Software Quality Assurance
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Software Quality Assurance skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 373 | 424 | 438 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +51 | +14 | +212 |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Quality Assurance | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London | 0.007% | 0.026% | 0.027% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.041% | 0.15% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £48,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £71,250 | - | £50,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | - | £66,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | - | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £37,500 | £45,000 | £57,547 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -21.80% | +17.44% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London
Software Quality Assurance 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 London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 2,456 | 2,618 | 2,760 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 17.41% | 16.88% | 15.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,592 | 1,240 | 2,182 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £45,000 | £36,860 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £57,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £71,514 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.65% | +7.14% | +3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £91,250 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £111,250 | £118,750 | £112,500 |
| England median annual salary | £58,000 | £60,000 | £59,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | +1.69% | +2.61% |
Software Quality Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Quality Assurance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.
Software Quality Assurance
Salary Trend in London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Software Quality Assurance.
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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: