) Manufacturing
3 28 (73.68%) Coaching
4 24 (63.16%) Pharmaceutical
5 22 (57.89%) Degree
5 22 (57.89%) QMS
5 22 (57.89%) CAPA
6 21 (55.26%) Line Management
6 21 (55.26%) Mentoring
6 21 (55.26%) Supplier Management
6 21 (55.26%) GMP
7 8 (21.05%) Social Skills
8 7 (18.42%) Data Analysis
8 7 (18.42%) Chemistry
8 7 (18.42%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (10.53%) Driving Licence
10 2 (5.26%) Validation
10 2 (5.26%) Problem-Solving
11 1 (2.63%) Molecular Biology
11 1 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (2.63%) CI/CD
11 1 (2.63%) Commercialisation
11 1 (2.63%) Customer Experience
11 1 (2.63%) Banking
11 1 (2.63%) Document Management
11 1 (2.63%) Dynamics CRM
11 1 (2.63%) Informatics
11 1 (2.63%) ISO 9001
11 1 (2.63%) CRM
11 1 (2.63%) ERP

QA Specialist 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
General
1 29 (76.32%) Manufacturing
2 24 (63.16%) Pharmaceutical
3 8 (21.05%) Social Skills
4 7 (18.42%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.63%) Banking
5 1 (2.63%) Electronics
5 1 (2.63%) Finance
5 1 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.53%) Driving Licence
2 1 (2.63%) Molecular Biology
2 1 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (73.68%) Coaching
2 22 (57.89%) CAPA
2 22 (57.89%) QMS
3 21 (55.26%) Line Management
3 21 (55.26%) Mentoring
3 21 (55.26%) Supplier Management
4 7 (18.42%) Chemistry
4 7 (18.42%) Data Analysis
5 2 (5.26%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (5.26%) Validation
6 1 (2.63%) CI/CD
6 1 (2.63%) Commercialisation
6 1 (2.63%) CRM
6 1 (2.63%) Customer Experience
6 1 (2.63%) Disruptive Innovation
6 1 (2.63%) Document Management
6 1 (2.63%) ERP
6 1 (2.63%) Quality Management
6 1 (2.63%) Regression Testing
6 1 (2.63%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 22 (57.89%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (100.00%) QA
2 21 (55.26%) GMP
3 1 (2.63%) ISO 13485
3 1 (2.63%) ISO 9001