The median Quality Assurance Engineer salary in London is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title
10,651
16,773
19,498
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
90.88%
95.19%
95.15%
Number of salaries quoted
6,942
10,494
15,984
10th Percentile
£36,250
£40,000
£41,000
25th Percentile
£51,250
£53,750
£55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£72,500
£75,000
£75,000
Median % change year-on-year
-3.33%
-
+6.03%
75th Percentile
£95,000
£95,000
£95,000
90th Percentile
£120,000
£120,000
£115,000
England median annual salary
£53,500
£57,500
£60,000
% change year-on-year
-6.96%
-4.17%
-
QA Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in London
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 London.
QA Engineer Salary Trend in London
Salary distribution trend for QA Engineer job vacancies in London.
QA Engineer Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Engineer in London over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.
QA Engineer Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 19 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
QA Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 19 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 London region featuring QA Engineer in the job title.
QA Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:
