Software QA Engineer Job Trends in Exeter

Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Devon > Exeter

The median Software Quality Assurance Engineer salary in Exeter is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 April 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software QA Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter 0.84% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.87% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £47,000 - -
25th Percentile £55,625 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median annual salary £70,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 344 94 263
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.36% 94.95% 95.64%
Number of salaries quoted 226 63 223
10th Percentile £25,188 - £26,300
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £61,875 £50,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £69,750 £58,750
Devon median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - +11.94%

Software QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Software QA Engineer job vacancy trend in Exeter

Software QA Engineer
Salary Trend in Exeter

Salary distribution trend for Software QA Engineer job vacancies in Exeter.

Salary distribution trend for Software QA Engineer job vacancies in Exeter

Software QA Engineer
Salary Histogram in Exeter

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software QA Engineer in Exeter over the 6 months to 19 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Software QA Engineer in Exeter

Software QA Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 19 April 2026, Software 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 Software QA Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) Code Quality
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (33.33%) DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) ISTQB
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Non-Functional Testing
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
2 1 (33.33%) Software Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Software Quality Assurance
2 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
2 1 (33.33%) Test Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Usability Testing

Software 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
1 1 (33.33%) Coaching
1 1 (33.33%) Code Quality
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) DevOps
1 1 (33.33%) Information Security
1 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
1 1 (33.33%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (33.33%) SDLC
1 1 (33.33%) Software Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
1 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
1 1 (33.33%) Test Strategy
1 1 (33.33%) Usability Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) Software Quality Assurance