QA Officer Job Trends in Manchester

Quality Assurance Officer
North West > Manchester

The median Quality Assurance Officer salary in Manchester is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 160 222
Rank change year-on-year 0 +62 -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Officer 9 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.15% 0.13% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.14% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 9 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £13,188 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £13,625 -
Median % change year-on-year +120.18% - -
75th Percentile - £14,063 -
90th Percentile £32,000 - -
North West median annual salary £30,000 £13,625 £24,000
% change year-on-year +120.18% -43.23% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 5,621 2,074 5,386
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.93% 91.73% 94.87%
Number of salaries quoted 4,416 1,205 4,133
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £68,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,767 £80,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

QA Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

QA Officer job vacancy trend in Manchester

QA Officer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for QA Officer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for QA Officer job vacancies in Manchester

QA Officer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, QA Officer 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 Manchester region featuring QA Officer in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement

QA Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

General
1 8 (88.89%) Pharmaceutical
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (100.00%) QA