Software QA Analyst Job Trends in England

Software Quality Assurance Analyst
UK > England

The median Software Quality Assurance Analyst salary in England is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 676 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software QA Analyst 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.008% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% - -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £48,125 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 68,398 32,714 75,749
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.39% 89.52% 94.39%
Number of salaries quoted 45,036 21,221 58,864
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.71%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

Software QA Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software QA Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Software QA Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Software QA Analyst
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Software QA Analyst job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Software QA Analyst job vacancies in England

Software QA Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software QA Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 10 April 2026. 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
South East - 6 £50,000 -
Software QA Analyst
UK

Software QA Analyst Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 10 April 2026, Software QA Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Software QA Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) QA
2 2 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 2 (33.33%) Playwright
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) REST
2 2 (33.33%) Test Automation
2 2 (33.33%) TypeScript

Software QA Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) Playwright
1 2 (33.33%) REST
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (33.33%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) JavaScript
1 2 (33.33%) TypeScript
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) QA