Quality Assurance Specialist
UK > England
The median Quality Assurance Specialist salary in England is £56,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 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 17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 671 | 767 | 918 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +96 | +151 | +223 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Specialist | 19 | 62 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.038% | 0.072% | 0.009% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.042% | 0.076% | 0.010% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | - | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,250 | £45,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -30.77% | -22.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £52,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £55,000 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £56,110 | £45,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.69% | -30.77% | -22.39% |
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 | 45,023 | 81,588 | 81,077 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.06% | 94.56% | 91.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,443 | 60,779 | 51,494 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,913 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,800 | £53,000 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.17% | -12.83% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
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.
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Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Specialist in England.
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Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Specialist in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.
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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 17 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 | +114 | 8 | £56,250 | - | 2 |
| South West | +102 | 4 | - | - | |
| South East | +79 | 4 | - | - | 5 |
| East of England | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
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QA Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, 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.
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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: