QA Engineer Job Trends in Exeter

Quality Assurance Engineer
Devon > Exeter

The median Quality Assurance Engineer salary in Exeter is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 October 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 34 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Engineer 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter 0.56% 0.66% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% 0.67% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £65,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -38.46% - -
Devon median annual salary £45,000 £62,500 -
% change year-on-year -28.00% - -

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 166 297 158
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.79% 97.38% 95.18%
Number of salaries quoted 132 231 118
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £24,770
25th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £35,249
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,750 £43,491 £47,566
Median % change year-on-year -13.20% -8.57% +21.07%
75th Percentile £45,313 £52,100 £64,407
90th Percentile £58,625 £68,750 £78,250
Devon median annual salary £36,625 £45,000 £44,750
% change year-on-year -18.61% +0.56% +8.98%

QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

QA Engineer job vacancy trend in Exeter

QA Engineer
Salary Trend in Exeter

Salary distribution trend for QA Engineer job vacancies in Exeter.

Salary distribution trend for QA Engineer job vacancies in Exeter

QA Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, QA Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Performance Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) QA

QA Engineer 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA