QA Analyst Job Trends in Exeter

Quality Assurance Analyst
Devon > Exeter

The median Quality Assurance Analyst salary in Exeter is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 November 2025.

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

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter 0.54% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
Devon median annual salary £40,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 174 294 140
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.55% 97.35% 94.59%
Number of salaries quoted 129 223 106
10th Percentile £27,100 £28,000 £26,060
25th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £35,285
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,491 £47,566
Median % change year-on-year -8.03% -8.57% +21.07%
75th Percentile £47,500 £55,000 £64,407
90th Percentile £58,750 £70,000 £82,500
Devon median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £46,750
% change year-on-year -11.11% -3.74% +13.85%

QA Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

QA Analyst job vacancy trend in Exeter

QA Analyst
Salary Trend in Exeter

Salary distribution trend for QA Analyst job vacancies in Exeter.

Salary distribution trend for QA Analyst job vacancies in Exeter

QA Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 11 November 2025, 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 Exeter region featuring QA Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) CircleCI
1 1 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Gatling
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) LoadRunner
1 1 (100.00%) Locust
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management

QA Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) CircleCI
1 1 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 1 (100.00%) Gatling
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) LoadRunner
1 1 (100.00%) Locust
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) TestRail
1 1 (100.00%) Zephyr
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA