QA Engineer Job Trends in Luton

Quality Assurance Engineer
Bedfordshire > Luton

The median Quality Assurance Engineer salary in Luton is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 September 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Engineer 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Luton 2.34% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.38% - -
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £45,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £45,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Luton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Luton. 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 Luton with a recognized job title 294 86 97
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.33% 96.63% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 182 59 49
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -29.17% -14.29%
75th Percentile £67,813 £50,375 £85,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £61,800 £91,750
Bedfordshire median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% -9.09%

QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

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 Luton.

QA Engineer job vacancy trend in Luton

QA Engineer
Salary Trend in Luton

Salary distribution trend for QA Engineer job vacancies in Luton.

Salary distribution trend for QA Engineer job vacancies in Luton

QA Engineer
Salary Histogram in Luton

Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Engineer in Luton over the 6 months to 19 September 2026.

Salary histogram for QA Engineer in Luton

QA Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton

For the 6 months to 19 September 2026, 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 Luton region featuring QA Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) QA

QA Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton 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:

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (100.00%) QA