Quality Assurance (QA)
Leicestershire > Leicester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leicester requiring QA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 27 | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +9 | -31 |
| Permanent jobs citing QA | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester | 1.73% | 2.67% | 4.36% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 17.14% | 19.23% | 43.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £28,850 | £31,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £29,000 | £33,469 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £32,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +87.50% | -41.82% | +29.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | - | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £34,550 | - |
| Leicestershire median annual salary | £57,500 | £31,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +85.48% | -38.00% | +13.64% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Leicester
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 Leicester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 35 | 26 | 30 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester | 10.12% | 13.90% | 10.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27 | 15 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,950 | £29,000 | £24,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,125 | £32,000 | £31,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £42,500 | £53,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.29% | -20.56% | +18.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £49,875 | £64,148 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,750 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary | £45,000 | £32,500 | £48,064 |
| % change year-on-year | +38.46% | -32.38% | +1.19% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing QA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
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Salary Trend in Leicester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing QA.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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: