QA Job Trends in Gateshead

Quality Assurance (QA)
Tyne and Wear > Gateshead

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gateshead requiring QA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing QA 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Gateshead 9.26% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 55.56% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - -
75th Percentile £33,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £32,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -38.10% -4.55% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Gateshead

QA falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Gateshead.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 9 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gateshead 16.67% 11.11% -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £31,000 - -
25th Percentile £31,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - -
75th Percentile £33,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -2.33%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Gateshead

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing QA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gateshead.

QA job vacancy trend in Gateshead

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Salary Trend in Gateshead

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gateshead citing QA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gateshead citing QA

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gateshead 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 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Change Manager
1 2 (40.00%) Coordinator
1 2 (40.00%) Junior
1 2 (40.00%) Project Coordinator
2 1 (20.00%) Change Coordinator
2 1 (20.00%) Operations Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Service Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Agile
1 4 (80.00%) Change Management
1 4 (80.00%) ITIL
1 4 (80.00%) PRINCE2
1 4 (80.00%) Project Management
1 4 (80.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Process Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Software Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (40.00%) DevOps
4 1 (20.00%) Change Advisory Board
4 1 (20.00%) Customer Experience
4 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
4 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Performance Management
4 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Time Management
4 1 (20.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
1 4 (80.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 4 (80.00%) PMI Certification
1 4 (80.00%) PMP
2 3 (60.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft