QA Test Analyst Job Trends in London

Quality Assurance Test Analyst
England > London

The median Quality Assurance Test Analyst salary in London is £55,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 February 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 377 415 475
Rank change year-on-year +38 +60 +191
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Test Analyst 10 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.065% 0.013% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.071% 0.014% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 10 2 2
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,409 £32,175
25th Percentile £47,188 £46,174 £34,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £54,896 £40,750
Median % change year-on-year +1.10% +34.71% -46.56%
75th Percentile £69,688 £62,838 £49,313
90th Percentile £71,500 £67,135 £52,725
England median annual salary £55,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +48.00% - -25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

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 14,035 13,808 19,907
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.35% 91.60% 94.55%
Number of salaries quoted 9,348 8,000 16,061
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £39,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% -1.36%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £111,250 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

QA Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

QA Test Analyst job vacancy trend in London

QA Test Analyst
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for QA Test Analyst job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for QA Test Analyst job vacancies in London

QA Test Analyst
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Test Analyst in London over the 6 months to 12 February 2026.

Salary histogram for QA Test Analyst in London

QA Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 12 February 2026, QA Test Analyst 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 Test Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) QA
2 7 (70.00%) Test Scripting
3 6 (60.00%) Agile
4 5 (50.00%) Integration Testing
4 5 (50.00%) ISTQB
4 5 (50.00%) Regression Testing
4 5 (50.00%) Scenario Testing
4 5 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
4 5 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
5 4 (40.00%) JIRA
5 4 (40.00%) Manual Testing
5 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (30.00%) .NET
6 3 (30.00%) API Testing
6 3 (30.00%) Asset Management
6 3 (30.00%) CSS
6 3 (30.00%) Defect Management
6 3 (30.00%) End-to-End Testing
6 3 (30.00%) FIX Protocol
6 3 (30.00%) HTML
6 3 (30.00%) ISEB
6 3 (30.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 3 (30.00%) Java
6 3 (30.00%) JavaScript
6 3 (30.00%) Linux
6 3 (30.00%) Playwright
6 3 (30.00%) Python
6 3 (30.00%) React
6 3 (30.00%) Relational Database
6 3 (30.00%) SAP

QA Test Analyst 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (10.00%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (10.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) AWS
1 1 (10.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (10.00%) Tricentis Tosca
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (30.00%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (40.00%) JIRA
2 3 (30.00%) Selenium
3 2 (20.00%) Cypress.io
4 1 (10.00%) Postman
4 1 (10.00%) SoapUI
General
1 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (40.00%) Finance
4 3 (30.00%) Back Office
4 3 (30.00%) Banking
5 1 (10.00%) Electronics
5 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
5 1 (10.00%) Marketing
5 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
5 1 (10.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (30.00%) .NET
1 3 (30.00%) CSS
1 3 (30.00%) FIX Protocol
1 3 (30.00%) HTML
1 3 (30.00%) Playwright
1 3 (30.00%) React
2 2 (20.00%) GraphQL
2 2 (20.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Product Ownership
2 3 (30.00%) Derivative
2 3 (30.00%) Equities
2 3 (30.00%) Fixed Income
2 3 (30.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 3 (30.00%) Virtual Team
3 1 (10.00%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 3 (30.00%) Linux
1 3 (30.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Test Scripting
2 6 (60.00%) Agile
3 5 (50.00%) Integration Testing
3 5 (50.00%) Regression Testing
3 5 (50.00%) Scenario Testing
3 5 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
3 5 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 4 (40.00%) Manual Testing
4 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (30.00%) API Testing
5 3 (30.00%) Asset Management
5 3 (30.00%) Defect Management
5 3 (30.00%) End-to-End Testing
5 3 (30.00%) Test Automation
5 3 (30.00%) Test Management
6 2 (20.00%) Cross-Browser Compatibility
6 2 (20.00%) Responsive Web Design
6 2 (20.00%) Software Testing
6 2 (20.00%) Test Strategy
6 2 (20.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 3 (30.00%) Java
1 3 (30.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (30.00%) Python
1 3 (30.00%) SQL
1 3 (30.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 3 (30.00%) ISEB
2 3 (30.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
3 1 (10.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (10.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (10.00%) WCAG
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) SAP
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (10.00%) Oracle
2 1 (10.00%) Salesforce
2 1 (10.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (10.00%) Siebel