Quality Assurance Tester
UK > England
The median Quality Assurance Tester salary in England is £41,774 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 | 674 | 814 | 831 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +140 | +17 | +158 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Tester | 17 | 29 | 83 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.035% | 0.034% | 0.094% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.038% | 0.036% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 22 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,400 | £36,250 | £22,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,000 | £37,500 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,774 | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.71% | -15.00% | -0.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £51,563 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £59,250 | £73,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £41,774 | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.71% | -15.00% | - |
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 Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured QA Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
QA Tester
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Tester in England.
QA Tester
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Tester in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
QA Tester
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 Tester 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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| North of England | +53 | 7 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 4 |
| North West | +6 | 5 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 3 |
| South East | +102 | 4 | £39,250 | -7.65% | 4 |
| London | +100 | 3 | £37,500 | -21.05% | 2 |
| Midlands | +56 | 2 | £32,000 | -20.00% | |
| East Midlands | +29 | 2 | £32,000 | - | |
| South West | +108 | 1 | £40,000 | - | |
| North East | - | 1 | £41,774 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £41,774 | - | |
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QA Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, QA Tester 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 Tester in the job title.
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QA Tester 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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