QA Analyst Jobs in Manchester

Quality Assurance Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Quality Assurance Analyst salary in Manchester is £43,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
11 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 155 218 208
Rank change year-on-year +63 -10 +36
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Analyst 8 7 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.35% 0.13% 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.14% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 4 7 10
10th Percentile £41,363 £32,500 -
25th Percentile £41,531 £34,375 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,250 £45,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.89% +38.46% -7.14%
75th Percentile £44,875 £47,500 £47,813
90th Percentile - - £52,500
North West median annual salary £43,250 £42,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +1.76% +30.77% -13.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,053 4,904 4,482
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.36% 94.40% 91.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1,285 3,784 2,640
10th Percentile £32,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,988 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £54,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.26% -5.22% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,250 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

QA Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings that featured QA Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for QA Analyst in Manchester

QA Analyst
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Analyst in Manchester.

Salary trend for QA Analyst in Manchester

QA Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, QA Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring QA Analyst in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) QA
2 7 (87.50%) Finance
3 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 4 (50.00%) Software Testing
3 4 (50.00%) Coaching
3 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
3 4 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (50.00%) Customer Service
4 3 (37.50%) Product Ownership
4 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
4 3 (37.50%) TestRail
4 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (37.50%) Postman
4 3 (37.50%) Manual Testing
4 3 (37.50%) Test Automation
4 3 (37.50%) Security Testing
4 3 (37.50%) Test Management
4 3 (37.50%) Games
5 2 (25.00%) Performance Testing
5 2 (25.00%) Defect Tracking
6 1 (12.50%) Test Strategy
6 1 (12.50%) SDLC
6 1 (12.50%) JIRA
6 1 (12.50%) Test Scripting
6 1 (12.50%) Web Testing
6 1 (12.50%) Agile
6 1 (12.50%) Regression Testing

QA Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Postman
1 3 (37.50%) TestRail
2 1 (12.50%) JIRA
General
1 7 (87.50%) Finance
2 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (37.50%) Games
3 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Coaching
1 4 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
1 4 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 3 (37.50%) Manual Testing
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (37.50%) Security Testing
2 3 (37.50%) Test Automation
2 3 (37.50%) Test Management
3 2 (25.00%) Defect Tracking
3 2 (25.00%) Performance Testing
4 1 (12.50%) Agile
4 1 (12.50%) Regression Testing
4 1 (12.50%) SDLC
4 1 (12.50%) Test Scripting
4 1 (12.50%) Test Strategy
4 1 (12.50%) Web Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 QA Analyst jobs in the North West